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Aaronson Irving (Irving A. Aaronson was a jazz pianist and big band leader. From age 11 he played accompaniment in silent movie theaters. He co-wrote a hit song, "Boo-Hoo-Hoo", in 1921 and thereafter formed his own band, which had a hit, "Let's Misbehave" in 1927. In 1935, he starred in the Irving Aaronson Orchestra radio. Around this time, Aaronson went to work as a musical director for MGM studios until his death from a heart attack.)

Aisle (An aisle of crypts.)

Alexander Van (Born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman, Van Alexander was a bandleader, arranger, and composer. An early job was selling arrangements to Chick Webb in the mid-1930s. One of these, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", was a hit for Webb and Ella Fitzgerald. Alexander later arranged other nursery rhymes for jazz performance, such as "Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" and "Got a Pebble in My Shoe". In the 1940s, he worked extensively as a composer, arranger and conductor for film scores, wrote a textbook on film arrangement in 1950, and worked on music for TV shows.)

Allen Corey (Corey Allen was a film and TV director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a TV director. He may be best known for playing the character who goes over the cliff while playing "chicken" with James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. Allen turned to directing in the 1960s, including Hawaii Five-O, Hill Street Blues, Ironside, Mannix, Murder, She Wrote, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Streets of San Francisco. He won an Emmy Award in 1984 for Hill Street Blues.)

Allman Sheldon (Actor Sheldon Allman appeared in many TV shows, was the singing voice of Mister Ed, and composer of the Super Chicken, George of the Jungle, and Tom Slick theme songs.)

Allyn Alyce (Alice Allyn was an actress, appearing in Operation Dames (1959), Baretta (1975) and Ride the High Country (1962).)

Archerd Army (Armand Andre "Army" Archerd was a columnist for Variety for over fifty years. One of his most significant scoops was in his July 23, 1985, column, when he printed that Rock Hudson, despite denials, was undergoing treatment for AIDS. Archerd made appearances on The Hollywood Squares game-show, and other TV shows. In 1984, he was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, in front of Mann's Chinese Theater, where he had emceed dozens of movie premieres.)

Bank Frank (Frank Bank was an actor known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford in 50 episodes of the 1957–1963 TV series Leave It to Beaver, and 101 episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver, which aired on cable television from 1983 to 1989.
Beginning in 1973, Bank became a bond broker. His autobiography, Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life, was published in 1997.)

Barry Gene (Actor Gene Barry was the doctor in the original War of the Worlds, and was in Our Miss Brooks, Bat Masterson and Burke's Law.)

Barry Gene (Gene Barry finally got his name plate.)

Benny Jack (Known to us as Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky was a comedian and gifted violinist, though part of his comedy was playing it badly. Robber: "Your money or your life........well?Jack: I'm thinking it over!)

Bergman Henry (Henry Bergman was an actor of stage and film. He made his first film appearance with the L-KO Kompany in 1914 at the age of forty-six. In 1916, Bergman started working with Charlie Chaplin, beginning with The Pawnshop. For the rest of his career, Bergman remained a character actor for Chaplin and worked as a studio assistant, including Assistant Director. Bergman's last appearance was in Modern Times as a restaurant manager, and his final offscreen contribution was for The Great Dictator in 1940. Chaplin helped Bergman finance a restaurant in Hollywood, named "Henry's", which became a popular spot for celebrities as a precursor to the later Brown Derby restaurant.)

Berle Milton (Comedian Milton Berle.)

Berman Pandro (Pandro Berman was a film producer. His father Henry Berman was general manager of Universal Pictures during Hollywood's formative years. In 1930, Berman was hired as a film editor at RKO, then became an assistant producer. When RKO supervising producer William LeBaron walked out of the ill-fated The Gay Diplomat (1931), Berman took over LeBaron's responsibilities, remaining there until 1939. Berman left for MGM in 1940, where he oversaw such productions as Ziegfeld Girl (1941), National Velvet (1944), The Bribe (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and BUtterfield 8 (1960). He eventually became an independent, finishing his career with the unsuccessful Move (1970).)

Bikel Theodore (Theodore Bikel was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer, and political activist. His stage debut was in Tel Aviv, his London stage debut was in 1948 and New York in 1955. He was recognized and recorded folk singer and guitarist. In 1959 he co-founded the Newport Folk Festival, and created the role of Captain von Trapp opposite Mary Martin as Maria in the original Broadway production of The Sound of Music. In 1969 Bikel began acting and singing on stage as Tevye in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, a role he performed more often than any other actor to date. Film/TV credits include the Twilight Zone, The sound of Music, and Columbo.)

Bleifer John (John Bleifer was an actor from the tail-end of the silent-film era, and lasted through the mid-1980s. Featured roles in the 1930's included Night Alarm, Les Misérables, Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo, and Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation. The 1940's saw him in The Mark of Zorro, Waterfront, and Smugglers' Cove. He later appeared on TV's I Love Lucy, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Adventures of Jim Bowie, Shirley Temple's Storybook, Perry Mason, Peter Gunn, and Rawhide. Later films included WC Fields and Me, FIST, The Frisco Kid, and finally 1986's Inside Out.)

Block Sherman (Sherman Block joined as a deputy in the Los Angeles sheriff dept in 1956, and was the first to work his way up to being the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, from 1982 until his death in the middle of his re-election campaign.)

Bloome Mark C (Mark C Bloome started with one Richfield gas station, and expanded into a chain of tire shops, pioneering the modern station design with a customer waiting room and nearby service bays.)

Bloomfield Michael (Guitarist Michael Bloomflied played with The Butterfield Blues Band and backed up Bob Dylan on tours before his solo career.)

Blue Ben (Benjamin Bernstein, at age nine, won a contest for the best impersonation of Charlie Chaplin. In the 1920s Blue joined Jack White and His Montrealers orchestra. The band emigrated to the US and appeared in two early sound musicals - Jack White and His Montrealers, and King of Jazz (1930). Blue left the band to be a comedian, portraying a bald-headed dumb-bell with a goofy expression. His films included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming; The Busy Body, A Guide for the Married Man, and Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?)

Bogart Neil (Neil Bogart was a recording executive and co-founded Casablanca Records featuring KISS and T-Rex. He helped develop disco with the Village People and Donna Summer, then went New Wave.)

Booke Sorrell (Sorrell Booke was in Fail Safe, Slaughterhouse 5, TVs All in the Family, and is best-known as Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazard.)

Braiker Harriet (Dr. Harriet B. Braiker was a clinical psychologist and self-help author whose books touched on identity, resolving stress and the grief occasioned by the World Trade Center attacks. Books include 'The September 11 Syndrome, The Type E Woman,. and The Disease to Please. Before starting her private practice, she worked at RAND Corporation analyzing health policies, and later was an editor for Working Woman and a columnist for Lear's magazine.)

Brecher Irving (Irving Brecher was a screenwriter for the Marx Brothers including At the Circus in 1939, and Go West in 1940. He also was one of many uncredited writers on The Wizard of Oz. Other screenplays were Shadow of the Thin Man, Ziegfeld Follies, and Bye Bye Birdie. He created, produced, and was head writer for the original radio and early TV edition of The Life of Riley. He was oscar-nomination in 1944 for his screenplay of Meet Me in St Louis.)

Breitbart Andrew (Andrew James Breitbart was an American conservative publisher, writer and commentator. After helping in the early stages of HuffPost and the Drudge Report, Breitbart created Breitbart News, a news and right-wing opinion website.)

Brillstein Bernie (Bernie Brillstein started his career in the mail room at the William Morris agency. He was a film and television producer, executive producer and talent agent. Shows included Hee Haw, The Muppet Show and Saturday Night Live.)

Brody Sam (Sam Brody was actress Jayne Mansfield's attorney and boyfriend, and died in the same accident as she did.)

Brooks Richard (Richard Brooks wrote The Brothers Karamazov, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and won the best-screenplay oscar for Elmer Gantry.)

Cabot Susan (Susan Cabot had a minor acting career culminating in 1960's Wasp Woman. She had an affair with King Hussein of Jordan who broke it off after discovering she was Jewish. She was bludgeoned to death by her son.)

Cabot Susan (Susan Cabot got a new marker about 2 weeks after my previous visit.)

Cantor Eddie (Eddie Cantor was a comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter. His song hits include 'Makin' Whoopee', 'If You Knew Susie', and 'How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)'.)

Carter Nell (Short and stout actress Nell Carter started in musicals, but is most famous as the black house-keeper of the white family on TVs Gimme A Break.)

Cates Gilbert (Gilbert Cates was an award-winning film director and TV producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He produced the Academy Awards telecast 14 times between 1990 and 2008. Uncle of actress Phoebe Cates.)

Chandler Jeff (Actor Jeff Chandler was in 50 movies, from his oscar-nominated role as Cochise in 'Broken Arrow' to Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill in 'Merrill's Marauders'.)

Charisse Cyd (Actress Cyd Charisse needs a marker.)

Cohen Mickey (Gangster/mafia leader Mickey Cohen started out selling newspapers at age 6, and alcohol at age 9. He survived it all and died in his sleep.)

Conroy Christopher (Christopher Conroy was the founder of the flower shop franchise featuring distinctive red brick, open-air shops. He wanted to take the SoCal business nation-wide, but died before it happened (bought by 1-800-Flowers).)

Daniels Henry (Henry Daniels Jr. was an actor, known for his first role in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Bewitched (1945), and his last role in The Burning Cross (1947).)

Dannis Ray (Ray Dannis acted in horror and comedy films, and was Mr. Babock in the 1972 cult classic "The Corpse Grinders". He also appeared on TV as a regular on Perry Mason.)

Davies Valentine (Valentine Loewi Davies was a film and TV writer, producer, and director. His film credits included Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Chicken Every Sunday (1949), It Happens Every Spring (1949), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), and The Benny Goodman Story (1955). He was nominated for the 1954 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Glenn Miller Story. Miracle on 34th Street earned him an Academy Award for Best Story. He was president of the Screen Writers Guild 1949-50 President of AMPAS 1960-6l. The Valentine Davies Award was established in 1962.)

Dayton Daniel (Danny Dayton started in vaudeville, and passed through MASH, All in the Family, and Archie Bunker's Place. He was co-founder and vice-president of the Synagogue for the Performing Arts.)

Diamond Selma (Selma Diamond started out selling cartoons and stories to magazines, then wrote for TV shows, and is most famous as the baliff on TV's Night Court.)

Epstein Julius (Julius Epstein was a screenwriter and producer, sharing the Best Screenplay oscar for Casablanca. Other credits include Four Daughters, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Tender Trap, Light in the Piazza, Send Me No Flowers, and Pete 'n' Tillie.)

Epstein Philip (Philip Epstein was a screenwriter and producer, and shared the Best Screenplay oscar for Casablanca. Other credits include The Man Who Came to Dinner, Mr. Skeffington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and The Last Time I Saw Paris.)

Factor Wall (The Factor family wall. Father Maximilian Faktorowicz was a Hollywood makeup artist, and Max Jr (originally named Frank) continued the Max Factor cosmetics business. Other family members fill out the area.)

Faith Percy (Band-leader and composer Percy Faith is credited with developing orchestral 'easy listening' music, and is probably most famous for 'Theme From a Summer Place'.)

Fountain Jolson (Al Jolson monument.)

Freed Arthur (Arthur Freed was a lyricist and film producer. After meeting Minnie Marx, he sang as part of the act of her sons, the Marx Brothers, on the vaudeville circuit, and also wrote material for the brothers. He was eventually hired by MGM. and wrote lyrics for numerous films, many set to music by Nacio Herb Brown. His first solo credit as producer was for Babes in Arms (1939), released only a few months after The Wizard of Oz on which he was the uncredited producer. He then led his own unit within MGM, and helped elevate the studio to the leading creator of film musicals, mostly starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. He allowed his directors and choreographers free rein, and is credited for furthering the boundaries of film musicals by allowing such moments as the fifteen-minute ballet at the end of An American in Paris (1951), after which the film concludes moments later with no further dialogue or singing, and he allowed the musical team of Lerner and Loewe complete control in their writing of Gigi (1958). He)

Freleng Friz (Isadore Freleng was an oscar-winning animator and producer of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons with characters such as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Yosemite Sam. His nickname was derived from his frizzy hair.)

Frommer Ben (Ben Frommer was a roundfaced-and-moustached actor, known for Scarface (1983), Plan 9 from Outer Space, Battlestar Galactica, and Psycho II. TV included multiple episodes of The Untouchables, F Troop, The Virginian, Alias Smith and Jones, Columbo, and McCloud. He later was a publicist for Forrest Tucker, Lee Majors, and others.)

Gage Leona (Leona Gage had a one-day reign as Miss USA of 1957. She lost her crown after it was revealed she lied about her age, marital status, and two children. She briefly dated Franks Sinatra and did some minor acting.)

Gardner Arthur (Arthur Gardner was a producer of The Monster That Challenged the World, Law of the Plainsman, The Detectives, Clambake, The Big Valley, The Kansas City Bomber, and most notably, TV’s The Rifleman. He had 24 acting credits including Assassin of Youth (1938) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).)

Gast Harold (Harold Gast was a TV writer and producer who wrote the screenplay for the Emmy-winning miniseries "A Woman Called Golda." He started his writing career in the 1950s for New York radio shows "Front Page Farrell", and "Real Stories From Real Life." Other TV included "Armstrong Circle Theater," "U.S. Steel Hour", and "The Defenders." After relocating to LA in the mid-1960s, Gast wrote for such popular series as "Dr. Kildare," "Ben Casey" and "I Spy," "Judd for the Defense," which he later produced, and "Cannon," which he also produced.)

Gelbart Larry (Larry Gelbart was a composer, writer and director most famous for working on the TV show M*A*S*H.)

Gillman Sid (Sid Gillman played and coached college and professional football, leading the San Diego Chargers to the AFL champinship in 1963. He is credited with creating an early version of the West Coast offense. In the NFL HoF.)

Goetz William (William Goetz rose up through the studio ranks and eventually headed his own studio. He was involved with Guadalcanal Diary, Lifeboat, Jane Eyre, and Sayonara.)

Goldsmith Jerry (Nominated 17 times and winning one oscar, Jerry Goldsmith composed music for TV and movies such as Patton, Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, and The Boys From Brazil.)

Goldstein Adam (Adam Goldstein was a radio DJ, producer and musician better known as DJ AM. He was a member of the rock band Crazy Town, co-owned Deckstar management, and worked on albums for Papa Roach and Will Smith. He was a frequent collaborator with Blink-182.)

Goodson Mark (Mark Goodson was 1/2 of the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman TV-gameshow production company.)

Gorme Eydie (Eydie Gorme was a singer who performed solo as well as with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in popular ballads and swing. She earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy. After high school, she was an interpreter at the United Nations, while singing in Ken Greenglass's band during the weekends.)

Greenberg Hank (Hank Greenberg, nicknamed Hammerin' Hank, Hankus Pankus. and The Hebrew Hammer, playing first base for the Detroit Tigers. He hit 58 home runs in 1938, was a five-time All-Star and two-time American League MVP. He attracted national attention in 1934 when he refused to play on Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish holidays, even though the Tigers were in the middle of a pennant race and he never claimed to be a religiously observant practicing Jew.)

Greene Lorne (Lorne Greene is probably best known as Ben Cartwright from the Bonanza TV show.)

Greenson Ralph (Dr Ralph Greenson was Marilyn Monroe's psychiatrist, worked with solders suffering from post traumatic stress, and was a professor of psychiatry at UCLA.)

Gross Milt (Milt Gross was a cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue. His character Count Screwloose's admonition, "Iggy, keep an eye on me!", became a national catchphrase. The National Cartoonists Society fund to aid indigent cartoonists and their families for many years was known as the Milt Gross Fund. In 1930, Gross published what many consider his masterpiece, the pantomime tale "He Done Her Wrong: The Great American Novel and Not a Word in It — No Music, Too". Minus words, this "novel" is composed entirely of pen-and-ink cartoons, nearly 300 pages long.)

Handler Ruth (Ruth Handler co-invented the Barbie doll.)

Helford Vic (Vic Helford was a stage actor, moving to TV late in life, appearing in Friends, Seinfeld, Norm, Manhattan AZ, The Drew Carey Show, and Kitchen Confidential.)

Hillside Sign (Out the window at Hillside cemetery.)

Holtz Lou (Lou Holtz was a comic actor who started in vaudeville. He was also on the big TV shows including Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin, and Jack Paar.)

Howard Moe ('Why, I oughtta...was Moe Howard's trade mark Three Stooges line before poking Curly in the eye or nose.)

Jacobs Jim (Jim Jacobs played football and ran a 9.8 sec 100-yd dash in high school, and was asked to try out for the Olympic basketball team. He opted to concentrate on handball, where he won 6 National Singles, 6 National Doubles, and a World Championship.)

Jannsen David (David Janssen is best known as The Fugitive. and Harry O.)

Jessel George (George Jessel was an actor, singer, songwriter, film producer, and MC at political and entertainment gatherings. He originated the title role in the stage production of The Jazz Singer. In the mid-1940s, he began producing a total of 24 musicals, and traveled with the USO. He wrote memoirs in 1943, 1955 and 1975. In the early 1950s, he had The George Jessel Show on radio then TV. His later film roles include Valley of the Dolls; The Busy Body; The Phynx; and Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood. In 1934, Jessel married second wife silent movie star Norma Talmadge. In 1940, he married 16-year old showgirl, Lois Andrews, when he was 42. In his 1975 autobiography, Jessel claimed he had affairs with actresses Pola Negri, Helen Morgan and Lupe Vélez. In 1961, actress Joan Tyler filed a paternity and Jessel later admitted he was the father and settled out of court.)

Jolson Al (Actor Al Jolson in a pose from his famous 1927 movie The Jazz Singer. He was the first to sell 10 million albums.)

Jolson Al Columns (Al Jolson in front of the mausoleum.)

Jolson Al Crypt (Al Jolson's sarcophagus.)

Jolson Al Sarc (Al Jolson.)

Jolson Fountain (This is the Al Jolson fountain.)

Kasha Lawrence (Lawrence Kasha was a Tony Award-winning theater producer, director, playwright, and stage manager. Work included Li'l Abner, Whoop-Up, Happy Town, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He produced the TV shows Busting Loose, Komedy Tonite, and Knots Landing.)

Katz Mickey (Mickey Katz was an American comedian and musician specializing in Jewish humor. He played the clarinet and saxophone after graduating high school in a succession of bands though the 30s. He was classified as 4-F during WWII but helped sell war bonds in 1945, and he took his six-man comedy and band group, Mickey Katz and His Krazy Kittens, on a USO tour of Europe with movie star Betty Hutton. After the war, he played with Spike Jones for a year, before starting his career in Yiddish-based comedy. Katz and his group can be seen in the movie Thoroughly Modern Millie accompanying Julie Andrews, and Katz supplied the voice of Hop-a-Long Catskill on the Beany and Cecil cartoon series in 1962. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey.)

Kavanau Lawrence (Dr. Lawrence Kavanau was an aerospace engineer, and in 1961, President Kennedy appointed him as Special Asst to Space and co-chairman of a task force, making design, tech and policy recommendations for what was to become the Apollo program.)

Keller Sheldon (Sheldon Keller was a screenwriter and composer. While at the University of Illinois, he began writing comedy with his fraternity brother Allan Sherman. In 1951, he borrowed $500 and moved his family to NY to become an entertainer and comedian. He soon began writing for TV including Caesar's Hour, The Dick Van Dyke Show and MASH. Keller co-wrote the 1979 film Movie Movie with Larry Gelbart, winning a WGA Award. He won a 1966 Emmy with Hal Goldman and Al Gordon for writing An Evening With Carol Channing. Later, Keller formed the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band with friends Conrad Janis and George Segal and eventually played at Carnegie Hall and on The Tonight Show, and led to their own PBS special in 1993, This Joint Is Jumpin'.)

Krasne Philip (Phil Krasne was a lawyer, then producer from 1939-1974. Films included multiple Charlie Chan and The Cisco Kid movies, Monster from Green Hell, Pawnee, 1,000 Convicts and a Woman, and finally, House of the Living Dead. TV included Big Town, The O Henry Playhouse, Adventures of a Jungle Boy, African Patrol, and Glencannon.)

Landon Michael (Actor Michael Landon is probably best known (depending on your age) as a son on Bonanza or the dad on Little House on the Prairie, or from 'Highway to Heaven'..)

Leiber Jerry (Lyricist Jerome Leiber and composer Mike Stoller were songwriting and record producing partners for hits Hound Dog (1952) and Kansas City (1952) and later in the 1950s with The Coasters, creating Young Blood (1957), Searchin' (1957), and Yakety Yak (1958). They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with the Drifters in There Goes My Baby (1958), which influenced Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including Love Me (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957), Loving You, Don't, and King Creole. They also collaborated on On Broadway, Stand By Me, Young Blood, and Spanish Harlem. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.)

Leonard Sheldon (TV producer Sheldon Leonard (Bershad).)

Lerner Sam (Sammy Lerner is famous for composing the theme song 'I'm Popeye the Sailor Man' for the cartoon, and the English version of Marlene Dietrich's 'Falling in Love Again (I Can't Help It)' from The Blue Angel.)

Lesser Sol (Sol Lesser was a film producer. His first film was a documentary in 1915 called The Last Night of the Barbary Coast. He bought theaters and began producing films, including Oliver Twist and Peck's Bad Boy, and some of the Tarzan movies.)

Levy Jules (Jules Levy was a TV and film producer. His television series include The Rifleman, The Detectives, and The Big Valley. Films include Clambake, White Lightning, McQ, Brannigan, and Smokey and the Bandit.)

License Moe (Fan memento.)

Lipton Peggy (Margaret Ann Lipton was an actress, model, and singer. At 15, Lipton became a Ford Agency model. After moving to LA in 1964, Lipton signed with Universal Pictures. She made her TV debut at age 19 in the sitcom The John Forsythe Show, then appeared in Bewitched, The Virginian, The Invaders, The Road West, The FBI, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and Mr. Novak. Her defining role was as Julie Barnes on the crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1970. After The Mod Squad, Lipton married musician Quincy Jones and took a 15-year break from acting. She returned to acting in 1988, playing Norma Jennings in Twin Peaks. In 2017, she appeared in an episode of Angie Tribeca as the mother of the title character played by her daughter Rashida Jones. As a singer, three of Lipton's singles landed on the Billboard charts - "Stoney End" (1968), which was later a hit for Barbra Streisand, "Lu" (1970), and "Wear Your Love Like Heaven", written by Donovan.)

Magidson Herbert (Herbert Magidson was a composer, and co-wrote the first oscar-winning song, The Continental, for 1934's The Gay Divorcee. His songs were used in 20 movies. He's in the Songwriter's HOF.)

Man Woman Statue (Not sure what is happening here.)

Mann Abby (Abby Mann, born Abraham Goodman, was a film writer and producer, best known for the screenplay for 1959's Judgement at Nurenberg which earned him an oscar, and was nominated for 1966's Ship of Fools. For TV, he created the series Kojak as executive producer, and wrote many episodes. Other writing credits include TV movies The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Atlanta Child Murders, Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story, and Indictment: The McMartin Trial. He had multiple Emmy nominations and three wins. He also directed the 1978 TV miniseries, King.)

Marshall Trudy (Trudi Marshall was an actress beginning in the 1940s in Heaven Can Wait, The Sullivans, and The Dolly sisters, then Dragonwyck, and The Fuller Brush Man, among others. TV included The Donna Reed Show, Starsky and Hutch, and her last role in Willa. Originally she was a photographer's model, then a popular magazine "cigarette girl" during her modeling days for Harry Conover, as "The Old Gold Girl", "The Chesterfield Girl" and "The Lucky Strike Girl" at different times. Second husband was businessman Philip Raffin, and she was the mother of actress Deborah Raffin.)

Martin Tony (Cyd Charisse finally has a marker. Husband Tony Martin was an actor and singer, including a stint with the Glenn Miller orchestra.)

Maurer Norman (Norman Maurer was a comic book artist and writer, was also a director and producer of films and TV shows. He also managed the Three Stooges and was married to Moe's daughter.)

Mausoleum (The mausoleum on top of the hill.)

Mellenger Frederick (Frederick Mellinger is the founder of the famous Frederick's of Hollywood lingerie shops.)

Mirisch Marvin (Producer Marvin Mirisch and his brothers had 79 oscar nomination and 23 wins. Films include Moby Dick, The Apartment, West Side Story, In the Heat of the Night, Some Like It Hot, The Magnificent Seven, The Pink Panther, and Fiddler On the Roof.)

Mitchelson Marvin (Marvin Mitchelson was a divorce lawyer for Marlon Brando, Groucho Marx, Quincy Jones, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hugh Hefner, Robert DeNiro, Bob Dylan and Sylvester Stallone. He introduced the concept of palimony in the Lee Marvin case.)

Morris Howard (Howie Morris worked with Carl Reiner in WWII, and afterward in the stage musical "Call Me Mister" before becoming part of Sid Caesar's group in the 1950's. In the early 1960's he became involved with Hanna-Barbera cartoons, providing voices for characters on The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. He also voiced the Quantas Koala commercials, mayor McCheese for McDonalds in the 70s, and Jughead on Sesame Street. He appeared in Boys' Night Out, The Nutty Professor, Way...Way Out, High Anxiety, and History of the World: Part I, Splash, and famously played Ernest T. Bass on the Andy Griffith Show. He directed Who's Minding the Mint?, With Six You Get Eggroll, and Don't Drink the Water.)

Morrow Vic (Actor Vic Morrow is probably best known as Sgt Saunders in Combat. He and 2 child actors were killed while making The Twilight Zone movie when a helicopter crashed on them. His daughter is actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.)

Murray Jan (Murray Janofsky, known as comedian Jan Murray, started in vaudeville, worked Las Vegas, and was the host of several game-shows in the 50s and 60's.)

Nimoy Leonard (Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor, director, photographer, author, and singer. He is best known for his role as the Vulcan, Spock, of the Star Trek franchise. He also appeared in 49 episodes of Mission: Impossible, and an episode of Columbo. He directed Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and 3 Men and a Baby. He hosted 127 episodes of In Search Of…and 49 episodes of Ancient Mysteries. He wrote 2 autobiographies: I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995). His stage roles included Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1974, Oliver!, Camelot, The King and I, Caligula, and My Fair Lady. Live long and prosper.)

Nimoy Leonard Note

Novack Shelly (Shelly Novack played wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers for 2 years before getting into acting. 'There were all these pretty girls around, so I stuck around'. He won the first Toyota Grand Prix pro-am race.)

Nye Louis (Louis Nye was an actor and comedian, most famous from appearances on The Steve Allen Show.)

Opatoshu David (David Opatashu was an actor, whose first film was in Yiddish. He was in Star Trek, The Outer Limits, and Ironside. He won an Emmy for an episode of Gabriel's Fire. He wrote the screenplay for Romance of the Horsethief based on his father's novel.)

Panama Norman (Norman Panama was a writer and director, including Road to Utopia, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Strictly Dishonorable, White Christmas, The Court Jester, and The Trap.)

Pasternak Joe (Joseph Pasternak was a Hungarian-born film producer. He was successful in Germany and Austria, working for Universal Pictures in Europe, making German-language musicals for the international market. He moved to the US during the rise of the Nazis. Pasternak cast 14-year-old singer Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls (1936), which reputedly saved Universal from bankruptcy. Pasternak produced a string of Durbin musicals, and also discovered Gloria Jean, who began her own series in 1939. Other popular Pasternak films include Destry Rides Again (1939) and Seven Sinners (1940). After moving to MGM, he produced The Great Caruso (1951), and other musicals featuring Elvis Presley, Doris Day and Connie Francis. He also produced three Academy Award shows in the mid-60's.)

Phillips Julia (Julia Phillips was the first oscar-winning female (co-)producer for The Sting, as well as Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She wrote You'll Never Work In This Town Again, based on her experiences.)

Pink Paul (Paul Pink started with a hot-dog push-cart in 1939 near Melrose and La Brea in Los Angeles. More than 70 years later, Pink's restaurant has a waiting line, day or night.)

Pleshette Suzanne (Actress Suzanne Pleshette played the wife in the first Bob Newhart Show.)

Poston Tom (Tom Poston was married to Suzanne Pleshette and also appeared on The Bob Newhart Show.)

Rabwin Marcella

Raffin Deborah (Deborah Raffin was an actress, appearing in The Dove, Nightmare in Badham County, TVs Foul Play, Noble House, 7th Heaven, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She was nominated for both a Golden Globe and Razzie for Touched By Love in 1980. She later produced audiobooks.)

Richards Paul (Actor Paul Richards has the distinction of being the first character to shoot marshall Matt Dillon, and the first to cause Steve McGarrett to say Book em, Danno.)

Roach Hal (Comedian and actor Hal March was on TV's Burns and Allen, The Imogene Coca Show and I Love Lucy. He is probably most famous as the host of the $64,000 Question game-show.)

Robin Leo (Leo Robin was a composer and songwriter, and wrote the oscar-winning song which became Bob Hope's signature 'Thanks for the Memory'.)

Rosenberg Daniel

Rubin Jerry (Jerry Rubin was a social activist during the 1960s and 1970s, and with Abbie Hoffman, was a founding member of the Youth International Party, known as Yippies. He was one of the 'Chicago Seven'.)

Ruttenberg Joseph (Joseph Ruttenberg was a Russian-born American photojournalist and cinematographer. He was nominated for the Best Cinematography oscar for Waterloo Bridge (1940), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), Madame Curie (1943), Gaslight (1944), Julius Caesar (1953), and Butterfield 8 (1960). He won for The Great Waltz (1938), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and Gigi (1958). In addition, he won the 1954 Golden Globe Award for the film Brigadoon. His first film was The Painted Madonna (1917) and his last was 1968's Speedway.)

Sands Billy (Billy Sands was on the Phil Silvers Show, played Tinker on McHale's Navy, and was on Here's Lucy, and All In the Family.)

Sawyer Connie (Connie Sawyer was an actress with over 140 film and TV credits to her name, best known for her film appearances in Pineapple Express, Dumb and Dumber, and When Harry Met Sally....TV included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Dynasty, Murder She Wrote, Home Improvement, Seinfeld, Boy Meets World, Will & Grace, Welcome Back Kotter, ER, How I Met Your Mother, and Ray Donovan. When she turned 100, in 2012, she was a guest on The Tonight Show. In 2012 she appeared on 2 Broke Girls, in 2013 she appeared on NCIS: Los Angeles and in 2014 she appeared opposite Zooey Deschanel in New Girl as "the Oldest Woman in the World". At the time of her death at age 105, she was the oldest working actress in Hollywood. In 2007 she wrote her autobiography Sawyer wrote an autobiography, titled I Never Wanted to Be a Star — and I Wasn’t.)

Schwab Bernard (Bernard Schwab operated the four brothers’ pharmacies and was active in the Wisdom Masonic Lodge 202, Scottish Rite Temple, Al Malaikah Temple and the Peace Officers Shrine Club.)

Schwartz Sherwood (Sherwood Schwartz was a TV producer, but had wanted to earn a degree in Biology. He started on radio in the 1940s, writing jokes for Bob Hope's radio program, where Schwartz's brother Al worked. Schwartz recalled that Hope "liked my jokes, used them on his show and got big laughs. Then he asked me to join his writing staff. I was faced with a major decision—writing comedy or starving to death while I cured those diseases." He later wrote for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and other radio shows, and on the Armed Forces Radio Network. From 1956 to 1962, Schwartz was head writer for The Red Skelton Show, winning an Emmy in 1961. He later created and produced Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch. He has a star on the Hollywood WoF and a place in the TV HoF.)

Seigel Sol (Sol C. Siegel was a reporter and producer. In 1934 he helped merge four production studios into Republic Pictures. He produced two oscar nominated movies, A Letter to Three Wives and Three Coins in the Fountain, as well as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.)

Seligman Selig (Selig Seligman was a TV producer, most famous for Combat starring Vic Morrow and Rick Jason.)

Seymour Dan (Actor Dan Seymour started out hosting in nightclubs, then played many 'fatman' parts in TV and movies due to his size.)

Shawn Dick (Dick Shawn was a comedian and actor, seen in The Opposite Sex, The Wizard of Baghdad, Wake Me When It's Over, and in The Producers. His one-man stage show, The Second Greatest Entertainer In the World, was nominated for a 1978 Drama Desk Award.)

Sherman Allan (Allan Sherman was a comedy writer and TV producer who became famous as a song parodist with Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah.)

Shore Dinah (Born Francis Rose Shore, renamed Dinah after a favorite song, she started as a singer and ended up as the first female TV variety show host.)

Shulman Jullius

Spelling Aaron (TV producer Aaron Spelling is famous for shows such as The Smothers Brothers, The Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch, Beverly Hills 90210, Charlie's Angels, and Charmed.)

Staff Statue (The staff.)

Statue Jolson (Actor Al Jolson in a pose from his famous 1927 movie The Jazz Singer. He was the first to sell 10 million albums.)

Tablet Statue (The tablet.)

Tolkin Mel (Mel Tolkin, born Shmuel Tolchinsky was a TV comedy writer, best known as head writer of Your Show of Shows (1950–1954) where he presided over a staff that at times included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, and Larry Gelbart. Later, he was a story editor on All in the Family and wrote several scripts for it and Archie Bunker's Place, plus the Tony Randall sitcom Love, Sidney. Tolkin won an Emmy Award and every other major prize for television writing.)

Tomarken Peter (Peter Tomarken is best known as the host of Press Your Luck on TV. He did commercials and some guest spots. He semi-retired and worked in real estate before crashing his private plane.)

Tovar Lupita (Guadalupe Natalia Tovar, known as Lupita Tovar, was a Mexican-American actress. She grew up during the Mexican Revolution and her family was very poor. Tovar was discovered by documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty in Mexico City after performing in a dance class and being invited with other girls to do a screen test as part of a competition which she won. With the prize including a contract from Fox, she moved to Hollywood in November 1928 with her grandmother. At Fox, Lupita's future husband, producer Paul Kohner, initially used Tovar to dub films in Spanish, her first being The King of Jazz. In 1930, she made Drácula, which was produced by Kohner. In 1931, Tovar starred in La Voluntad del Muerto directed by George Melford and, like the Spanish-language version of Drácula, filmed at night using the same daytime sets. Also in 1931, Tovar starred in the film Santa, which was such a hit that the Mexican government issued a postage stamp featuring Tovar as Santa. "I tell you I could not walk on the streets whe)

Vars Henryk (Henryk Vars was a composer in Poland, then the US. His songs were sung by Margaret Whiting, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Brenda Lee and Dinah Shore. He did the music and song for the Flipper movie and TV series as well as Daktari.)

Wallace Irving (Author Irving Wallace. I have ideas that interest people. I tell stories and readers are hungry for stories. What a lovely thing it is to sit down for three nights and be carried away by a book.)

Wasserman Lew (Lew Wasserman was a talent agent and studio executive, He was also the manager of MCA for the Martin and Lewis comedy team. In 1995, Wasserman was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.)

Webster Paul (Paul Webster was a dance instructor at Arthur Murray's, then became a songwriter. He was nominated for 16 oscars, winning for Secret Love, Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Shadow of Your Smile.)

Wedding Mural (This is not a Vulcan wedding. The V-shape fingers are an old Jewish symbol. Coincidentally, Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on Star Trek, was Jewish...)

Winston Stan (Stan Winston won Oscars for make-up and special effects in Aliens, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and Batman Returns. He was nominated for Heartbeeps, Predator, Edward Scissorhands, The Lost World and A.I.)

Winters Shelley (Actress Shelley Winters was Robert Mitchum's drowned wife in The Night of the Hunter, and the mother in Kubrick's Lolita. 4-time Oscar nominee with 2 supporting actress wins.)

Worker (Keeping it clean.)

Kohner Paul (Paul Kohner was a Czech-American producer in the 1920's and '30s. He started a talent agency in 1938 and represented Ingmar Bergman, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, John Huston, Liv Ullmann and Billy Wilder. He was married to the Mexican-American actress, Lupita Tovar, who starred in the Spanish-language version of 1931's Dracula, of which he was associate-producer. Daughter Susan was oscar nominated for 1959's Imitation of Life, and grandsons Chris and Paul Weitz are directors, including 1999's American Pie.)

Hall Monty (Born Monte Halparin in Canada, he majored in chemistry and zoology and wanted to go to medical school, but was not admitted due to secret quotas restricting Jewish students. Instead, Hall went into radio, hosting and producing a number of programs. Hall moved to NYC in 1955, eventually hosting game shows including Bingo at Home, and was involved in two local film shows for children. From 1956-60, Hall co-hosted a segment of NBC's Monitor. During 1959-60, he was a radio analyst for NY Rangers hockey. More game shows followed, and Hall hosted Let's Make a Deal, which he developed and produced with partner Stefan Hatos. In 1979, Hall appeared on Password Plus as a contestant, and he had a few TV and movie roles. He helped raise close to $1 billion for charity, and has stars on Walks of Fame in the US and Canada.)

Wolfberg Dennis (Dennis Wolfberg was a school teacher before launching a full-time comedy career in 1979. Wolfberg began his comedy career at the Comic Strip, though he auditioned as a singer and sang "American Pie" which happened to be the club owners favorite song. Wolfberg appeared on The Tonight Show and other talk shows. He had his own half-hour comedy special in 1990, and played Gooshie on TV's Quantum Leap. In April 1993, Entertainment Tonight aired "A Day in the Life of Dennis Wolfberg". He was twice named America's top male comic and he won an American Comedy Award as best male stand-up. Wolfberg was diagnosed with melanoma but worked for at least two more years. At the time of his death, he was negotiating a deal for his own TV show.)

Zwerling Darrell (Darrell Zwerling was an actor whose best-known role was Hollis Mulwray, the unfortunate Water Authority Commissioner (the husband of Faye Dunaway's character) in Roman Polanski's Chinatown. Other films include Capricorn One, High Anxiety, And Justice For All, and Grease. He portrayed Mr. Charney, a voice-over applicant with laryngitis, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Other TV included Mannix, Columbo, and Kojak.)

West Bernie (Bernie West was an actor, comedian, and TV writer. TV shows included All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Three's Company, and The Ropers. He appeared on screen on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Phil Silvers Show, and Gomer Pyle USMC. West and his wife were contributors to the LA Free Clinic, and donated $500,000 towards dental care for impoverished children.)

Lastfogel Abe (Abraham Lastfogel was one of the first employees and a long-time President of the William Morris Agency, a large diversified talent agency. The William Morris Agency hired Abe Lastfogel in 1912 as an office boy. Finding success in the rapidly growing firm, Lastfogel ultimately moved to Hollywood in 1932 to manage WMA's Los Angeles office. He was Chairman of William Morris while William Morris Jr served as President. During WWII, Lastfogel served as President of the USO camp Shows which produced wartime entertainment events featuring more than 7,000 performers seen by audiences of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines around the world.)

Korshak Sidney (Sidney Korshak's law practice in Chicago brought him into contact with many mobsters, such as Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Sam Giancana, Tony Accardo and Moe Dalitz. His services were used by the upper ranks of both legitimate and illegitimate business in the US. Korshak was successful in labor consulting and negotiations, and his client list included Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, MGM, Playboy, MCA/Universal, and Diner's Club.)

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