Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
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Holy Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W. Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California. A Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, it contains – among others – the graves and tombs of some of Hollywood's biggest names and their relatives. The cemetery was opened in 1939 and is 200 acres in size [1].
Most of the celebrities are in the section known as "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery; after entering the main gate, turn left and follow the leftmost road up the hill.
[edit] Notable burials
Use the following alphabetical links to find someone.
Contents: Top - 0–9 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
[edit] A
- Jean Acker, actress
- Richard Arlen, actor
- Mary Astor, actress
[edit] B
- Sam Barry, Hall of Fame basketball coach
- Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916-1982), department store heir
- Joseph Bodner, painter
- Ray Bolger, actor - The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
- Charles Boyer, actor
- Pat Paterson-Boyer, actress
- Argentina Brunetti, actress
[edit] C
- John Candy, comedic actor
- MacDonald Carey, actor
- Marguerite Chapman, actress
- Jackie Coogan, actor (the kid, Uncle Fester in the Adam family)
- Darby Crash, musician
- Bing Crosby, singer/actor
[edit] D
- Mona Darkfeather, actress
- Bobby Day, early Rock and Roll singer - sang Rockin' Robin
- Dennis Day, singer
- Pedro de Cordoba, actor
- Fred De Cordova, director/producer
- Eadie Del Rubio, singer
- Elena Del Rubio, singer
- Jean Del Val, actor
- Ralph DePalma, race car driver
- Al Dubin, lyricist
- Jimmy Durante, entertainer
[edit] E
- Vince Edwards, actor - TV's Ben Casey
- Richard Egan, actor
[edit] F
- John Farrow, film director
- Joe Flynn, actor
- John Ford, motion picture director
- Victoria Forde, actress
- Mary Frann, actress - TV's Newhart
[edit] G
- James Gleason, actor
Cedric Gibbons Director and designer of the Oscar Statuette
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, actor
[edit] H
- Jack Haley, actor - The Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz"
- June Haver, actress
- Juanita Hansen, silent film actress
- Henry Hathaway (Marquis Henri Leonard de Fiennes), movie producer and director
- Rita Hayworth, actress
- Chick Hearn, sports broadcaster
- Nicky Hilton, heir of Hilton Hotel chain, business executive and TWA director
[edit] I
[edit] J
- Spike Jones, band leader, musical satirist
[edit] K
- Edgar Kennedy, actor
- Norman Kerry, actor
- James Kirkwood, Sr., actor, film director
[edit] L
- Mario Lanza, opera tenor
- Margaret Lindsay, actress
- Frank Lovejoy, actor
- Bela Lugosi, actor - Count Dracula
[edit] M
- Fred MacMurray, actor
- George E. Marshall, director
- Marion Martin, actress
- May McAvoy, actress
- Leo McCarey, movie director
- Fibber McGee, radio star
- Molly McGee, radio star
- Audrey Meadows, actress
- Ann Miller, actress/dancer
- Millard Mitchell, actor
- Thelma Morgan, socialite
- Alan Mowbray, actor
- William Mullins, microchip pioneer
- Jim Murray, sportswriter
[edit] N
- Evelyn Nesbit, actress
- Fred Newmeyer, director
[edit] O
- Edmond O'Brien, actor
- Pat O'Brien, actor
- Helen O'Connell, singer
- Barney Oldfield, race car driver
- Walter O'Malley, baseball executive - owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] P
- Robert Paige, actor
- George Pál, producer
- Louella Parsons, Hollywood gossip columnist
- Chris Penn, actor
- Leo Penn, actor, director
- Jean Peters, actress
- Robert Peterson, publisher
- ZaSu Pitts, actress
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Alejandro Rey, actor
- Kane Richmond, actor
- Hayden Rorke, actor - Dr. Bellows of TV's I Dream of Jeannie
- Rosalind Russell, actress
[edit] S
- Nazli Sabri, former Queen consort of Egypt.
- Gia Scala, actress
- Fred F. Sears, actor
- Dorothy Sebastian, actress
- Mack Sennett, legendary director of silent movie comedies, including stars such as Charlie Chaplin
[edit] T
- Doris Tate (1924-1992), mother of Sharon Tate
- Patti Tate, sister of Sharon Tate
- Sharon Tate, actress (murdered by members of the Charles Manson cult), buried along with her unborn son Paul Richard Polanski
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Joseph A. Valentine, cinematographer
- Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, socialite
- Joe Viterelli, actor
[edit] W
- Lawrence Welk, band leader
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Loretta Young, actress