Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City)
The Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic Cemetery in Culver City , California , by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is operated. Located at 5835 W. Slauson Avenue in Culver City, it contains the graves and tombs of some of Hollywood's greatest stars and their families. The cemetery was opened in 1939 and is 81 hectares in size.
Many of the stars' resting places are in the southwestern part of the cemetery known as "The Grotto".
List of known buried personalities
A.
- Gypsy Abbott (1887–1952), actress
- Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress
- Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor
- Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress
- Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress
- Death Andrews (1914–1972), actor
- Richard Arlen (1900–1976), actor
- Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actress
- Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress
B.
- Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress
- Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
- John Beradino (1917–1996), actor
- Johnny Bero (1922–1985), baseball player
- Russell Birdwell (1903–1977), film journalist
- Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress
- Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir
- Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), painter
- Ray Bolger (1904–1987), actor
- Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969), actor
- Charles Boyer (1899–1978), actor
- Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor
- Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor
- Joseph Breen (1888-1965), film censor
- Frederick Brisson (1912-1984), producer
- Argentina Brunetti (1907-2005), actress
- Daws Butler (1916–1988), voice actor
C.
- John Candy (1950-1994), comedian
- Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor
- Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor
- Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor
- Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress
- Ruth Clifford (1900–1998), actress
- Bill Cody (1981-1948), actor
- Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor
- Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television series writer
- Jackie Coogan (1914-1984), actor
- Charles Correll (1890–1972), comedian
- Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973) dancer
- Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician
- Bing Crosby (1903–1977), singer, actor
- Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and entertainer
- Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor
- Phillip Crosby (1934-2004), actor and entertainer
D.
- Mona Darkfeather (1883–1987), actress
- Joan Davis (1912–1961), actress
- Virginia Davis (1918–2009), child actress
- Bobby Day (1928–1990), singer
- Dennis Day (1916–1988), singer
- Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor
- Frederick de Cordova (1910–2001), director and producer
- Eadie Del Rubio (1921-1996), singer
- Elena Del Rubio (1921-2001), singer
- Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor
- Ralph DePalma (1884–1956), racing driver
- Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), singer
- Constance Dowling (1920–1969), actress
- William Dozier (1908-1991), producer
- Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor
- Al Dubin (1891-1945), poet
- Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), comedian and entertainer
- Mervyn M. Dymally (1926–2012), politician
E.
- Vince Edwards (1928–1996), actor
- Richard Egan (1921–1987), actor
F.
- John Fante (1909-1983), writer
- John Farrow (1904–1963), director
- Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), actress
- Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actress
- George J. Folsey (1898–1988), cinematographer
- Francis Ford (1881–1953), actor, screenwriter and director
- John Ford (1894–1973), director
- Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor
- Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress
- Norman Foster (1903-1976), director
- Gene Fowler (1890-1960), screenwriter
- Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress
- Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), high society lady and actress
G
- William Garity (1899–1971), inventor
- Pauline Garon (1901–1965), actress
- Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress
- James Gleason (1882-1959), actor
- Dedrick Gobert (1971–1994), actor
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925-2006), actor
- Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
- Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
- Lorne Greene (1915-1987), actor
- Robert Greig (1879-1958), actor
H
- Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor
- Jack Haley, Jr. (1933-2001), director, producer, and writer
- Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress
- Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), film producer and director
- June Haver (1926–2005), actress
- Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress
- Chick Hearn (1916-2002), sports reporter
- Fay Helm (1909–2003), actress
- Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress
- Hugh Herbert (1884–1952), comedian and actor
- Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. (1926-1969), businessman
- Taylor Holmes (1878-1959), actor
I.
- Amparo Iturbi (1899–1969), composer, pianist
- José Iturbi (1895–1980), composer, pianist
J
- Rita Johnson (1913-1965), actress
- Spike Jones (1911-1965), musician
- Jim Jordan (1896–1988), actor
- Marian Jordan (1898–1961), actress
K
- Herbert Kalmus (1881–1963), scientist and businessman
- Robert Keith (1898–1966), actor and playwright
- Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor
- Charles Kemper (1900–1950), actor
- Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor
- JM Kerrigan (1884–1964), actor
- Norman Kerry (1894-1956), actor
- Cammie King (1934-2010), actress
- Henry King (1886–1982), film director, producer and actor
- James Kirkwood (1875–1963), actor, director
- Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress
L.
- Mario Lanza (1921–1959), opera tenor
- Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor
- Dixie Lee (1911–1952), actress, dancer and singer
- Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress
- Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor
- Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress
- Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor
- Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor
- William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor
M.
- Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor
- Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter, film director and producer
- Fred MacMurray (1908-1991), actor
- Effa Manley (1897-1981), sports official
- Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), film producer
- George E. Marshall (1891-1975), director
- Marion Martin (1908–1985), actress
- Al Martino (1927–2009), singer
- Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cameraman and film director
- May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress
- Leo McCarey (1898-1969), director
- Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress
- Stephen McNally (1911-1994), actor
- Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress
- Ann Miller (1923-2004), actress, dancer
- Millard Mitchell (1903-1953), actor
- James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer
- Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor
- Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress
- Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt (1904-1965), high society lady
- James C. Morton (1884–1942), actor
- Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor
- Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter and film director
- Jim Murray (1919-1998), sports journalist
N
- Anne Nagel (1915–1966), actress
- Reggie Nalder (1907-1991), actor
- Grete Natzler (1906–1999), actress and operetta singer
- Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), actress
- Fred C. Newmeyer (1888-1967), director
- Peter F. Newell (1915-2008), basketball coach
O
- Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor
- Pat O'Brien (1899-1983), actor
- Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer, actress
- Barney Oldfield (1878-1946), racing driver
- Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), lawyer and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Kid Ory (1886–1973), musician
P
- Anita Page (1910–2008), actress
- Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor
- George Pal (1908–1980), producer
- Hermes Pan (1909–1990), choreographer, dancer
- Louella Parsons (1881–1972), film columnist
- Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress
- Chris Penn (1965-2006), actor
- Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor, director
- Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
- ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress
R.
- Rosa Raisa (1893–1963), opera singer
- Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), painter
- Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), actor
- Kane Richmond (1906–1973), actor
- Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), actor
- Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), actress
- Ann Rutherford (1917–2012), actress
S.
- Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen of Egypt
- Gia Scala (1934–1972), actress
- Fred F. Sears (1913–1957), actor and director
- Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress
- Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), actor, director and producer
- Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), actress
- Miriam Seegar (1907–2011), actress
- John F. Seitz (1892–1979), cameraman
- Mack Sennett (1880–1960), producer, director
- Frank Shannon (1874–1959), actor
- Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
- Jo Stafford (1917-2008), singer
- Harry Stradling Sr. (1901-1970), cameraman
T
- Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress
- Ray Teal (1902–1976), actor
- George Trafton (1896–1971) American football player
V
- Joseph A. Valentine (1900–1949), cameraman
- Joe Viterelli (1937-2004), actor
W.
- Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor
- Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor
- Ned Washington (1901–1976), songwriter
- Bernie Wayne (1919-1993), songwriter
- Lawrence Welk (1903-1992), big band leader
- Paul Weston (1912-1996), composer
- Arleen Whelan (1916-1993), actress
- Tim Whelan (1893–1957), film director, screenwriter and producer
- William Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of the Hollywood Reporter film magazine and the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel
Y
- Georgiana Young (1923-2007), actress
- Loretta Young (1913-2000), actress
- Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), actress
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Catholic Cemeteries in Los Angeles ( Memento of February 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
See also
Web links
Commons : Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- List of buried persons (English)
- Holy Cross Cemetery at Find A Grave (English)
Coordinates: 33 ° 59 ′ 29.9 " N , 118 ° 23 ′ 13.5" W.