Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield and Hazelwood neighborhoods of

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, United States. 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 * Gerald Anthony, actor *

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, actor, best known for his portrayal of

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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 i ...

(Mayor of

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(1978–88) ) * William J. Coyne (U.S. Representative) * Thomas Gallagher (Transaction Mayor of

(1959)) * David Leo Lawrence (Mayor of

(1946–59), Governor of

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(1959–63) ) * James McDevitt Magee (U.S. Representative) * Joseph A. McArdle (U.S. Representative) *

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(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

(2006) ) *

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(U.S. Representative) * Gregory Zatkovich (lawyer and Rusyn political activist) Religious figures * Father James Cox (labor priest and candidate for President of the United States) * Vincent Leonard (9th

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

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

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(Professional baseball player, Hall Of Fame) *

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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) *

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(Professional baseball player, outfield) *

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(Notre Dame,

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

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(Negro league baseball player, Pittsburgh Crawfords) * James F Ruane Jr. (Professional Baseball Player - Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates Bat Boy) 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 supplie ...

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

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CWGC casualty record.

References

External links

Catholic Cemeteries Association, Diocese of Pittsburgh website

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