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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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Hollywood Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery entrance
Location6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, California
NRHP reference No.99000550
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1999
Hollywood Forever Cemetery entrance

Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920. The Beth Olam Cemetery, which can be found in the southwestern section of the cemetery, was set aside for members of Hollywood's Jewish community.

Founded in 1899 on 100 acres as Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, by the latter part of the 20th century it had become quite run down. Allegations of financial mismanagement caused the state of California to forbid the sale of plots. On the verge of closure in a bankruptcy proceeding, the Forever Enterprises purchased it in 1998, renamed it "Hollywood Forever," and restored and refurbished it.

Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery are a number of important personalities, famous persons, including men and women from the entertainment industry, important people in the history of Los Angeles, and their relatives. Some of the tombs are quite lavish.

Burials continue to occur from time to time. The longtime ban on the sale of plots was rescinded when the Forever Network restored the cemetery, which has meant that plenty of space for future graves remains.

During the summer, movies are screened at the cemetery. Hundreds of people come armed with beach chairs and picnics to view films projected onto the side of one of the buildings.

There is a documentary about this place titled "The Young and the Dead".


List

(Note: this is a partial list.)

Use the following alphabetical links to find someone.

A

B

Mel Blanc's tombstone.

C

D

E

F

File:Peter Finch Tomb.jpg
Tomb of Oscar winner Peter Finch.

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Burial site of Tyrone Power.

Q

  • Christopher Quinn, child of actor Anthony Quinn who died in a drowning accident (1938-1941)

R

File:Johnny Ramone Grave Memorial 4-15-05.JPG
Cenotaph for Johnny Ramone.

S

T

U

V

File:Crypt of Rudolph Valentino.jpg
Crypt of Rudolph Valentino

W


Y

Z

See also

References

  • L.A. Times, August 15, 1899, "Incorporated. The Hollywood Cemetery Association filed articles of incorporation yesterday"
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