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Acosta Bert (Bert Acosta.)

Allard James (James Allard.)

Arthur Johnny (John Arthur had 25 years in vaudeville and English music halls before his movie debut in 1923. He starred in the 1925 horror spoof The Monster, and in a series of two-reelers for the Christie studio in the late 1920s. Arthur's heyday was in the pre-Production Code period 1929-1933 when he had a virtual monopoly on fussy, stereotypically gay characters.)

Banner Jill (Jill Banner was an actress, possibly best-known as Virginia, the "spider baby" in the 1964 (released in '68) cult horror-comedy Spider Baby. She also had roles as James Coburn's flower-child friend in The President's Analyst, and in TV's Dragnet. After working in real estate, she returned to acting and had a vague script-working relationship with Marlon Brando before her car-accident death.)

Bell Hank (Hank Bell, with his trademark long droopy mustache, acted in 400 roles, mostly uncredited in Westerns. Films include Flame of Barbary Coast (1945), 'Neath Western Skies (1929) and Code of the Cow Country (1927).)

Benaderet Bea (Bea Benaderet started out in radio including the Fibber McGee Show and Jack Benny Show, and ended on TV's Green Acres and Petticoat Junction.)

Bennett Belle (Belle Bennett starred in the silent films Stella Dallas, The Battle of the Sexes, and The Iron Mask. Her career virtually ended with talkies and she died in poverty, after a long battle with cancer.)

Best Willie (Willie Best starred alongside the Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, Laurel and Hardy, and three films with Shirley Temple. He also a musician and song writer. After a drug arrest ended his film career, he worked in TV before retiring.)

Bevans Clem (Clem Bevans was in vaudeville, and was a long-time actor on stage and at age 55 in film, usually playing eccentric, grumpy old men. He was in Young Tom Edison , Sergeant York, Hitchcock's Saboteur, The Yearling, and Harvey)

Boniface Symona (Symona Boniface acted in background roles until signing with Columbia in 1930, and began appearing in almost all of their comedy shorts, most frequently as a foil for The Three Stooges. Her haughty demeanor made her perfect for the stuffy grande dames whose lives were made miserable by the Stooges. This marker was provided by Stooge fans in 2005.)

Bridgeford Shirley Ann (Shirley Ann Bridgeford was the second victim of serial murderer Harvey Glatman.)

Brookins Walter (Walter Brookins.)

Bryan Arthur (Arthur Bryant was best known as the voice of 'Elmer Fudd' in the Warner Brothers cartoons, among others.)

Bryant Nana (Nana Bryant acted in Meet Nero Wolfe, Pennies From Heaven, Out West With the Hardys, Calling Dr. Gillespie, The Song of Bernadette, Ladies of the Chorus, The DuPont Story, The Outcast, and the role of Mrs. Nestor on TV's Our Miss Brooks.)

Byrd Richard (Famous pilot RE Byrd is not buried here.)

Campbell Mark (Mark Campbell.)

Canutt Yakima (Yakima Canutt started as a world champion rodeo rider, got into movie stunts including the drop from the horse in Stagecoach and the chariot race in Ben Hur, and also did second-unit directing.)

Carruthers John (John Carruthers.)

Chapman Lyle (Lyle Chapman was one of the original members of The Untouchables, the group put together by Elliott Ness to bring Chicago gangster Al Capone and his operation to a halt.)

Chief Yowlachie (Born Daniel Simmons, he started as bass in opera productions and performed on stage before entering films in 1925 with Tonio, Son of the Sierras. He took the name Chief Yowlachie, and appeared as Billy Jackrabbit in The Girl of the Golden West, Running Deer in 'White Eagle, Chief Yellow Feather in The Paleface, Cochise in The Last Outpost, and Harry Willowtree in The FBI Story.)

Cobb Edmund (Edmund Cobb acted in over 200 movies and serials, mostly westerns, but also Citizen Kane, The Glass Key, House of Frankenstein, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, The Egyptian, River of No Return, Lucy Gallant, The Amazing Colossal Man, The Last Hurrah, and his last film Johnny Reno.)

Collum John (John Collum is best known as Uh-huh from the Our Gang shorts of the 30s.)

Cooper George Melville (Melville Cooper played the Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn; and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, with Greer Garson.)

Corrado Gino (Gino Corrado acted in Intolerance, The Iron Mask, A Night at the Opera, The Great Dictator, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Holiday in Mexico, Arch of Triumph. and Three Coins in the Fountain.)

Corsault Aneta (Aneta Corsaut played Steve McQueen's girlfriend in The Blob, and Andy Griffith's girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show.)

Crane Richard (Richard Crane acted in the 1940s through the 1960s, and was the title character in the 1950s TV serial Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.)

Cravat Nick (Nick Cravat was stuntman and actor. Cravat met actor Burt Lancaster as children in NYCity and became lifelong friends. In the 1930s, they created an acrobatic act as Lang and Cravat. He was in the Lancaster films The Flame and the Arrow, The Crimson Pirate, King Richard and the Crusaders, Three Ring Circus, and Run Silent Run Deep. He was also the monster on the airplane wing in the famous Twilight Zone episode starring William Shatner.)

Day Richard (Richard Day was was an oscar--winning set designer on 17 films, art director on 245 films from 1922 to 1970 including Palmy Days, The Kid From Spain, The Call of the Wild, Swanee River, Blood and Sand, Roxie Hart, My Foolish Heart and a number of Charlie Chan movies. Nominated for 18 Oscars, he won for On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, This Above All, My Gal Sal, How Green Was My Valley, Dodsworth, and The Dark Angel.)

De RIta Joe (Joe DeRita was the last member of The Three Stooges as Curly Joe, not to be confused with Curly or Joe.)

Della-Vedowa Richard (Richard Della-Vedowa.)

Earhart Amelia (Amelia Earhart is not here, either.)

Eaton Warren (Warren Eaton.)

Edwards Cliff (Cliff Edwards was known as Ukulele Ike. He was the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Disney's Pinnochio and sang When You Wish Upon A Star in that movie.)

Elliott Robert (Robert Elliott was an actor, and played a detective in the first "100% All-Talking Picture", Lights of New York (1928). Other credits in minor roles include The Star Witness (1931), The Maltese Falcon (1931), Circumstantial Evidence (1935), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Made for Each Other (1939), Gone With the Wind (as a Yankee officer, 1939), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), and The Devil's Playground (1946).)

Farnum Franklyn (Franklyn Farnum was in vaudeville and silent movies, often appearing in Westerns. Later, he played minor roles, often uncredited, including The Clock, The Ghost Rider, Stagecoach, Monsieur Verdoux, Johnny Belinda, Sunset Blvd, Guys and Dolls, The Ten Commandments, and Witness for the Prosecution.)

Farr Karl Marx (Karl Farr played guitar for The Sons of the Pioneers. Younger brother of fellow "Son" Hugh Farr. Member of the Country Hall of Fame, Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.)

Garcia Ceferino (Ceferino Garcia was a Filipino boxer, and middleweight world champion in 1939. His record was 119 wins (KO 74) , 30 losses, 14 draws.)

George Gladys (Gladys George had her stage debut at age three, and appeared on Broadway in 1918. After several silent movies, she was in Straight Is the Way, and earned a best actress nomination for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie in 1936. At the end of the James Cagney movie The Roaring Twenties, she delivered the film's famous line - He used to be a big shot .)

George Gorgeous (Gorgeous George was the legally-changed name of the famous wrestler who entered the ring via a personal red carpet, accompanied by music spotlights, and enough theatrics to make Vince McMahon proud.)

Giorgi Fedorico (Fedorico Giorgi was a sculptor.)

Giorni Portal (He designed the Portal of the Folded Wings, shown in the background. It is now a shrine, holding the graves of several aviation pioneers.)

Grave Flowers (Flowers.)

Halop Florence (Florence Halop began on radio series in the 1940s, then to TV in the early 1950s. Halop guest starred on various TV series including Meet Millie, I Love Lucy, I Spy, That Girl, Barney Miller, Soap and Different Strokes, though best known as Bailiff Florence Kleiner on Night Court and as Mrs. Hufnagel on St. Elsewhere.)

Hardy Oliver (He is most famous from the series comedies made with partner Stan Laurel.)

Hardy Oliver Wall (Oliver Hardy was a talented singer as a young boy, and by the age of 8, he was performing in local minstrel shows. In 1910, he ran a movie theater, while studying law in preparation for a law career. But in 1913, he got a chance to act the movie Outwitting Dad in 1913, and he never turned back from acting.)

Harline Leigh (Leigh Hartline was a musical director for a local LA radio station. He then arranged and scored Disney's Silly Symphonies cartoons. He composed film tunes I'm Wishing, Whistle While You Work, Heigh Ho, and Some Day My Prince Will Come. He earned an oscar for Pinocchio's song When You Wish Upon a Star. After Disney, he was nominated for six other film scores including TV.)

Harvey Harry (Harry Harvey appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway stage, then was a character actor over 300 films and TV episodes. He co-starred with John Wayne in The Oregon Trail, Old Overland Trail, Wyoming Renegades, and with Chuck Connors in Ride Beyond Vengeance. He played Sheriff Tom Blodgett in 53 episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.)

Hodgins Earle (Earle Hodgins was typecast in mostly western, appearing in over 330 films and TV shows between 1932 and 1963. He began as a narrator and doing voiceovers for cartoons, making his film debut in Hell's House, then Paradise Canyon, The Old Chisholm Trail, Sheriff of Wichita, Up in Smoke and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. TV included The Cisco Kid, The Range Rider, Wild Bill Hickok, Have Gun Will Travel, and Gunsmoke.)

Holford Fred (Fred Holford.)

Imhoff Roger (Roger Imhoff was an actor, noted for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), This Gun for Hire (1942) and Drums Along the Mohawk (1939). His marker is immediately above comedian Oliver Hardy's.)

IngramAlice (Alice Ingram did some work in film editing and bit acting roles, then later starred in husband Rex Ingram's film Hearts Are Trumps, then The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Conquering Power, Scaramouche, Mare Nostrum, and The Three Passions.)

Jones Tiny (Tiny Jones acted in several films with director John Ford, including her first, The Iron Horse, and her last, The Quiet Man. Other films include The Little Minister, Mutiny on the Bounty, Shall We Dance, The Buccaneer, A Christmas Carol, Drums Along the Mohawk, How Green Was My Valley, None But the Lonely Heart, Crack-Up, The Lady From Shanghai, and The Snake Pit.)

Kennedy Fred (Fred Kennedy was a stuntman/actor known for Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). He broke his neck during a stunt, which is included in some versions of Horse Soldiers.)

Key Kathleen (Kathleen Key played ingenues and then vamps in films of the 1920's, including as Tirzah in Ben-Hur (1925), The Sea Hawk, Revelation, Money Talks, The Phantom of the North, and Klondike Annie. Famously trashed Buster Keaton's dressing room when he wanted to break off their affair.)

King Charles Criswell (Charles Criswell King, known professionally as Criswell, is most famous as the narrator of Ed Wood's so-bad-it's-good movie Plan 9 From Outer Space.)

Kinner Bert (Bert Kinner.)

Knabenshue Roy (Roy Knabenshue.)

Kosloff Theodore (Theodore Kosloff was a Russian-born ballet dancer, choreographer and silent-movie actor, mostly directed by CB DeMille. His thick accent ended his career in talkies.)

Lackteen Frank (Frank Lackteen made his film debut in 1916. The beady-eyed, holow-cheeked Lackteen played the heavy in scores of silent serials and B westerns, often playing Indians and outlaws. His exotic accent proved a plus in talkies and he brought his mastery of menace to everything from Cecil B. DeMille epics to Three Stooges comedies.)

Lowery Robert (Robert Lowery was a singer with the Slats Randall Orchestra in the early 1930s, played minor league baseball with the Kansas City Blues, then got into acting. During the 40's, he appeared in The Mark of Zorro, The Mummy's Ghost, and Dangerous Passage. Later appearances were in The Homesteaders, The Parson and the Outlaw, Young Guns of Texas, and Johnny Reno.)

Ludlum Edward (Edward Ludlum was primarily a stage director, then in TV with Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Mike Hammer, and Whispering Smith.)

Lufkin Samuel (Sam Lufkin began his career in the 1920s, at Hal Roach Studios where he made over 60 films, many of which were Laurel and Hardy comedies such as Battling Orioles, Sugar Daddies, Liberty, That's My Wife. and County Hospital. His credits include The Mystery Man, Saps at Sea, Batman, Sister Kenny, and Law of the Badlands.)

Luisi James (James Luisi was Lt Doug Chapman on the Rockford Files, and was a repeater on TVs Santa Barbara.)

Maynard Kermit (Kermit Maynard did trick riding stunts and doubled for many actors including his own brother Ken Maynard. He appeared as a star in a number of his own movies on the silent screen, then in talkies making a series as a Canadian Mounted policeman.)

McDaniel Sam (Sam McDaniel was mostly uncredited in over 200 movies, and was oscar-winner Hattie McDaniels brother.)

McQueen Elizabeth (Elizabeth McQueen.)

Melford George (George Melford was a film director. After 30 films at Kalem Studios, he was hired by Jesse Lasky to direct feature films in 1915. He was a founding member of the Motion Picture Directors Association in that year. Melford's most-famous movie is 1921's The Sheik with Rudy Valentino. He also directed the Spanish-language version of Dracula using a different cast and shot at night on the same set as the Bela Lugosi version. Melford also acted, mostly uncredited, in over 100 roles.)

Mickelson Paul (Paul Mickelson was the long-time composer and organist for evangelist Billy Graham.)

Mitchell Billy (Nor is Billy Mitchell.)

Moisant John (John Moisant.)

Moisant Matilde (Matilde Moisant.)

Moreland Mantan (After vaudeville, Mantan Moreland acted in That's the Spirit, The Green Pastures, Up in the Air, The Scarlet Clue, The Sky Dragon, The Patsy, Watermelon Man, and The Young Nurses. On TV he was in Hallmark Hall of Fame, Adam-12, Julia, and The Bill Cosby Show.)

Morris Mittie (Mittie Morris, known as Mother Morris, was a social reformer.)

Murfin Jane (Jane Murfin was a writer or co-writer on more than 60 films including The Little Women (1933), The Women (1939), Pride and Prejudice (1940), and Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941). She produced and directed a few silent films in the 1920's. Married to actor Donald Crisp.)

Murray Mae (Mae Murray was a dancer from childhood and first gained notice on Broadway as Vernon Castle's partner in About Town (1906). Two years later she joined the Ziegfeld Follies as a chorus girl. Known as the girl with the bee sting lips, she was in great demand in the silent era.)

Nelson Nels (Nels Nelson played a Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz, and was in Lady In the Dark, The Court Jester, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, and Daniel Boone.)

Osborne Vivienne (Vivienne Osborne was a stage and screen actress. While performing in Ziegfeld's musical of the Three Musketeers, she turned down a role offered by Douglas Fairbanks for his sequel to the Three Musketeers movie to continue her Broadway career. She later had supporting roles in films including Two Seconds (1932), Supernatural (1933), and I Accuse My Parents (1944). She left the industry in 1946.)

Pierce Charles Henry (Lt Charles Henry Pierce earned a Medal of Honor in the Phillipines in 1899.)

Polo Eddy (Edward Wyman was a circus strongman and acrobat before he drifted into films as a stuntman at Universal in 1913. In 1915 Polo became the first man to parachute from the top of the Eiffel Tower, and he later set an altitude record for parachuting from a plane.)

Portal (It is now the Portal of the Folded Wings, a memorial to early-aviation pioneers. The building once was the entrance to the memorial park.)

Portal Flowers (You can still enter the memorial park here, but you must drive around the monument rather than through it.)

Portal Markers (Grave markers of famous aviation pioneers.)

Portal Shuttle (At the rear of Valhalla memorial park is this building from 1924.)

Portal Sign (Portal sign.)

Powers Tom (Tom Powers was an actor. starting with Vitagraph at age 21, in 1911. In 1917, he focused his career on broadway, not returning to film until playing Barbara Stanwyck's doomed husband in 1944's Double Indemnity. His last film, The Go-Getter (1956), was released after his death.)

Price Lucille Hardy (Lucille Price Hardy. In 1975, Lucille and Stan's widow, Ida Laurel, won a ruling that heirs to estates of celebrities own advertising and trade rights of the celebrity name.)

Rice Jack (Jack Rice was an actor, known for A Blasted Event (1934), Dummy Ache (1936), and Duck Soup (1942). He was a regular on the Blondie series of films in the 1940s as Ollie.)

Rosenbloom Maxie (Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom was the light-heavyweight boxing champ from 1930-34. He later acted and operated nightclubs.)

Russell Gail (Gail Russell had no acting experience but was signed by Paramount out of high school based on her looks. She peaked when co-starring with John Wayne in Angel and the Badman. Alcohol, used to get over her shyness, contributed to her early death.)

Saylor Syd (Syd Saylor was an actor, starring as George in the "George" series of shorts, and mainly uncredited as the cowboy sidekick and similar roles in 395 films and TV series between 1926 and 1962. Saylor was also the second television "Bozo the Clown". Appeared in Horse Feathers, King Kong, The Call of the Wild, Topper, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Snake Pit, Cheaper By The Dozen, and TVs' Rin Tin Tin, and Maverick.)

Sears Allan (Allan Sears acted in silent films including The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916), Heart o' the Hills (1919) and Editions de Luxe (1915). Due to his height and square jaw, he was usually credited (if at all) as "henchman". His last role was in Cattle Raiders (1938).)

Shuttle Jet (A shuttle model in front of the Portal of the Folded Wings. Valhalla memorial park is located next to Bob Hope airport in Burbank.)

Smith Hilder (Hilder Smith.)

Smith James (James Smith.)

Speechly George (George Speechly.)

Squier Carl (Carl Squier.)

Stevenson James (James Stevenson.)

Sul-Te-Wan Madame (Madame Sul-Te-Wan was an actress in east coast theatrical companies, then in films as a character actress. She appeared in Birth of a Nation, and Intolerance. Sul-Te-Wan was the first African American actor to sign a film contract and be a featured performer. 1986, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.)

Sykes Richard (Richard Sykes.)

Taylor Charles (Charles Taylor.)

Trout Bobbi (Bobbi Trout.)

Twitchell Archie (Archie Twitchell was an actor in westerns, and a licensed pilot. After his movie career, he flew for Lockheed, and was copilot on a DC-7 test-flight that had a mid-air collision and crashed into a junior high school.)

Vickers Martha (Martha Vickers was an actress and model, best remembered for her role of Carmen Sternwood, the younger sister, in The Big Sleep. She was Mickey Rooney's third wife.)

War Memorial (War monument at Valhalla memorial park.)

Washington Fount (Valhalla memorial park in North Hollywood.)

Westmore Bud (Bud Westmore was a member of the Westmore family of makeup artists. More than 500 credits include Abbott and Costello movies, Ma and Pa Kettle movies, The Life of Riley, Winchester '73, Bedtime for Bonzo, The Glenn Miller Story, Creature from the Black Lagoon, This Island Earth, All That Heaven Allows, Battle Hymn, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Touch of Evil, Pillow Talk, Inherit the Wind, Spartacus, Flower Drum Song, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Soylent Green.)

Taylor Ferris (Robert Ferris Taylor acted mostly uncredited in 150 roles including You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Foreign Correspondent, and on the TV shows The Cisco Kid, and Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.)

Jans Harry (Harry Jans was an actor, mostly on the stage. All but one of his smart-talking street-wise film roles were in 1936-37 including Two in Revolt,, The Last Outlaw, Charlie Chan at the Race Track, That Girl From Paris, Don't Tell the Wife, and Bad Guy.)

Cowl Jane (Jane Cowl started as a stage actress, making it to film in Garden of Lies (1915) and The Spreading Dawn (1917). She concentrated on writing and stage work though the 40's, though she appeared in Stage Door Canteen (1943), Once More My Darling (1949), and The Secret Fury (1950). Her last film, Payment on Demand (1951), was released after her death from cancer.)

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