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Adams Carol (Lurline Uller, as actress Carol Adams, appeared as a flower girl in 1923's "Navy Blues". then in several Our Gang, Mickey McGuire and Buster Brown silent shorts. She entertained in the vaudeville circuit in California. She was "rediscovered" at age 18 by Paramount, renamed Carol Adams, and appeared in 30 films including Rose of Washington Square, then came larger and credited roles in Sally, Irene and Mary; Dancing On A Dime; Ice Capades and Sis Hopkins. By 1941 she was starring with Gene Autry in Ridin' on a Rainbow, and Roy Rogers in Bad Man of Deadwood. During WWII she performed in the USO. At age 26 she married Richard Pearl, a studio exec, and retired to raise a family.)

Auble 2 shooting (In September 1908, the owner of a boarding house contacted the PD about suspicious activities of two tenants. Auble and officer Flammer went to the boarding house, hid in an adjoining room, and listened to the conversations of the two men planning a series of burglaries. On the morning of Sept. 9, 1908, Auble and Flammer followed the men walking along 9th St. Auble decided to arrest one while Flammer would arrest the other. In the struggle, Auble was shot and died at a hospital about 6 hours later. At the time, he was the highest-ranking officer killed in the line of duty in LA, the longest-serving member of the LAPD with 21 years, and was the third LAPD officer to be killed. Officers eventually tracked down Sutherland who dropped his gun and drank cyanide as officers approached.)

Auble 3 sign (Auble's funeral was held on Sept. 12, 1908, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, which was filled to capacity with more than 3,000 additional mourners gathered outside. In addition to city officials, civic and business leaders, and members of the LAPD, representatives of police departments from around the area, from San Diego to Oakland, attended the service. A procession of 21 cars traveled to Inglewood Park Cemetery for the burial. In May 2014, the LAPD unveiled a series of memorial street signs, one for each of the more than 200 officers who have died in the line of duty, posted at or near the locations where each of the officers were killed. Auble's sign is located on the east side of Grand Avenue, just south of 9th Street (possibly now removed).)

Auble Walter (Capt. Walter Auble started working for the LA Police Department, and in July 1903, he was promoted to captain, in charge of the patrol department. In June 1904, Auble was investigating a major gambling operation in Chinatown and stationed several officers nearby, then climbed to the roof of the building and observed the gambling operation through a skylight. He removed a metal screen and crashed through the skylight. When the gamblers ran for the exits, the waiting officers moved in, and 35 men were arrested. Auble's work enforcing the city’s liquor ordinances riled the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association, which demanded his resignation. Members of the group complained about hefty fines and lost licenses due to Auble's strict enforcement of the law. However, he had the support of the department and was appointed to be chief of police after the current chief retired.)

August Joseph (Joseph August was a cinematographer whose first film was Lure of the Violin in 1913. He was picked by western star William S. Hart to shoot over 40 of Hart's westerns. Nominated for an oscar for Gunga Din (1939) and Portrait of Jennie (1948), other films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and They Were Expendable.)

Baker Chet (Chet Baker was a jazz trumpeter, who early in his career played with Stan Getz and Charlie Parker. A heroin addiction resulted in prison and expulsion from several European countries. He died in an accidental fall.)

Barker Reginald (Reginald Barker was a director and writer, known for directing Civilization (1916), The Bargain (1914). The Coward (1915) and his last film, Forbidden Heaven in 1935.)

Bell Ricky (Ricky Bell was a college football player at USC and led the nation in rushing in 1975. He was runner-up for the Heisman trophy, and was the first-round pick of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.)

Bennard George (George Bennard was a hymn composer and preacher, best known for The Old Rugged Cross. He was active in the Salvation Army and preached throughout the US and Canada. He retired to Reed City MI, which maintains a museum dedicated to his life and ministry.)

Bergen Edgar (Edgar Bergen was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist (even on the radio), with dummies named Charlie McCarthy and slow-witted Mortimer Snerd. Father of actress Candace Bergen.)

Berger Walter (Wally Berger was a MLB outfielder who played for four NL teams, primarily the Boston Braves. Berger was the NLs starting centerfielder in baseball's first All-Star Game. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial 1930 season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until 1987. He also led the league in HRs and RBIs in 1935, and went on to become the seventh NL player to hit 200 career home runs.)

Bern Paul (Paul Bern co-produced the 1932 best picture, Grand Hotel. It was released 6 days after his death, which was ruled a suicide. He had been married for only 2 months to actress Jean Harlow.)

Berry Richard (Richard Berry gained fame with his song Louie, Louie, which the FBI futily investigated for obscene lyrics.)

Booth Margaret (Margaret Booth started as a film editor for DW Griffith. Films include Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, for which she was nominated for an oscar), Camille (1936), A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Way We Were (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), and Seems Like Old Times (1980). She earned executive producer credit on The Slugger's Wife in 1985 when she was 87 years old. She was awarded an Academy Honorary Award 1978 for her work in film editing, the Women in Film Crystal Award in 1983, and the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1990.)

Bostock Lyman (Lyman Bostock was a baseball player with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Though a lifetime .311 hitter, in a slump and hitting only .150 for the month of April 1978, he attempted to return his salary, stating he did not earn it., and eventually donated it to charity. He was shot and killed in his hometown of Gary, Indiana, by the jealous husband of a woman Lyman had met only 20 minutes earlier.)

Bradley Tom (Tom Bradley was the first (and so far, only) black mayor of Los Angeles, serving 20 years. He ran for governor twice, losing both times to George Deukmejian.)

Britton Layne (Layne Britton was a make-up artist and actor in Hollywood from 1939 until 1989. He worked with many notable actors and musicians, such as Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, John Belushi, John Candy and Jane Russell.)

Brown Charles (Charles Brown was a blues singer and pianist. His hits include Driftin' Blues and Merry Christmas Baby.)

Brown Nacio (Nacio Brown was a composer, writing Broadway Melody, You Are My Lucky Star, Broadway Rhythm, Temptation, and most-famously Singin' in the Rain from The Hollywood Revue of 1929, later made famous by Gene Kelly.)

Bullock John (After various acquisitions and reorganizations, Bullock's stores disappeared in 1996.)

Bullock John (John G Bullock, near the glow.)

Bullock John (John G Bullock started Bullock's department store in 1907, and later acquired I Magnin. The Bullock's family gate is normally closed, though I found it open today :-))

Busby Jheryl (Jheryl Busby worked at Stax Records, A&M Records and Casablanca Records before becoming the President and CEO of Motown Records.)

Byrd William (William Byrd, who was deaf but could read lips and speak clearly, played the disk jockey in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God, and a few other bit parts.)

Campbell Bebe (Bebe Campbell was the author of three NY Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me. She also was on NPR radio.)

Cardini Cesare (Cesare Cardini was an Italian American restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner, who is credited with creating the Caesar salad.)

Cassidy Ed (Ed Cassidy was an actor, almost exclusively in westerms, frequently playing a sheriff or boss. Credits include Winds of the Wasteland (1936), Man from Music Mountain (1938) and Navajo Kid (1945).)

Charles Ray (Ray Charles was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings. He started losing his sight at age 5 and was blind by age 7.)

Cleveland James (Reverend James Edward Cleveland was a gospel singer, musician, and composer, known as the King of Gospel music. He helped create the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, modern soul, pop, and jazz in arrangements for mass choirs. Cleveland appeared on hundreds of recordings, won 4 Grammy Awards, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.)

Cochran Johnnie (Johnnie Cochran was an attorney, most famous for his quote from the OJ Simpson trial - 'if they don't fit you must acquit'.)

Codona (The Codonas were a circus trapeze family. Leitzle died in a fall when one of of the rings broke, as shown on the statue.)

Codona (Alfredo Codona.)

Codona Family (The Codona family were trapeze artists in the Ringling circus.)

Codona Lalo (Lalo Codona.)

Codona Leitzel (Leitzel Codona.)

Codona Leitzel (Leitzel Codona.)

Codona Leitzel (Leitzel Codona.)

Codona Victoria (Victoria Codona.)

Cord Errett (Errett Cord founded the Cord Corporation a holding company for other companies such as Auburn, Cord, Lycoming; Duesenberg, NY Shipbuilding; Checker Cab; Stinson and American Airways.)

Cornero Tony (Tony Cornero was a bootlegger and gambling entrepreneur in Southern California from the 1920s through the 1950s. During his varied career, he bootlegged liquor into Los Angeles, ran gambling ships in international waters, and legally operated casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. He survived 4 bullets to the stomach, but died under suspicious circumstances, possibly poisoned.)

Cowens Al (Alfred Cowens, Jr. was a right fielder in MLB from 1974-86. He played for the Kansas City Royals (1974–79), California Angels (1980), Detroit Tigers (1980–81) and Seattle Mariners (1982–86). His best season was 1977, batting .312 with 23 HRs and 112 RBIs, earnng a Golden Glove, and finishing second to Rod Carew for the American League MVP . n 1979, Texas pitcher Ed Farmer hit Cowens, breaking Cowens' jaw and several teeth. Cowens would miss 21 games. The following year, Cowens hit an infield grounder against Farmer. As Farmer watched the infielder make the play, Cowens ran to mound and tackled the Farmer instead of running to first base. Cowens was suspended for 7 games. He later was a scout.)

Crawford Sam (Sam Crawford, nicknamed Wahoo Sam, was a baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers from 1899 to 1917. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957. He holds records for triples in a career (309), and inside-the-park home runs in a season (12) and second best all-time with (51). He was the first to lead both the AL and NL in home runs (1901 and 1908).)

Crayton PeeWee (Connie Curtis Crayton was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer. One of his first recordings was the instrumental, Blues After Hours, which reached #1 in the Billboard R&B chart.)

De Milo Cardella (Cardella DeMilo was s singer and late in life, an actress. She is known for 1981's Gimme Whatcha Promised Me, and appearances included 2 episodes of Sanford and Son, and Blackenstein in 1973, and as Ella Fitzgerald in 1999's TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.)

Derthick Hazel (Hazel Derthick was a little person at 4 ft 2in. She was a stand-in for Jerry Mathers on Leave It to Beaver for almost 5 years, and for other child actors such as Margaret O'Brien in films including the Sound of Music, Pygmy Island, Dance with Me Henry, and The Bad Seed. She and her husband appeared in the Wizard of Oz, earning $5 per day.)

Dixon Clarence (Clarence Dixon was a baritone singer and founding member of the Doo-Wop musical group, The Four Knights. They started out as a black gospel group, then changed direction to rhythm and blues. Their first single on Decca was Just in Case You Change Your Mind. They toured, headlined at the Apollo in New York, and appeared on TV shows such as Perry Como, Ed Sullivan and Red Skelton. Hits included The Glory of Love, That's All There Is to That, My Personal Possession, and O Falling Star.)

Dixon Julian (Julian Dixon served in the US Army from 1957 to 1960, and was later elected to the California State Assembly as a Democrat in 1972, and served for three terms. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1978. He chaired the rules committee at the 1984 DNC and the ethics probe into Speaker Jim Wright. Dixon won re-election to the 107th United States Congress, but died of a heart attack in December 2000.)

Duncan William (William Duncan was a leading star in the early film industry, in over a 170 films. When Duncan joined Vitagraph, his contract was worth $1,000,000 a year, making him the highest-paid performer of his time. Credits include Told in Colorado (1911), Monte Crisco (1912), Man of Mite (1919), Playing It Wild (1922), The Steel Trail (1923), and The Fast Express (1924). After directing for a time, he reappeared in supporting roles in the 1930s, most notably as Buck Peters in the popular Hopalong Cassidy film series.)

Ellis Dock (Dock Ellis Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed pitcher 1968-79, most notably with the Pittsburgh Pirates that won five NL Eastern titles in six years 1970-75 and the World Series in 1971. Ellis was the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game in 1971. Ellis also played for the Yankees, Athletics, Rangers and Mets. Ellis had a 138–119 record, a 3.46 ERA, and 1,136 strikeouts. Ellis threw a no-hitter on June 12, 1970, and later stated that he was under the influence of LSD at the time and acknowledged after his retirement that he had never pitched without the use of drugs. After going into treatment, Ellis remained sober and devoted the remainder of his life to counseling others with substance use disorders in treatment centers and prisons. In 1976, he joined the Yankees and helped them to the American League pennant, and was named the league's Comeback Player of the Year.)

Fazenda Louise (Louise Fazenda worked for a dentist, a candy store owner, and a tax collector before becoming an actress, mostly in silent comedy films with Max Asher and Bobby Vernon, then Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Her last film was The Old Maid in 1939. In 1954 Fazenda paid the hospital bill for the victim of a car accident, subsidized the studies of a law student. and donated time with kids at the UCLA Medical Center. She was married to producer Hal Wallis.)

Field Madalynne (Madalynne Field was a comedic actress in film shorts at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and elsewhere through the 20s and mid-30s. Many roles were credited as Fat Girl or Big Girl. She was married to director Walter Lang.)

Fields Jaime (Jaime Fields was the captain of the Lynwood High School football team, played for the Washington Huskies, and went pro, playing for the Kansas City Chiefs as a linebacker from 1993 to 1994. He was known primarily for his versatility. He retired from playing football in 1997.)

Fitzgerald Ella (Ella Fitzgerald was primarily a jazz singer, with a 3-octave range. She won 13 Grammy's and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George Bush.)

Flood Curtis (Baseball player Curt Flood was a center fielder, and batted over .300 six times, and led the NL in hits (211) in 1964. Flood became one of the pivotal figures in the sport's labor history when he refused to accept a trade, though he lost the lawsuit.)

FlyOver (Inglewood Park is under the LAX flight path.)

Foulger Byron (Byron Foulger was a character actor in 100's of movies and TV shows. He performed as the serpent with Mae West in a (then) racy Adam and Eve radio sketch on the Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy show which resulted in West being banned from the airwaves.)

Foulger Dorothy (As Dorothy Adams, she had 164 acting credits, frequently in downtrodden or careworn roles as servants, maids, or hard-working pioneering types. Films include The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Killing (1956) and as a slave in The Ten Commandments (1956). She was in TV's Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Leave It To Beaver, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke.)

Fulson Lowell (Lowell Fulson was a big-voiced blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. Early on, he formed a band with Ray Charles and Stanley Turrentine. Popular songs include Three O'Clock Blues, Everyday I Have the Blues, Lonesome Christmas; Reconsider Baby, Black Nights, and Tramp.)

George Cassietta (Cassietta George was a gospel singer and composer. George was a member of The Caravans, the most popular touring gospel group from the late '50s to the mid-'60s. She later launched a successful solo career, recording over 16 albums albums. She was nominated for a Grammy in 1969 and 1979 for Best Soul Gospel Performance.)

Gibson Hoot (Edmund 'Hoot' Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer. His nickname devolved from 'Hoot Owl'.)

Gilliam Jim (Jim Gilliam was a baseball player, and was the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year. He scored over 100 runs in each of his first four seasons. He became one of the first African-American coaches.)

Grable Betty (Betty Grable was a pin-up poster girl during WWII. She starred in comedies and musicals, and was the highest-paid Hollywood star in 1947.)

Grofe Ferde (Ferde Grofe; was a composer and arranged George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue, and wrote the Grand Canyon Suite.)

Gunter Cornell (Cornell Gunter joined the Coasters after they moved to New York, famously singing the #1 Yakety-Yak. He and the other Coasters are in the Hall of Fame. He was shot in his car.)

Guy Mike (Big Mike Guy.)

Haines Donald (Donald Haines was a child actor with recurring appearances in the Our Gang series from 1930 to 1933, then with Hal Roach Studios in East Side Kids, Boys of the City, That Gang of Mine, Pride of the Bowery, Flying Wild, Bowery Blitzkrieg, and Spooks Run Wild. He enlisted in the US Army Air Forces on Dec 10, 1941, and was killed in action in North Africa.)

Hairston Jester (Jester Hairston was a composer, songwriter, and actor. His compositions include Amen, a gospel-tinged theme from Lilies of the Field and a hit for The Impressions, and the Christmas song Mary's Boy Child.)

Harris Robin (Robin Harris was a comedian and actor, known for his recurring comic sketch about Bebe's Kids. He was in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Harlem Nights.)

Hinds Samuel (Samuel Hinds played Peter Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, was in You Can't Take It With You, Destry Rides Again, and the Abbott & Costello films Buck Privates, Ride 'Em Cowboy and Pardon My Sarong.)

Hinds Samuel (The Hinds family niches.)

HopeSchoolKids (In 1924, fire in the Hope Development School killed 23 of 41 girls housed there, as well as the matron and her son, and injured 18 others. The wooden building had no fire exits or lights, and windows could not be opened in the effort to keep the girls from wandering out or leaving. Nearly three weeks after the fire, Josephine Barthelemy, 16, confessed she had set the fire. She had the intelligence level of an 8-year-old, and was eventually placed in the Hope School in April 1924, a month before the fire. Her plan was that if the school burned down, the girls "would be allowed to go home. And then we'd get an automobile and all go for a nice ride." When the fire started to spread, Josephine helped several other girls to safety, and she suffered minor burns.)

Humes Helen (Helen Humes made a blues album at age 14, and another 2 years later. She finished school and had a variety of jobs before singing with the Al Sears band at the Cotton Club in Cincinnati. She started singing with Count Basie in 1939, leaving in 1942. She produced some solo works and movie sound tracks, and can be seen in Jivin' In Be-Bop. Her career was on-and-off from the 50's onward, with a resurgence after performing at 1973's Newport Jazz Festival..)

Hyman Flo (Flo Hyman was a volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She died during a volleyball match in Japan, as a result of Marfan syndrome.)

Inglewood Maus (Inglewood Park mausoleum.)

James Etta (Etta James, most famous for singing At Last, won six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She is in the Rock & Roll HOF, the Blues HOF, and the Grammy HOF.)

James Sylvester (Sylvester James was a singer of soul, disco, and gospel. He often cross-dressed, and was later known as Queen of Disco. He, and his single You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), are in the Dance Music HOF.)

Jamison Bud (As Bud Jamison, he was an actor whose husky build and willingness to participate in messy slapstick and rowdy action guaranteed him work in silent comedies. In 1915 he was a member of Charlie Chaplin's stock company at Essanay studio. He moved to the Hal Roach studio, playing hot-tempered comic foils for Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel. He later worked in Universal Pictures' short-comedies, and in Mack Sennett comedies. As a Christian Scientist, he refused treatment for kidney cancer.)

Jeffries Jim (James Jackson Jeffries was a world heavyweight boxing champion in 1899. He retired undefeated in 1905. He later came back, but was defeated in the title fight with Jack Johnson.)

Jenks Frank (Frank Jenks worked in vaudeville, on stage and in films and TV. He usually played fast talking reporters, cops, cabbies, drunks and similar roles, most notable in 1940s His Girl Friday, Other films included You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, Corregidor, Rosie the Riveter, and Christmas in Connecticut. TV appearances included the Roy Rogers show, Boston Blackie, the Life of Riley, and Perry Mason.)

Jones Ken (Ken Jones was a newscaster, and reported on the 1965 Watts riots, and assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968. He and his wife published, SOUL, a black entertainment newsmagazine.)

Kardashian Robert (Robert Kardashian was one of OJ Simpson's friends and lawyers, and father of the celebrity Kardashian women.)

Kennedy Merna (Merna Kennedy acted in The Circus (1928), Red-Haired Alibi (1932) and The Big Chance (1933). She was married and divorced musical director Busby Berkeley. She died from a heart attack at age 36.)

Lane Allan (Allan Lane had a slow acting start but was a hit in 1938's The Law West of Tombstone and in RCMP Sergeant Dave King, but was most-famous (though uncredited by choice) as the talking voice for the horse in Mister Ed.)

Lang Walter (Walter Lang started as a clerk with a production company, working up to assistant director, and directing his first film in 1926. He tried, unsuccessfully, to be an artist Paris for a few years before returning to Hollywood. He directed State Fair, Moon Over Miami, Coney Island, There's No Business Like Show Business, and Desk Set. Lang ended his career in 1961 with Snow White and the Three Stooges. He directed 6 actors to oscar nominations - Clifton Webb - Sitting Pretty, Dan Dailey - When My Baby Smiles at Me, Susan Hayward - With a Song in My Heart, Thelma Ritter - With a Song in My Heart, Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr - The King and I.)

Lee Gypsy Rose (Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer, famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author and playwright, whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film 'Gypsy'.)

LittleMouse (The Little Mouse was the nickname of Norman Spencer Chaplin, son of Charlie Chaplin and Mildred Harris. He only lived a few days.)

Lynn Lois (In 1924, fire in the Hope Development School killed 23 of the 41 girls housed there, as well as the matron and her son, and injured 18 others. The wooden building had no fire exits or lights, and windows could not be opened in the effort to keep the girls from wandering out or leaving.)

Martin DUrville (D'Urville Martin was an actor and director. He appeared in Black Like Me, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Black Charley. He was also in the first 2 pilots of All In The Family.)

Mattraw Scotty (Scotty Mattraw was a supporting actor in The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927), Quick Triggers (1928). and In Old Chicago (1937), among others, and was the voice of Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). He last appeared in The Grapes of Wrath.)

McKinley Mon (Just a nice monument.)

McMullin Fred (Fred McMullin was a baseball player with unremarkable stats as a utility infielder, but is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. He became a part of the conspiracy when he overheard players' conversations and threatened to report them unless included. McMullin was also Chicago's advance scout for the World Series, which may explain how and why he earned an equal share in the winnings ($5,000) from the fix. He and others were banned for life by the Commisioner.)

Meyer Louis (Louis Meyer was an American racer and was the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, in 1928, 1933 and 1936. He started the tradition of drinking milk (buttermilk at the time) in victory lane.)

Monnette Mervin (Mervin Monnette rose to be president of the Second National Bank of Bucyrus (Ohio) before losing his fortune and leaving town and his creditors in 1900. His 1904 gold strike in Nevada made enough money to pay off his debts. In 1907, he and his partner struck silver and shipped the largest amount that year from a mine thought to be depleted. In California, Monnette became president of the American National Bank of Los Angeles, which later through a series of mergers became Bank Of America.)

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Moore Cleo (Cleo Moore was a pin-up girl, then acted in B movies and attained a sort of cult stardom. She never developed into Columbia Studios new version of Marilyn Monroe or Rita Hayworth, and was overshadowed by Kim Novak. In the mid-50's, Moore starred in One Girl's Confession, The Other Woman, and Women's Prison, and retired after 1957's Hit and Run. She married developer Herbert Heftler in 1961, and became successful in real estate. She died in her sleep,)

Morrison Ernest (Sunshine Sammy was a child actor and was the only black member of the East Side Kids. He was also an original Our Gang kid, sidekick to Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard, a vaudeville dancer, and band leader.)

Moten Patrick (Patrick Moten was a songwriter, arranger, producer and pianist. He co-wrote Bobby Womack's If You Think You're Lonely Now, and Mariah Carey's We Belong Together, and wrote for Anita Baker.)

Mundin Herbert (Herbert Mundin was a character actor, most famous as Much the Miller in Robin Hood. He was in Mutiny on the Bounty, and David Copperfield. He served in the Royal Navy during WWI.)

Offenhauser Fred (Fred Offenhauser was an automotive engineer and mechanic who designed the Offenhauser racing engine. During one stretch, Offy engines were used by 24 of 27 Indianapolis 500 winners.)

Overall Orval (Orval Overall was an MLB pitcher, winning 18 games in his 1905 rookie year with Cincinnati. In 1906, he went 12–3 for the Cubs on the way to the NL pennant. In 1907, he went 23–7 with eight shutouts and a 1.68 ERA, and won a game in the World Series. He won 2 games in the 1908 World Series, with a shut-out in the last game. In 1909, he won 20 games with a career-low in ERA of 1.42, and led the NL in strikeouts with 205.)

Page LaWanda (Known as LaWanda Page, Alberta's most famous acting role was as Aunt Esther in the 1970s TV sitcom Sanford and Son which starred her longtime friend Redd Foxx. She also was in Amen, Martin, 227, Family Matters, and Diff'rent Strokes.)

Parsons John (Johnnie Parsons was an American race driver. In 1949, he finished second in the Indy 500, and won in 1950. He raced in 12 consecutive Indy 500’s.)

Pennick Jack (Ronald Jack Pennick was an actor, after working as a gold miner. He was in over 140 films, appearing in dozens of John Ford's movies. He also drilled the military extras in The Alamo.)

Ploughshares Mon (Ploughshare monument.)

Preston Billy (Billy Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame as a session musician for Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later as a solo artist with Space Race, Will It Go Round in Circles and Nothing from Nothing.)

Reicher Frank (Frank Reicher was an actor, director and producer. He played Captain Englehorn in King Kong, and was in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye.)

Riskin Robert (Robert Riskin wrote screenplays include oscar-nominated screenplays for Lady for a Day, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It with You, and Here Comes the Groom. He won the oscar for 1934's It Happened One Night.)

Robinson Sugar Ray (Sugar Ray Robinson was a boxer, and was 85-0 as an amateur. Pro in 1940, by 1951 was 128-1-2. He was the welterweight champ from '46 to '51, and middleweight champ in '51. After retirement, he came back and won the middleweight title in 1955.)

Rogers LaTasha (LaTasha Sheron Rogers, better known as rapper MC Trouble, was the first female rapper signed to Motown Records. She died in her sleep after an epileptic seizure which was caused by a brain tumor.)

Romero Cesar (Actor Cesar Romero was the distinguished Latin lover of musicals and romantic comedies, and The Cisco Kid in low-budget westerns. He may be best remembered as the Joker on the 60s TV's Batman series.)

Ryan Tommy (Tommy Ryan was a welterweight and middleweight champion boxer who fought from 1887-1907. His won-lost record is 86-3-6. He also coached heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries.)

Salvation Army Graves (Salvation Army section.)

Salvation Army Graves (Salvation Army section.)

Selbie Evelyn (Evelyn Selbie acted early in her career in plays like Human Hearts and The Cat and the Canary. She then went to San Francisco, San Diego, and Alaska. Beginning in 1912, Selbie worked with Western Essanay Company and began her movie as the leading lady of Broncho Billy Anderson. Her silent movie credits include The Squaw Man, which was the first Hollywood production of Cecil B. De Mille. She was in 1949s The Doolins of Oklahoma, was in the Fu Manchu film serials and worked in radio.)

Shaw Frank (Frank L. Shaw was the first mayor of a major American city to be recalled from office, for corruption, in 1938. He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council and then the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. His administration was seen as one of the most corrupt in LA history, although he had some defenders and was never charged officially with any crime. During his term, the LA International Airport and the Slauson Avenue storm drain projects were developed, the LA Harbor became home base for the Pacific Fleet and the city employees' retirement system was begun. Union Station and the downtown Federal Building were constructed.)

Shepard Iva (Iva Shepard appeared in 58 silent movies though 1918, including A Friend of the Family, The Wife of Marcus, and The Sergeant. She appeared in two 1955 episodes of I Love Lucy.)

Short Dorothy (Dorothy Short was an film actress, mainly in low-budget Westerns and serials in the 1930s and 1940s. She married actor Dave O'Brien in 1936, and they appeared together in the low-budget movie Reefer Madness. She also appeared in another anti-marijuana film Assassin of Youth in 1937. She often appeared with her husband in 'B' pictures and the Pete Smith series of comedy shorts. After their divorce in 1954, Short retired from film acting.)

Sinclair Kenneth (Kenny Sinclair was a member of the doo-wop musical group The Six Teens. Their first hit was A Casual Look.)

Siringo Charles (Charles Siringo was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and wrote A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.)

Stephan Its Jack (Jack Stephan is still alive - just planning ahead. He heads the plumbing business that has the famous commercials where the announcer mispronounces his name, and it has the famous line "It's Jack Stephan....Jack Stephan!".)

Sutherland Dick (Dick Sutherland, born Archie Thomas Johnson, was a film actor, mostly during the silent era, in 76 roles. His crude, threatening-looking features were a result of acromegaly, and typecast him in menacing roles, frequently in comedies opposite Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy, Ben Turpin and Lloyd Hamilton.)

Talmadge Richard (Richard Talmadge was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. He started in Hollywood in 1910 as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, The Poor Millionaire, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure serial. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928). He never got rid of his German accent, and with the advent of talkies, he started working behind the cameras as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and Casino Royale.)

Thomas William (William Thomas played Buckwheat in the Our Gang films. He was in the Korean War, not WWII.)

Thornton Willie Mae (Willie Mae Thornton was a singer who sang the original Hound Dog, later popularized by Elvis Presley, and Ball and Chain, popularized by Janis Joplin.)

Torrence David (David Torrence acted in the silent films D'Urbervilles (1913) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). After a stint on stage, he acted in his first talkie, Disraeli (1929), and appeared in A Successful Calamity (1932), Voltaire (1933), Mutiny On The Bounty (1935) and Captain Blood (1935), and his last film Rulers of the Sea in 1939.)

Walker Aaron (Aaron Walker was a critically-acclaimed blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was the first musician recorded playing blues with the electric guitar. Rolling Stone ranked him at #47 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists.)

Wallace Roderick (Bobby Wallace played pro baseball from 1894 as a pitcher, eventually as an infielder, sporadically after 1912 through 1918. At almost 45 years of age upon retiring, he was the oldest short-stop, and player with the longest career never to play in the World Series. As a manager with St Louis and Cincinatti, he has a 62-105 record. He also umpired 111 games. He got in the Hall of Fame in 1953.)

Warth Theron (Theron Warth was a film editor on 25 films including Once Upon a Honeymoon, Around the World, The Saint's Double Trouble, The Captive City, Mr. Lucky, and Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious He also produced Blood on the Moon, Design for Death, Man Alive, and Back to Bataan.)

Washburn Lalomie (Lalomie Washburn was a backup singer with Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner and Chaka Khan. She wrote songs for and with Rufus & Chaka Khan, New Birth, Buddy Miles, The Brothers Johnson and Aretha Franklin. In 1977 she released her first album My Music is Hot. In 2005 she was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame.)

White Syreeta (Syreeta Wright was a Grammy-nominated singer, and first wife of Stevie Wonder.)

Whiting Napoleon

Williams Paul (Paul Williams was an architect mainly in Southern California. He designed the homes of numerous stars including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz, Lon Chaney, and Charles Correll. He also designed many public and private buildings.)

Young Carleton (Carleton G. Young played the lead in The Adventures of Ellery Queen, the role of Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo, the lead in The Whisperer, and was in Leave It to Beaver as Gilbert's father.)

Younger Paul (Tank Younger was a fullback and linebacker in the NFL from 1949-1958. In 1945, as a freshman at Grambling, Younger led the nation in scoring with 25 TDs. In his junior year, he rushed for 1,207 yards and scored 18 TDs. Younger also completed 43 of 73 pass attempts, 11 for TDs. He was voted Black College Football's Player of the Year. He was the first NFL player from a predominantly black college, and later was the first African American to become an NFL front-office administrator as scout and executive with the Rams until 1975, and first black assistant GM, with the San Diego Chargers 1975–1987.)

Glenn Roy (Roy E. Glenn, Sr. was a character actor, beginning in radio with The Amos 'n' Andy Show and The Jack Benny Show. He was in TV's Amos 'n' Andy Show. His movie credits include Kelly the Second (1936), Dark Manhattan (1937), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Carmen Jones (1954), Porgy and Bess (1959), The Sound and the Fury (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and most famously in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. His last movie appearance was in Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971).)

Kline Helen (Tiny Kline, born in Hungary as Helen Deutsch, came to the US with a dance troupe in 1905, living at the Clara de Hirsch home for immigrant girls. Starting as a burlesque dancer, she transitioned to perform in the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus as Tiny Duchée. She met rodeo trick rider Otto Kline (born Otto Kreinbrink) and they married two years later. After he died during a ride, she took over after learning acrobatic tricks, including the "aerial iron jaw act", where she would be suspended by the mouth on a long glide wire, and performed it over Times Square. She performed at Disney Night at the Hollywood Bowl in 1958, and Disney hired her again, age 70, in 1961, to be the flying Tinker Bell at Disneyland, gliding down from the Matterhorn to Sleeping Beauty's Castle during the fireworks show. She rode the bus to work for the next three years. Tiny left the bulk of her estate to the Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls.)

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