Literally the last word for Hollywood trivia buffs, a celebrity death certificate is also strangely compelling. Its matter-of-fact reportage makes the famous ordinary, illuminating previously well-lit profiles with the unfiltered light of the everyday. A death certificate may also reveal information that stars concealed, such as actual birthdates. In California, death certificates are a matter of public record—a real mine of information.
This follow-up to M.F. Steen’s previous two collections (2003 and 2005) reproduces in full 226 death certificates. Brief biographical notes are included, listing birth and professional name as well as notable film, television and entertainment credits.

M.F. Steen has been a funeral service provider for more than 40 years. In 1989, Gentleman’s Quarterly called Mr. Steen the “Mortician to the Stars.” He continues to serve families on a daily basis.

M.F. Steen
Format: softcover (8.5 x 11)
Pages: 267
Bibliographic Info: 226 death certificates
Copyright Date: 2010
pISBN: 978-0-7864-5935-3
eISBN: 978-0-7864-6013-7
Imprint: McFarland

Preface 1

Edie Adams 4

Stella Adler 5

Renée Adorée 6

Eddie Albert 7

Edward Albert 8

Peter Allen 9

Steve Allen 10–11

Robert Altman 12

Dana Andrews 13

Pier Angeli 14–15

Robert Armstrong 16

Edward Arnold 17

Bea Arthur 18

Agnes Ayres 19

Raymond Bailey 20

Suzan Ball 21

Gene Barry 22

Judith Barsi 23

Warner Baxter 24

Wallace Beery 25

Ralf Belmont 26

Bea Benaderet 27

Joey Bishop 28

Erma Bombeck 29

Frank Brill 30

Sorrell Brooke 31

Roscoe Lee Brown 32

Katherine Browne 33

Lenny Bruce 34

Smiley Burnette 35

Judy Canova 36

Kathryn Card 37

Ron Carey 38

George Carlin 39

Karen Carpenter 40–41

Allan Carr 42

Charles Chaplin, Jr. 43

Virginia Christine 44

Andy Clyde 45

Lee J. Cobb 46

Nicholas Colasanto 47

Chester Conklin 48

Darlene Conley 49

Chuck Connors 50

Richard Conte 51

Bert Convy 52

Merian C. Cooper 53

Wendell Corey 54

Aneta Corsault 55

Joseph Cotten 56

Mary Jane Croft 57

Pauline Curley 58

Esther Dale 59

Royal Dano 60

Richard Deacon 61

Yvonne DeCarlo 62

Sandra Dee 63

Don DeFore 64

Dom DeLuise 65

John Derek 66

Joe Derita 67

Jenny Dolly and Yansci

Dolly 68

Ann Doran 69

Mignon G. Eberhart 70

Herb or Herbert Edelman 71

Ross Elliott 72

Muriel Evans 73

Farrah Fawcett 74

Peter Finch 75

Larry Fine 76

George Fitzmaurice 77

Paul Fix 78

Wayland Flowers 79

Nina Foch 80

Glenn Ford 81

Michael Fox 82

Mary Frann 83–84

Friz Freleng 85

Bobby Fuller 86

Marvin Gaye 87

Will Geer 88

George Gershwin 89

Estelle Getty 90

Alice Ghostley 91

Jerry Giesley 92

Samuel Goldwyn 93

Thomas Gomez 94

Gerald Gordon 95

Leo Gordon 96

Sandra Gould 97

Robert Goulet 98

Sid Grauman 99

Sydney Greenstreet 100

Jane Greer 101

Merv Griffin 102

David Groh 103

William Haines 104

Conrad L. Hall 105

Carrie Hamilton 106

Neil Hamilton 107

Oliver Hardy 108

Vinton Hayworth 109

Ted Healy 110

Emmette Evan Heflin 111

Leona Helmsley 112

Margaux Hemingway 113–114

Shirley Hemphill 115–116

Charlton Heston 117

Dana Hill 118

Jonathan Hole 119

Fred Holliday 120

John Holmes 121

Edward Everett Horton 122

Betty Hutton 123

Michael Jackson 124–125

Brion James 126

Dennis James 127

Michael Jeter 128–129

Henry Jones 130

Spike Jones 131

Janis Joplin 132–133

Stanley Kamel 134

Andy Kaufman 135

Buster Keaton 136

DeForest Kelley 137

Edgar Kennedy 138

Eartha Kitt 139

Ted Knight 140

Harvey Korman 141

Elsa Lanchester 142

Carole Landis 143

Charles Lane 144

Harry Langdon 145

Charles Laughton 146

Stan Laurel 147

Anthony Lee 148–149

Philip Leeds 150

Queenie Leonard 151

Terry Lester 152

Oscar Levant 153

Peter Lorre 154

Allen Ludden 155

James Luisi 156

Charles Macaulay 157

Karl Malden 158

Louis Malle 159

Frederic March 160

Hal March 161

Herbert Marshall 162

Dick Martin 163

Roddy McDowall 164

Cameron Mitchell 165

Vic Mizzy 166

Ricardo Montalban 167

Elizabeth Montgomery 168

Harry Monty 169

Frank Morgan 170

Gary Morton 171

Richard Mulligan 172

Gene Nelson 173

Evelyn Nesbit 174

Paul Newman 175

Mabel Normand 176

Paul Novak 177

Merle Oberon 178

Dennis O’Keefe 179

Dick O’Neill 180

Bette Page 181

Jack Palance 182

Larry Parks 183

Robert Pastorelli 184–185

Anthony Perkins 186

Jean Peters 187

Charles Pierce 188

Suzanne Pleshette 189

Don Porter 190

Tom Poston 191

Richard Powell 192

Richard Pryor 193

Anne Ramsey 194

David Rappaport 195

Virginia Rappe 196

Gene Raymond 197

Steve Reeves 198

Charles Nelson Reilly 199

Duncan Renaldo 200

Brad Renfro 201–202

Stafford Repp 203

Marjorie Reynolds 204

Minnie Riperton 205

Theodore Roberts 206

Rochester 207

Charles Buddy Rogers 208

Roxie Roker 209

Gilbert Roland 210

Ruth Roman 211

Ruth Rose 212

Isabel Sanford 213

Ernest Schoedsack 214

Del Shannon see Charles

Weedon Westover

Sidney Sheldon 215

Jack Soo 216

Kenneth Steadman 217

Jess Stearn 218

McLean Stevenson 219

Anita Mary Stewart 220

Lewis Stone 221

Barry Sullivan 222

Patrick Swayze 223–224

Carl Switzer 225

William Taylor 226

Jess Kenneth Tobey 227

William Tuttle 228

Lee Van Cleef 229

Harry von Zell 230

Kim Anne Walker 231

Michael Wayne 232

Lawrence Welk 233

Charles Weedon Westover

(Del Shannon) 234

Richard Widmark 235

Dick Wilson 236

Arthur Wilson 237

Joy Windsor 238

Stanley Winston 239

Thelma Wolpa 240

Jane Wyatt Ward 241

Ed Wynn 242

Biographical Notes 243

From previous editions: “fascinating material…recommend[ed]”—Classic Images; “fascinating…excellent job…informative”—Big Reel; “a fascinating volume”—ARBA; “definitely…of interest to Hollywood trivia buffs”—Valley Scene Magazine; “a unique reading experience…intriguing”—Associated Content; “Mike Steen REALLY knows where the bodies are buried in Hollywood…fascinating”—National Enquirer; “definitely…of interest to Hollywood trivia buffs”—Bookstew.