Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)

Coordinates: 34 ° 8 ′ 57.1 ″  N , 118 ° 19 ′ 31 ″  W.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park with the replica of the Old North Church in Boston

The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a park-like cemetery in Hollywood , Los Angeles , and final resting place of many famous personalities from the show business . It is located on Forest Lawn Drive in the San Fernando Valley .

history

In addition to a few other Forest Lawn Memorial Cemeteries, there are six Forest Lawn Memorial Parks run by the American company "Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries", which also includes Hollywood Hills. The first Forest Lawn Cemetery was founded in Glendale in 1917 by Hubert Eaton , who was a firm believer in a happy life after death. Since he thought the conventional cemeteries were too gloomy and sad, he created a cemetery according to his ideas, which was more like a spacious park with fountains, tall trees, statues and wide lawns. Before the area was used as a cemetery, it had been used as a location for a number of films, including The Birth of a Nation by David Wark Griffith .

Personalities

The following famous people are buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery:

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974), actor
• Edie Adams (1927–2008), actress
• Philip Ahn (1905–1978), actor
• Robert Aldrich (1918–1983), director
• Irving Allen (1905-1987), film producer
• Steve Allen (1921-2000), comedian
• Don Alvarado (1904–1967), actor
• Leon Ames (1902-1993), actor
• Carl David Anderson (1905–1991), Nobel Prize Winner
• Michael Ansara (1922-2013), actor
• Dimitra Arliss (1932–2012), actress
• Robert Arthur (1909–1986), film producer
• John Ashley (1934–1997), actor and singer
• Gene Autry (1907-1998), actor
• Doe Avedon (1925–2011), model and actress
• Tex Avery (1908–1980), director and animator

B.

• Art Babbitt (1907–1992), animator, inventor of Goofy
• Lloyd Bacon (1889–1955), director
• David Bailey (1933-2004), actor
• Buddy Baker (1918–2002), composer
• Lucille Ball (1911–1989), actress
• Don Barry (1912–1980), actor
• Judith Barsi (1978–1988), actress
• Noah Beery senior (1882–1946), actor
• Noah Beery junior (1913–1994), actor
• Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991), actor
• Spencer Gordon Bennet (1893-1987), director
• Lamont Bentley (1973-2005), actor
• Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999), actress
• Gus Bivona (1915–1996), jazz musician
• Willie Bobo (1934-1983), musician
• Tom Bosley (1927-2010), actor
• Cameron Boyce (1999-2019), actor
• Delaney Bramlett (1939-2008), musician
• Mary Brian (1906-2002), actress
• Albert R. Broccoli (1909–1996), producer of the James Bond series
• Joe Brooks (1923-2007), actor
• Leslie Brooks (1922-2011), actress
• Kathie Browne (1930-2003), actress
• Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), actor
• Solomon Burke (1940-2010), singer
• Everett G. Burkhalter (1897–1975), politician
• Jerry Buss (1933–2013), major owners of the Los Angeles Lakers

C.

Carradine's grave

• Pete Candoli (1923-2008), musician
• Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010), film producer
• Philip Carey (1925–2009), actor
• Frankie Carle (1903-2001), musician
• Johnny Carpenter (1914-2003), actor
• David Carradine (1936–2009), actor
• John Carroll (1906–1979), actor
• Virginia Carroll (1913–2009), actress
• Nick Ceroli (1939–1985), musician
• Warren Christopher (1925–2011), politician
• William H. Clothier (1903-1996), cinematographer
• Bill Cody (1891-1948), actor
• Buddy Cole (1916–1964), musician
• Ray Collins (1889-1965), actor
• Christopher Connelly (1941–1988), actor
• William Conrad (1920–1994), actor
• Don Cornelius (1936–2012), television producer and presenter
• Tara Correa-McMullen (1989-2005), actress
• Jerome Cowan (1897–1972), actor
• Susanne Cramer (1936–1969), actress
• Gary Crosby (1933–1995), actor and singer
• Scatman Crothers (1910–1986), actor and musician
• Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952), photographer

D.

Grave of Bette Davis

Grave of Ronnie James Dio

• Ken Darby (1909-1992), composer
• Beryl Davis (1924–2011), singer and actress
• Bette Davis (1908–1989), actress
• Brad Davis (1949–1991), actor
• Laraine Day (1920–2007), actress
• Rod Dedeaux (1914-2006), baseball manager
• Sandra Dee (1942–2005), actress
• Reginald Denny (1891-1967), actor
• Edward Dmytryk (1908-1999), director
• Frank De Kova (1910–1981), actor
• Gene de Paul (1919–1988), composer
• André De Toth (1913–2002), director
• Tamara De Treaux (1959–1990), actress
• Frank De Vol (1911–1999), band leader, arranger and composer
• Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010), singer and composer
• Roy O. Disney (1893–1971), co-founder of the Walt Disney Company
• Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), writer
• George Duke (1946-2013), musician
• Michael Clarke Duncan (1957–2012), actor
• Leo Durocher (1905–1991), baseball player
• Dan Duryea (1907–1968), actor

E.

• Arthur Edeson (1891–1970), cameraman
• Don Ellis (1934–1978), musician
• Josh Ryan Evans (1982-2002), actor
• Michael Evans (1920–2007), actor

F.

• Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000), actor
• Marty Feldman (1934–1982), actor and comedian
• William Ferrari (1901–1962), art director and production designer
• Carrie Fisher (1956–2016), actress and author
• Robert Florey (1900–1979), director
• Robert Francis (1930–1955), actor
• Melvin Franklin (1942–1995), singer and member of the Temptations
• Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), singer
• Annette Funicello (1942–2013), singer and actress

G

• Reginald Gardiner (1903-1980), actor
• Marvin Gaye (1939–1984), singer (ashes later scattered in the Pacific Ocean)
• Andy Gibb (1958–1988), singer
• Peggy Gilbert (1905-2007), musician
• Roger Gimbel (1925-2011), producer
• Joel Goldsmith (1957–2012), composer
• Earl Grant (1933-1970), singer

H

• Jon Hall (1915–1979), actor
• Porter Hall (1888–1953), actor
• Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), singer and songwriter
• Ann Harding (1902–1981), actress
• Bob Hastings (1925-2014), actor
• Marvin Hatley (1905–1986), composer
• George Hayes (1885–1969), actor
• Neal Hefti (1922–2008), composer
• Horace Heidt (1901-1986), band leader
• Wanda Hendrix (1928–1981), actress
• Red Holloway (1927–2012), musician
• Sol Hoopii (1902–1953), singer and musician
• Michael Hutchence (1960–1997), singer with INXS

I.

• Rex Ingram (1892–1950), actor
• Frank Inn (1916-2002), animal trainer
• Jill Ireland (1936–1990), actress
• Richard Irvine (1910–1976), production designer
• Ub Iwerks (1901–1971), animator

J

• Al Jarreau (1940-2017), singer
• Charles Jarrott (1927-2011), director
• Sybil Jason (1927-2011), actress
• Tony Jay (1933-2006), actor and voice actor
• Kelly Johnson (1910–1990), aircraft designer
• Allyn Joslyn (1901-1981), actor

K

• Bob Kane (1915–1998), cartoonist, inventor of Batman
• Buster Keaton (1895–1966), actor and comedian
• Day Keene (1904–1969), writer and screenwriter
• Lemmy Kilmister (1945–2015), musician, singer and songwriter, founder of Motörhead
• Lincoln Kilpatrick (1931-2004), actor
• Rodney King (1965–2012), victim of police violence (1991)
• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), actor and comedian
• Adolf Keller (1872–1963), theologian
• Otto Kruger (1885–1974), actor

L.

Liberace's tomb

Stan Laurel grave

• Jack LaLanne (1914–2011), founder of the US fitness movement
• Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996), actress
• Fritz Lang (1890–1976), director
• June Lang (1917–2005), actress
• Walter Lantz (1899–1994), inventor of Woody Woodpecker
• Eric Larson (1905-1988), animator
• Nicolette Larson (1952-1997), singer
• Philip H. Lathrop (1912-1995), cameraman
• Charles Laughton (1899–1962), actor
• Stan Laurel (1890–1965), actor and comedian
• William Lava (1911–1971), composer
• Arthur Lee (1945–2006), singer, songwriter, musician
• Lance LeGault (1935–2012), actor
• Stan Levey (1926-2005), music producer
• Liberace (1919–1987), musician
• Art Linkletter (1912–2010), radio and television presenter
• Glenard P. Lipscomb (1915-1970), politician
• Carey Loftin (1914-1997), stunt performer
• Julie London (1926–2000), actress and singer
• Louise Lorraine (1904–1981), actress
• Otto Ludwig (1903–1983), film editor
• Art Lund (1915–1990), singer and actor
• Jeffrey Lynn (1909-1995), actor

M.

• Marjorie Main (1890–1975), actress
• Albert Hay Malotte (1895–1964), composer
• Shelly Manne (1920–1984), musician
• Teena Marie (1956-2010), singer
• Richard Marquand (1937-1987), director
• Lock Martin (1916–1959), actor
• Strother Martin (1919–1980), actor
• Matty Matlock (1907–1978), musician
• Pat McCormick (1927-2005), actor
• Ed McMahon (1923-2009), show host
• Ralph Meeker (1920–1988), actor
• Martin Melcher (1915–1968), producer
• Sam Melville (1936–1989), actor
• Otto Meyer (1901–1980), film editor
• Donald Mills (1915–1999), singer and member of the Mills Brothers
• Harry Mills (1913–1982), singer and member of the Mills Brothers
• Victor Milner (1893–1972), cameraman
• Paul Monette (1945–1995), author and poet
• Brittany Murphy (1977–2009), actress
• Timothy Patrick Murphy (1959–1988), actor

N

• Ozzie Nelson (1906–1975), actor and band leader
• Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), actor and singer
• Red Nichols (1905-1965), musician
• Jack Nimitz (1930–2009), jazz saxophonist

O

• Donald O'Connor (1925–2003), actor and dancer
• Ron O'Neal (1937-2004), actor
• Orry-Kelly (1897–1964), costume designer
• Frank Orth (1880–1962), actor

P

• Nestor Paiva (1905–1966), actor
• Joy Page (1924–2008), actress
• Jean Parker (1915–2005), actress
• Bill Paxton (1955-2017), actor
• Bill Peet (1915–2002), animator
• Brock Peters (1927-2005), actor
• George O. Petrie (1912–1997), actor
• Esther Phillips (1935-1984), singer
• Charles Pierce (1926–1999), actor and travesty artist
• Robert H. Planck (1902–1971), cameraman
• Daphne Pollard (1891–1978), actress and comedian
• Snub Pollard (1889–1962), actor
• Jeff Porcaro (1954-1992), musician
• Mike Porcaro (1955-2015), bassist
• Jean Porter (1922–2018), actress
• Freddie Prinze (1954–1977), actor and comedian

Q

• Glenn Quinn (1970–2002), actor

R.

Lou Rawls' grave

• George Raft (1901–1980), actor
• Lillian Randolph (1898–1980), actress and singer
• Lou Rawls (1933-2006), singer
• Bert Remsen (1925–1999), actor
• Ray Rennahan (1896–1980), cameraman
• Dorothy Revier (1904–1993), actress
• Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016), actress
• John Ritter (1948–2003), actor
• Naya Rivera (1987-2020), actress
• Dar Robinson (1947-1986), stunt performer
• Kasey Rogers (1925-2006), actress
• Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995), composer

S.

• Sabu (1924–1963), actor
• Boris Sagal (1923–1981), director
• Isabel Sanford (1917-2004), actress
• George Savalas (1924–1985), actor
• Telly Savalas (1922–1994), actor
• Johnny Sekka (1934-2006), actor
• Leon Shamroy (1901–1974), cameraman
• Reta Shaw (1912–1982), actress
• Olan Soulé (1909–1994), actor and voice actor
• Jack Starrett (1936–1989), actor and director
• Ruth St. Denis (1879–1968), dancer
• Bob Steele (1907–1988), actor
• Rod Steiger (1925–2002), actor
• George Stevens (1904–1975), director
• McLean Stevenson (1927–1996), actor
• Raymond St. Jacques (1930–1990), actor
• Glenn Strange (1899–1973), actor

T

• Zola Taylor (1938-2007), singer
• Rod Taylor (1930-2015), actor
• Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), musician
• Martha Tilton (1915-2006), singer
• George Tomasini (1909–1964), film editor
• Leo Tover (1902–1964), cameraman
• Bobby Troup (1918–1999), jazz pianist, songwriter and actor
• Michael Chekhov (1891–1955), actor, director and author
• Forrest Tucker (1919–1986), actor

V

• Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989), actor
• Dick Van Patten (1928–2015), actor, entrepreneur and animal rights activist
• Al Viola (1919-2007), musician

W.

• Jimmy Wakely (1914–1982), actor and singer
• Paul Walker (1973-2013), actor and producer
• Larry Walters (1949–1993), balloonist
• Paul Weatherwax (1900-1960), film editor
• Jack Webb (1920–1982), actor
• Frank Wells (1932–1994), President of the Walt Disney Company
• Norman Whitfield (1941–2008), songwriter and composer
• Jess Willard (1881-1968), boxer
• Guinn Williams (1899–1962), actor
• Rhys Williams (1897–1969), actor
• Paul Winfield (1939-2004), actor
• David L. Wolper (1928-2010), producer
• John Wooden (1910-2010), basketball player
• Ilene Woods (1929-2010), singer

Y

• Snooky Young (1919-2011), musician

Z

• Paul Zastupnevich (1921–1997), costume designer
• George Zucco (1886–1960), actor

See also

• List of burial places of famous people

Web links

• Web presence of the cemetery in Hollywood Hills (English)
• Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills - Cemeteries of the Stars (English)
• Seeing Stars: Final Resting Places of the Stars - Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
• Find A Grave - Browse by Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)