Cause of death Heart disease Occupation Funeral director | Nationality American | |
Born 4 July 1872 Illinois Parent(s) Malvina T. Campbell (mother) Died 19 January 1934, New York City, New York, United States Residence Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Known for Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel | ||
Rudolph valentino s funeral aka rudolphe valentino s funeral 1926
Frank E. Campbell (4 July 1872 – 19 January 1934) was an American funeral director and founder of the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan which he opened in 1898. The funeral home, which continues to this very day, is known for staging many celebrity funerals including that of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland and Heath Ledger. Campbell was credited with developing the funeral home industry at a time when most funerals were held in the homes of the deceased.
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- Rudolph valentino s funeral aka rudolphe valentino s funeral 1926
- Psh wake at frank e campbell funeral home on manhattan s upper east side
- Biography
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Psh wake at frank e campbell funeral home on manhattan s upper east side
Biography
Campbell was born on July 4 (Independence Day) 1872 in Illinois and got his training making caskets in what he called “an undertaker’s shop,” and when he was 20, he came to New York and worked in funeral parlors owned by a minister.
He soon opened his own parlor, on 23rd Street near Eighth Avenue, becoming part-mortician, part-showman. The home he helped found is today run by Service Corporation International, the Houston-based death care company.
Campbell died on 19 January 1934 at age 62 of heart disease.