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Our recently discovered Obscurely Famous Graves

Military, Other

Kevin Barry

March 29, 2015
Kevin Barry (1902 - 1920) Kevin Barry was the First Irish…
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Entertainers, Other, Performers

Gloria Stuart

March 29, 2015
Gloria Stuart (1910 -2010) Gloria Stewart( she changed it…
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Athletes

“Shoeless“ Joe Jackson

March 24, 2015
“Shoeless“ Joe Jackson (1888 - 1951) Joseph Jefferson…
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Entertainers, Other, Performers

Marilyn Monroe

March 22, 2015
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) Norma Jean Baker was an American…
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Entertainers

Jim Morrison

March 18, 2015
Jim Morrison (1943 - 1971) James Douglas Morrison, the Lizard…
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Authors

Oscar Wilde

March 18, 2015
Oscar Wilde ( 1854 - 1900) Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills…
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Entertainers, Performers

Heath Ledger

March 17, 2015
Heath Ledger (1979 - 2008) Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian…
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Military

Alvin York

March 15, 2015
Alvin York (1887 - 1964) Alvin Cullum York is someone to…
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Outlaws

John Dillinger

March 15, 2015
John Dillinger (1903 - 1934) John Herbert Dillinger was the…
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Entertainers, Uncategorized

Chang and Eng

March 14, 2015
Chang and Eng (1811 - 1874) Chang and Eng were conjoined…
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Military

Chris Kyle

March 14, 2015
Chris Kyle  (1974 - 2013) Christopher Scott Kyle was a…
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Military

The Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen)

March 11, 2015
The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen (1892 - 1918) Manfred…
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Obscurely Famous Graves

Obscurely Famous was shown on WVPBS!

Obscurely Famous Graves is a documentary series on the historical significance of  the forgotten and sometimes lost graves of people in West Virginia that were famous , or well know in their time, but whose achievements are vaguely  remembered now.  Sometimes the graves of people whose fame has lasted, even their final resting places are in disrepair. Entertainers, Musicians, Heroes, Villains, and others, they are all right here in our state!

Shows that have already aired:

Cabell County
Mason County
Kanawha County, Parts 1 and 2

UPCOMING: Logan County (Hint: A fellow by the name of Devil Anse Hatfield is buried in an “Obscurely” Famous Grave there!)

They have been shown on WVPBS2 and statewide on WVPBS1 to an estimated combined audience of 600,000!

But it’s not all about West Virginia!

Finding and documenting the final resting places of the Famous and “Obscurely Famous” from all over the world is a fun, different approach to History.  When you find an interesting person’s grave, there are usually other interesting people around them to find out about too, and you never know what facts you might “dig up”(couldn’t resist that one!). If you are a History buff, you’ll know what we’re talking about.

Here are a couple of examples:

Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried in the same cemetery (Cimetiere du Pere Lachais) as Oscar Wilde in Paris, France.

Actor Jim Varney (Earnest from the Movies) is buried in the same cemetery (The Lexington Cemetery) as Henry Clay (the great senator from Kentucky) in Lexington Ky.

We hope you visit often, and welcome any info you can send our way!

New OFG

  • Kevin Barry March 29, 2015
  • Gloria Stuart March 29, 2015
  • “Shoeless“ Joe Jackson March 24, 2015
  • Marilyn Monroe March 22, 2015
  • Jim Morrison March 18, 2015

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