Green River Cemetery is a

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

in the hamlet of

Springs, New York Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the ...

within the Town of East Hampton. The cemetery was originally intended for the

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local families (called Bonackers) of the Springs neighborhood who supported the ocean mansions in

East Hampton (village), New York The Village of East Hampton is a village in Suffolk County, New York. It is located in the town of East Hampton on the South Fork of eastern Long Island. The population was 1,083 at the time of the 2010 census, 251 less than in the year 200 ...

. Families with long histories in the region are interred there, including the Millers, Kings, Bennetts, and Talmages. However, after

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his " drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a hor ...

was buried on a hill there in 1956, it became famous as the artists' and writers' cemetery. Headstones have become works of art. Despite its name, there are no rivers near the cemetery.

Notable burials

* Peter Boyle (1935–2006) – actor * James Brooks (painter) (1906–1992) – abstract painter * Dan Christensen (1942–2007) – artist *

Fred Coe Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American television producer and director most famous for '' The Goodyear Television Playhouse''/''The Philco Television Playhouse'' in 1948-1955 and '' Playhouse 90'' from ...

(1914–1979) – television producer of

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* Stuart Davis (painter) (1892 4?��1964) – cubist artist * Elaine de Kooning (1918–1989) – artist and wife of abstract expressionist

Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning (; ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born in Rotterdam and moved to the United States in 1926, becoming an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter El ...

, who is not buried there *

Jimmy Ernst Hans-Ulrich Ernst (June 24, 1920 – February 6, 1984), known as Jimmy Ernst, was an American painter born in Germany. Early life Jimmy Ernst was born in 1920 in Cologne, Germany, the son of German Surrealist painter Max Ernst and Luise Str ...

(1920–1984) – artist and son of

Max Ernst Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealis ...

* Pierre Franey (1921–1996) – chef and newspaper columnist * John Ferren (1905–1970) – abstract artist and painter * Rae Ferren (1929–2016) – impressionist artist and painter * Perle Fine (1905-1988) - artist *

Henry Geldzahler Henry Geldzahler (July 9, 1935 – August 16, 1994) was a Belgian-born American curator of contemporary art in the late 20th century, as well as a historian and critic of modern art. He is best known for his work at the Metropolitan Museum ...

(1935–1994) – art historian, critic, museum curator and NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs *

Charles Gwathmey Charles Gwathmey (June 19, 1938 – August 3, 2009) was an American architect. He was a principal at Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, as well as one of the five architects identified as The New York Five in 1969. Gwathmey was perhaps be ...

(1938–2009) – architect * J.B. Handelsman (1922–2007) – cartoonist *

Lee Krasner Lenore "Lee" Krasner (born Lena Krassner; October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an American abstract expressionist painter, with a strong speciality in collage. She was married to Jackson Pollock. Although there was much cross-pollination be ...

(1908–1984) – artist and wife of

* Ibram Lassaw (1913–2003) – abstract sculptor * William S. Lieberman (1923–2005) –

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curator * A.J. Liebling (1904–1963) – newspaper columnist * Alan Manson (1919–2002) – actor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543904/ *

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "on ...

(1933–1971) – musician, composer, leader, music producer * Kyle R. Morris (1818-1979) – artist * Hilda Morley (1916–1998) – poet * Frank O'Hara (1926–1966) – poet * John Opper (1908–1994) – abstract painter * Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916–1990) – artist (half his ashes are here) *

Alan J. Pakula Alan Jay Pakula (; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Moc ...

(1928–1998) – film producer of ''

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'', film director of ''

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'' and ''

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'' *

(1912–1956) – abstract expressionist painter and husband of

* Abraham Rattner (1895–1978) – painter *

Ad Reinhardt Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt (December 24, 1913 – August 30, 1967) was an abstract painter active in New York for more than three decades. He was a member of the American Abstract Artists (AAA) and part of the movement center ...

(1913–1967) – abstract painter *

Harold Rosenberg Harold Rosenberg (February 2, 1906 – July 11, 1978) was an American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic. He coined the term Action Painting in 1952 for what was later to be known as abstract expressionism. Rosenberg is best known for ...

(1906–1978) – art critic * Steven J. Ross (1927–1992) – CEO who engineered the merger of Time-Warner * Jean Stafford (1915–1979) – Pulitzer Prize–winning writer * Stan Vanderbeek (1927–1983) – underground film maker * Hannah Wilke (1940–1993) – painter, sculptor and photographer * Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972) – composer * Jan Yoors (1922–1977) – artist and writer

References

External links

East Hampton Star history of cemeteryFindagrave profileNewsday history of Long Island
{{Authority control East Hampton (town), New York Cemeteries in Suffolk County, New York