• 2021
  • 30m
World's Greatest Cemeteries

Summary WORLD'S GREATEST CEMETERIES highlights these hidden gems in a magazine-style half-hour that uses actors, forensic scientists, historians and even horticulturists to share true stories of romance, war, espionage and intrigue. Each episode includes a thoughtful visual exploration of one of the world's greatest cemeteries, along with dramatized re-enactments of pivotal moments in the life of a historical individual buried at the site. View more details

  • 2021
  • 30m

World's Greatest Cemeteries

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Roberto Mighty Kathryn Graham Howell Dale Hoyt Ian Dungavell

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6.5

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 3, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : London, England, UK

Production companies : Celestial Media

Summary WORLD'S GREATEST CEMETERIES highlights these hidden gems in a magazine-style half-hour that uses actors, forensic scientists, historians and even horticulturists to share true stories of romance, war, espionage and intrigue. Each episode includes a thoughtful visual exploration of one of the world's greatest cemeteries, along with dramatized re-enactments of pivotal moments in the life of a historical individual buried at the site. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 3, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : London, England, UK

Production companies : Celestial Media

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World's Greatest Cemeteries (2021)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 03, 2021
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery, founded in 1831, is a National Historic Landmark. The stunning landscape, monuments and gardens draw over 200,000 visitors per year. Host Roberto Mighty explores the lives of Dorothea Dix, a pioneering advocate for the mentally ill; and Edmonia Lewis, a renowned African-American/Native-American sculptor. Reenactments: escaped slave-turned philanthropist; a medical student's sacrifice.
Episode 2 • Oct 03, 2021
Highgate Cemetery
London's Highgate Cemetery contains some of the finest funerary architecture in Great Britain. Host Roberto Mighty shares Victorian-era attractions. Roberto and expert guests visit the lives of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy; Mary Ann Evans/"George Eliot", author of Silas Marner and Middlemarch; Black World War I hero Lt. Walter Tull; and discuss landscape architecture.
Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark; statuary. Among others the lives of composer Leonard Bernstein, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and Civil War-era Black physician Thomas Joiner White are highlighted.
Episode 4 • Oct 03, 2021
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Host Roberto Mighty explores Hollywood Forever Cemetery, visiting monuments and lives of screen/music legends -Judy Garland; Mickey Rooney; Johnny Ramone; Herb Jeffries ("The Bronze Buckaroo"); Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Oscar; Mel Blanc, the voice of "Bugs Bunny" and other beloved cartoon characters; and studio mogul Cecil B. DeMille.
Episode 5 • Oct 03, 2021
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum is the 3rd largest cemetery in the USA and a National Historic Landmark. Host Roberto Mighty explores the landscape and history. Experts show Champion Trees and check out water features. Historical Reenactments: Feminist firebrand Frances Wright; Abolitionist Levi Coffin and Landscape Architect Adolph Strauch. Visit to monument of formerly enslaved African-American inventor Henry Boyd.
Episode 6 • Oct 03, 2021
Special
In the Season 1 finale of World's Greatest Cemeteries, Host Roberto Mighty visits the Chateau of one of France's greatest authors; a Cincinnati monument to a Civil War family; a Victorian London cemetery; and a Boston Revolutionary War graveyard. Cemetery experts give a primer on funerary iconography and a horticultural peek at pond side plantings; and we drop hints about our exciting Season 2.

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