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
Johnny Depp was in the horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), in which he played the boyfriend of heroine Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and one of Freddy Krueger's victims. After a starring role in the comedy "Private Resort" (1985), Depp was cast in the lead role of the skating drama "Thrashin'" (1986) by the film's director, but the decision was later overridden by its producer. Instead, Depp appeared in a minor supporting role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War drama "Platoon" (1986). Depp became a popular teen idol during the late 1980s, when he starred as a