Grave Hunter Buddy Rich D.O.B.: September 30, 1917 (Brooklyn, NY) D.O.D.: April 2, 1987 (Los Angeles, CA) Cause of Death: Cancer Location: Westwood Memorial Park; Mausoleum Biographical Notes: His family performed in vaudeville where he performed with them at the age of two. He tap danced and played drums for a Broadway show called "Pinwheel". At the age of eleven he played drums with Art Shapiro and Hot Lips Page. At the age of twenty-one he had already recorded with Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey. He was a part of Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra in 1939 and stayed with him until 1946. In 1968 he starred in his own variety show. In 1987, Buddy was diagnosed with brain cancer.