Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the

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and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre (80-hectare) tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates. As of 2008, 152,238 entombments have been recorded at Calvary Cemetery. It remains the largest of the cemeteries in the

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Notable burials

Actors/Actresses *

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, actor *

Frank Gorshin Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''Tonight Starring Steve Allen''. As an actor, he played the Riddler on the ...

, actor, best known for his portrayal of

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on Batman *

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(1921-1974), actor Politicians * James Francis Burke (U.S. Representative) * William Joseph Burke (Pennsylvania Senator) *

Richard Caliguiri Richard S. Caliguiri (October 20, 1931 – May 6, 1988) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in 1988. Early career Caliguiri was of Italian Arbëresh ancestry, and grew up in ...

(Mayor of Pittsburgh (1978-88) ) * William J. Coyne (U.S. Representative) * Thomas Gallagher (Transaction Mayor of Pittsburgh (1959)) * David Leo Lawrence (Mayor of Pittsburgh (1946-59), Governor of Pennsylvania (1959-63) ) *

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(U.S. Representative) * Joseph A. McArdle (U.S. Representative) * Buck McGovern (Allegheny County Commissioner, and famous for nabbing and tracking down Biddle Boys and Mrs Soffel in 1902) * John Mary Morin (U.S. Representative) * Michael Joseph Muldowney (U.S. Representative) * Bob O'Connor (Mayor of Pittsburgh (2006) ) * Patrick J. Sullivan (Pennsylvania politician) (U.S. Representative) * Gregory Zatkovich (lawyer and

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political activist) Religious figures *

Father James Cox James Renshaw Cox (1886–1951) was an American Roman Catholic priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his pro-labor activism. He was a candidate for President of the United States in 1932, and also an organizer of an unprecedented protes ...

(labor priest and candidate for President of the United States) *

Vincent Leonard Vincent Martin Leonard (December 11, 1908 – August 28, 1994) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983. Biography Early life Vincent Leonard was bo ...

(9th Roman Catholic

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of Pittsburgh) Sports * Jack Butler (Professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football Hall of Hame) *

Billy Conn William David Conn (October 8, 1917 – May 29, 1993) was an Irish American professional boxer and Light Heavyweight Champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a professional boxing record of 63 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 14 wins ...

(World Light Heavy-Weight Boxing Champion) * Herbert Drury (Professional Hockey Player) *

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(World Middle-Weight Boxing Champion) * Enos Kirkpatrick (Professional baseball player, MLB) * Bill Regan (Professional baseball player, MLB Red Sox, catcher) * Jimmy Smith (baseball player) (Professional baseball player, 8 seasons MLB) *

Moose Solters Julius Joseph "Moose" Solters (born Julius Joseph Soltesz; March 22, 1906 – September 28, 1975) was a major league outfielder between 1934 and 1943. Career Solters played nine seasons in the American League, for four different teams; the Bosto ...

(Professional baseball player, outfield) *

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(Notre Dame,

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ns, one of the Four Horsemen (college football)) *

Bucky Williams Wallace “Bucky” Williams (December 15, 1906 – November 16, 2009) was a Negro league baseball player and, at the time of his death, the second oldest living former Negro league player behind 104-year-old Emilio Navarro. Williams was a te ...

(Negro league baseball player, Pittsburgh Crawfords) Various *

Jack and Ed Biddle Brothers John E. Biddle (January 8, 1872 February 1, 1902) and Edward C. Biddle (December 27, 1876 February 1, 1902) were condemned prisoners who escaped from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania using tools and weapons supplied ...

(outlaws of "The Biddle Boys and Mrs Soffel" fame in 1902) *

Patricia Dobler Patricia Dobler (June 18, 1939 – July 24, 2004) was an American poet and winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. Life Patricia Averdick was born in Middletown, Ohio on June 18, 1939, and completed her BA in political science at St. X ...

(poet) * Norman Frauenheim (American pianist) *

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(jazz pianist) * John Kane (American painter) *

(The Riddler - 1960s TV Batman Fame) The cemetery contains one British Commonwealth war grave of a Canadian soldier of World War I.
CWGC casualty record.

References

External links

Catholic Cemeteries Association, Diocese of Pittsburgh website

Article: Many notables interred at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewFind A Grave
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