Saturday, February 13, 2010

 

Donna Reed's Burial Site

Donna Reed is probably best remembered for her roles as the wholesome housewife Donna Stone on television's The Donna Reed Show and as Mary Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). She is intereed at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

 

Carl Wilson's Burial Site

American rock and roll singer and guitarist, Carl Wilson, is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of The Beach Boys, with his older brothers Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson. Carl is interred at the Woodlawn Memorial Park in Hollywood.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

 

Gene Autry's Burial Site

Best known as the "Singing Cowboy," Gene Autry got his start in 1926 while singing and playing his guitar to pass the time at his telegraph operator's job. He is interred at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills on 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

 

Michael Landon's Burial Site

American actor, writer, director, and producer, Michael Landon is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway To Heaven (1984-1989). He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Ca.

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

 

Jayne Mansfield's Burial Site

An American actress who worked both on Broadway and in Hollywood, Jayne Mansfield was one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s. She is interred in Fairview Cemetery, Pen Argyl, Pa.

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Monday, April 28, 2008

 

Mel Torme's Burial Site

Vocalist, composer, and writer, Mel Torme, was involved in show business from age four. He is interred at Westwood Memorial Park, 1218 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

 

Rita Hayworth's Burial Site

Born into a show business family in New York City, Rita Hayworth partnered both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in musicals of the 1940s. She is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Ca.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

 

Mary Well's Burial Site

American soul, R&B, and pop singer, Mary Wells is probably most famous for her 1964 hit "My Guy". She became one of the signature voices of Motown and some consider their first big star. Mary is interred at Forest Lawn Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Ca.

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

 

Kate Coscarelli's Burial Site

Best-selling fiction writer Kate Coscarelli is buried in Westwood Memorial on Glendon Avenue, which is in Los Angeles. Interestingly, she didn't start her literary career until her children were married and settled into homes of their own.

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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

 

Peter Lorre's Burial Site

As a youth Peter Lorre ran away from home, worked as a bank clerk, and after stage training in Vienna made his acting debut in Zurich. He is interred with Anne Marie Lorre (rel?) in the Cathedral Mausoleum at Hollywood Forever on Santa Monica Boulevard, which is in Hollywood.

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Friday, January 5, 2007

 

Lew Ayres' Grave Site

Actor Lew Ayres is buried in Westwood Memorial which is on Glendon Avenue in Los Angeles. Lew may be best remembered for his role as a disillusioned German soldier in the 1930 classic All Quiet on the Western Front.

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