Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

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The Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California91311. It has been used as a cemetery since 1924, and there was an Indian graveyard next to the cemetery before a fire destryed the old wooden crosses that marked the site. The Old Stagecoach Trail passed beside it. Amongst others, interred here are:

• Fred Astaire (1899-1987), actor, dancer
• Stephen Boyd (1928-1977), actor
• Grace Cunard (1893-1967), actress
• Frank Kelly Freas (1922-2005), illustrator
• Gloria Grahame (1923-1981), actress
• Al Jennings (1863-1961), lawyer, outlaw, actor
• Trinity Loren (1964-1998), adult film star
• Dorothy Mackaye (1899-1940), actress and a convicted husband killer
• Freddie Perren (1943-2004), songwriter, record producer
• Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), actress, dancer
• Ted Snyder (1881-1965), composer

See also: List of United States cemeteries; List of famous cemeteries (non-US)