Putnam Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery located in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is affiliated with adjacent Saint Mary's Cemetery, which is a Catholic cemetery. The cemetery is located in a quiet residential neighborhood and is the final resting place of several notable people. Some of these renowned individuals are:
- Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, (1850–1921), philanthropist
- Victor Borge (1909–2000), pianist, symphony conductor, comedian
- Prescott Bush, (1895–1972), U.S. Senator, and Dorothy Walker Bush, (1901–1992), parents of President George H.W. Bush and grandparents of President George W. Bush
- Bud Collyer, (1908–1969), television show host
- Thomas Hastings, (1860–1929), architect
- Alden McWilliams, (1916–1993), cartoonist
- Jeremiah Milbank, (1818–1884), co-founder, Borden's Milk Company (1857)
- Martha Moxley, (1960–1975), murder victim
- Ezio Pinza, (1892–1957), opera singer
- Townsend Scudder, (1865–1960), U.S. Congressman from New York
- Anya Seton, (1916–1990), author
- Alec Templeton, (1909–1963), composer, pianist
- Douglass Watson, (1921–1989), actor
Famous quotes containing the words putnam and/or cemetery:
“Men, you are all marksmen—don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”
—Israel Putnam (1718–1790)
“The cemetery isn’t really a place to make a statement.”
—Mary Elizabeth Baker, U.S. cemetery committee head. As quoted in Newsweek magazine, p. 15 (June 13, 1988)