Cedar Park Cemetery, New Jersey

Cedar Park Cemetery
Details
Location	Emerson and Paramus, New Jersey
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°58′17″N74°03′05″W / 40.9714786°N 74.0515276°W / 40.9714786; -74.0515276
Type	Public
Owned by	Cedar Park and Beth El Cemeteries
No. of graves	>18,000
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	Cedar Park Cemetery
Footnotes	GNIS data

Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery is a cemetery located in Emerson and Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

Noted interments

• Martin Balsam (1919–1996) Academy Award winning best supporting actor ^[1]
• Julian Beck (1925–1985), actor, director, poet, and painter ^[2]
• Judith Malina (1926–2015), actress, director, writer
• Maxwell Bodenheim (1891–1954), poet and novelist ^[3]
• Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945), philosopher ^[4]
• Manfred Clynes (1925–2020), scientist and inventor ^[5]
• Myron Cohen (1902–1986), comedian and storyteller ^[3]
• Sammy Fain (1902–1989), composer of popular music ^[6]
• Leonard Farbstein (1902–1993), US Congressman ^{[7] [8]}
• Eliezer Greenberg (1896–1977), American Yiddish poet
• Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), character actor ^[9]
• Kitty Kallen (1921–2016), big-band singer ^[10]
• Elias Karmon (1910–2008), businessman and community leader ^[11]
• Estee Lauder (1908–2004), businesswoman, cosmetics mogul ^[12]
• Joe E. Lewis (1902–1971), comedian and singer ^[1]
• John Marley (1907–1984), actor ^[3]
• B.S. Pully (1910–1972), actor ^[3]
• Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), poet ^{[1] [13]}
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903–1991), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. ^[14]
• Fudgie Kay Solomon (1946–1976), Bass player for Mandrill (1972–1975)
• Maurice Tempelsman (1929-2025), businessman, diamond magnate, merchant and romantic partner of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. ^{[15] [16]}
• Ruth Westheimer (1928 – 2024), sex therapist and talk show host

See also

• Bergen County Cemeteries

References

1. "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place". The New York Times . March 28, 2004.
2. Where They're Buried
3. northjersey.com
4. Gordon, Peter E. AJS Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 2008, pp. 435–437.
5. Manfred Edward Clynes
6. Radio Swiss Jazz
7. Bioguide.congress.gob
8. The Leonard Farbstein Papers, 1955–1970
9. Gates, Anita (25 October 2009). "Lou Jacobi, Critically Acclaimed Actor of Film and Stage, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
10. Grady, Denise (7 January 2016). "Kitty Kallen, Big Band Singer of 'Bésame Mucho,' Dies at 94". The New York Times.
11. Rocchio, Patrick (November 5, 2008). "Elias Karmon's Legacy Remembered". Bronx Times . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
12. Severo, Richard (26 April 2004). "Estée Lauder, Pursuer of Beauty and Cosmetics Titan, Dies at 97". The New York Times.
13. Jewish Telegraphic Agency
14. "Last Singer tale finally gets proper ending Years after writer's death, typo on gravestone is fixed".
15. "Maurice Templesman Obituary-New York, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
16. Nemy, Enid. "Maurice Tempelsman, Diamond Magnate and Jackie Onassis's Companion, Dies at 95". The New York Times . Retrieved August 25, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Cedar Park Cemetery, New Jersey at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Park Cemetery