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The Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York as a Roman Catholic burial site. Amongst its famous residents is baseball immortal Babe Ruth and his wife, Claire Ruth (1900-1976) whose grave has an inscription from Cardinal Spellman and is almost always adorned by a large number of baseballs, bats, and caps.

Some of the notables interred here are:

Anton Bilotti (1906-1963), composer, author
James Cagney (1899-1986), actor
Bob Considine (1906-1975), journalist, author
Anna Held (1873-1918) major Broadway actress
Dorothy Kilgallen (1913-1965), journalist, television personality
Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963), composer and songwriter
Billy Martin (1928-1989), Major League Baseball player/manager
Sal Mineo (1939-1976), actor
Condé Nast (1873-1942), publisher
Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969), Pulitzer prizer winning journalist
Babe Ruth (1895-1948), Hall of Fame baseball player
Dutch SchultzDutch Schultz byname of Arthur Flegenheimer ( 6 August, 1902 24 October, 1935), was a New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and 30s. Born in the Bronx, he made his fortune in bootlegging illegal alcohol. Schultz was chased out of New York by Thomas E. (1902-1935), mobster
Jimmy WalkerWalker universally known as Jimmy Walker ( June 19, 1881 November 18, 1946) was the fun-loving mayor of New York City during the Jazz Age. He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1914, and became Mayor of New York City in 1926. The initial years of (1881-1946), mayor of New York City

Cemeteries in New York *Cemetery of the Gate of HeavenWestchester County is a suburban county located in the U. State of New York. It was named to commemorate Chester, in England. The county seat is White Plains. Although many of its residents are quite wealthy and although Westchester is home to many extrem Cemeteries

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