Putnam Cemetery

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Putnam Cemetery Entrance 800.jpgPutnam Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery located in affluent Fairfield County, Greenwich, Connecticut. It is affiliated with adjacent Saint Mary's Cemetery, which is a Catholic cemetery. The cemetery is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood and is the final resting place of several notable people. Some of these celebrities are:

Victor Borge (1909-2000), pianist, symphony conductor
Prescott Bush, (1895-1972), U.S. Senator, father of President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush
Bud Collyer, (1908-1969), television show host
Thomas Hastings (architect), (1860-1929), architect
Alden McWilliams, (1916-1993), cartoonist
Martha Moxley, (1960-1975}, murder victim
Ezio Pinza, (1892-1957), opera singer
Townsend Scudder, (1865-1960), U.S. Congressman from New York
Anya Seton, (1916-1990), author
Alec Templeton, (1909-1963), composer, pianist
Douglass Watson, (1921-1989), actor