Ichabod Crane (colonel) The owner had offered it to Historic Richmond Town, on the condition they move it off its former site; it never transpired due to a lack of funding. Crane died in October 1857 while still on active duty, and is buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, in New Springville Staten Island, not far from his former home. His grave marker bears the inscription: He served his country faithfully 48 years and was much beloved and respected by all who knew him. The character of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is named Ichabod Crane. While Washington Irving did not expressly
Sleepy Hollow (film) romance with Katrina. His work went uncredited through the WGA screenwriting credit system. While Johnny Depp was Burton's first choice for the role of Ichabod Crane, Paramount required him to consider Brad Pitt, Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis. Depp was cast in July 1998 for his third collaboration with Burton. The actor wanted Ichabod to parallel Irving's description of the character in the short story. This included a long prosthetic snipe nose, huge ears, and elongated fingers. Paramount turned down his suggestions, and after Depp read Tom Stoppard's rewrite of the script, he was inspired to take the character even