But in the search, we came across so much more. And even with the specifics of Memorial Court, Block 1, Space 3, we still had a divil of a time finding them. The ladies checked their database and then noted the section where our peeps were buried. We called in to reception at the main gate and asked them where we could find those we’d come to see. Mind you, with all the famous names housed therein, it was surprising that there’s no map of what great is buried where. It’s an amazing place, in more ways than one.īeautifully landscaped with water features and sandstone niches, Hillside Memorial Park is a pleasant place to wander through. And those of the Jewish persuasion have definitely found a home from home at the Hillside Memorial Park on West Centinela Ave. We honor the privacy for these people who never had privacy in their life because of stardom.In small communities like the acting cohort in LA and with all the famous people living in and around Hollywood, it’s no surprise really that those who’ve passed through the editing-room floor are still hanging out together. “If the family or studio wants to do this, they can, but we don’t. GM Leonard Lawrence says Mount Sinai does not like to publicize who’s buried there. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mount Sinai Memorial ParkĮstablished in 1953, Mount Sinai Memorial Park became a cemetery exclusively for the Jewish community in 1959 (it does bury non-Jewish relatives of Jewish people so as to not split up families). The cemetery includes a “Memorial to the Six Million,” remembering the victims of the Holocaust, and a 150-foot-long mosaic depicting the history of Jews in America. RESIDENTS: Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Walt DisneyīEST EPITAPH: “Together Again” - George Burns with wife Gracie Allen The Great Mausoleum includes a publicly accessible Court of Honor that recognizes some of the famous buried there. … I’m in.” It also has been the site of celebrity weddings, including that of Ronald Reagan to Jane Wyman in 1940 in an on-site chapel. “The romanticism, the architecture and art collection.
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“Without a doubt, Forest Lawn will be my final resting spot,” says actress Ginifer King, star of the Nickelodeon series Haunted Hathaways. The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Glendale, opened in 1906 some graves are private, like Humphrey Bogart’s, and others are roped off from the public, like Clark Gable’s. RESIDENTS: Liberace, Brittany Murphy, John RitterīEST EPITAPH: “If anyone at my funeral has a long face, I’ll never speak to them again.” - Stan Laurel Image Credit: Photo Credit: Douglas Keister/Liasonīette Davis’ tomb at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills the acreage also is adorned with replicas of the Liberty Bell and Boston’s Old North Church for a traditional Americana theme. The monument to George Washington at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Courtesy of Forest Lawn Image Credit: Photo Credit: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Imagesīilly Wilder’s headstone at Westwood Memorial. RESIDENTS: Lew Wasserman, Julia Phillips, manager Bernie Brillstein, Shelley Winters, slain publicist Ronni Chasen, agent Phil GershīEST EPITAPH: “Loved by all who knew her and millions who who never did.” - Dinah Shore In 2011, Hillside published a 120-page guide, Distinguished Residents, profiling the who’s who of its necropolis, and this year introduced the first green burial site in L.A., Gan Eden. The white monument and cascading water steps at the Al Jolson memorial at Hillside opposite is a bronze statue of Jolson and a separate mausoleum. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Courtesy of Hillside Memorial Park DeMille, Johnny Ramone, Jayne MansfieldīEST EPITAPH: “That’s all folks” - Mel Blanc It also is one of the few that offers tours ($15, ), which are led by Karie Bible, who has given ones to January Jones and Andrew Garfield. Celebrity psychic Thomas John senses a lot of paranormal activity: “I think it’s because this place has lots of events, so the spirits are less at peace and want to participate.”Īround Halloween, the most popular grave to visit is Maila Nurmi’s, aka ’50s star Vampira the most visited is Valentino’s resting place.
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Known today as the stage for jammed movie nights (and where Breaking Bad held a series-finale screening that raised $1.8 million for charity), this power cemetery is the final resting place for more stars than any other graveyard.
The entrance to Hollywood Forever, originally called Hollywood Memorial when it was founded in 1899. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Courtesy of Hollywood Forever
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