Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary

Location within Western Los Angeles

Details
Established 1905 as Sunset Cemetery, 1926 name officially changed to Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Location 1218 Glendon Avenue
Westwood, Los Angeles 90024
Country United States
Type Public
Owned by Service Corporation International
Website pbwvmortuary.com
Find a Grave Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary
Designated May 16, 2003
Reference no. 731

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Wilshire Boulevard.

Although it is the resting place of some of the entertainment industry's greatest names, it also contains the graves of many uncelebrated people. For example, when Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, Joe DiMaggio, responsible for Monroe's arrangements, chose Westwood not because of its celebrities but because it was the resting place of Monroe's mother's friend, Grace Goddard, and Goddard's aunt, Ana Lower, both of whom had cared for Monroe as a child.[1]

Notable burials

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Headstone of Ray Bradbury, May 2012, prior to his death

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The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park
Hayedeh's gravestone

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The crypt of Marilyn Monroe on the North side

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Unmarked grave of Frank Zappa, cemetery view looking South-East

See also

References

  1. The Studio for Southern California History. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  2. "Sebastian Cabot (1918–1977) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. "Harry Carey, Jr (1921–2012) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  4. "Nora Eddington (1924–2001) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  5. "June Gale (1911–1996) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. "Howard Greer (1896–1974) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. Benjamine Odel Howard – Find A Grave Memorial
  8. "Brian Keith (1921–1997) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  9. "Daisy Keith (1969–1997) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  10. "William Henry "Bill" Lancaster (1947–1997) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  11. "June Gale (1911–1996) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  12. "Portland Mason Schuyler (1948–2004) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  13. "Francis Lenn Taylor (1897–1968) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

Coordinates: 34°03′30″N 118°26′26″W / 34.05833°N 118.44056°W / 34.05833; -118.44056

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