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Addotta Kip (Francis Kip Addotta was an American stand up comedian. His grandmother had wanted him to become a priest, but he became a barber instead and managed a salon until his comedy career started. He appeared on TVs The Tonight Show, The Mike Douglas Show, Dinah!, American Bandstand, The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and the game shows The Hollywood Squares and Make Me Laugh. Addotta was also featured on the Dr. Demento radio show. He is probably best known for his comedy recording "Wet Dream". Addotta appeared as the opening act for several superstars like Diana Ross, Paul Anka and Liza Minnelli, among others. He also hosted the game show Everything Goes on the Playboy Channel, and has appeared in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory (1976), and on The Larry Sanders Show.)

Ager Milton (Milton Ager was a composer most famous for the music of 1929's Happy Days Are Here Again, which has become the unofficial Democratic theme song.)

Albert Eddie (Eddie Albert may be most famous for his role of Oliver on Green Acres. and he was the president in Dreamscape.)

Albert Margo (María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado acted mostly under the singular name of Margo, and often showcased her dancing ability in her roles. He best known role was as Maria in the 1937 film Lost Horizon. She was the wife of actor Eddie Albert,)

Alexander Shana (Shana Alexander was a journalist and author, best known for her Point-Counter Point segments that ended every episode of 60 Minutes in the 1970s.)

Alpar Gitta (Gitta Alpr was a Hungarian singer and actress. In 1935 her marriage to a German actor was dissolved by the Nazi's because she was Jewish. Alpar left Germany in 1933, eventually continuing her career in the USA.)

Anderson Richard (Richard Anderson was an actor, probably best-known as Oscar Goldman, the boss of both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman on TV. Other TV includes The Untouchables, Stagecoach West, The Rifleman, Daniel Boone, Thriller, The Eleventh Hour, Redigo, Combat!, Twelve O'Clock High, I Spy, The Man from UNCLE, The Fugitive, The Wild Wild West, Bonanza, The Green Hornet, The Invaders, The Big Valley, and Perry Mason. Notable films include Forbidden Planet, Paths of Glory, The Long Hot Summer, Seven Days in May, Seconds, and Tora! Tora! Tora!)

Andrews Patty (Patty Andrews and two sisters were known as The Andrews Sisters, the vocal trio whose popular music became part of the patriotic fabric of WWII America. Hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B), and Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me). The Andrew Sisters sold war bonds, performed with Bing Crosby and with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, made movies and entertained thousands of American troops overseas.)

Annakin Ken (Ken Annakin was a director and screenwriter, most notable for The Longest Day, and Battle of the Bulge. Other credits include Miranda, The Seekers, Across the Bridge, Swiss Family Robinson, Very Important Person, The Fast Lady, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Call of the Wild. He was oscar-nominated for his script of Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.)

Arden Eve (Eve Arden is probably most famous as Connie Brooks of Our Miss Brooks.)

Aubrey James (James Aubrey was a TV producer, and was president of CBS from 1959 to 1965 and MGM from 1969 to 1973.)

Averback Hy (Hy Averback was a radio, TV and film actor, and became a producer and director. He was the voice heard on the loudpeaker on the TV series M*A*S*H.)

Ayres Jerry (Jerry Ayres was an actor, known for General Hospital, Mame, and Message to My Daughter. He also appeared in 2 episodes of Star Trek TOS. His last credit was in 35 episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful through 1990.)

Ayres Zappa (Character actor Lew Ayres best role was the patriotic young German soldier in All Quiet on the Western Front. He is next to the unmarked grave of musical satirist Frank Zappa.)

Backus Jim (Jim Backus was Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island, and the voice of Mr. Magoo.)

Baer Richard (Richard Baer earned an Emmy nomination for Hennesey, and wrote for The Life of Riley, Leave It to Beaver, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Munsters, The Doris Day Show, That Girl, Bewitched, MASH, and Who's the Boss?)

Barbour David (Dave Barbour was a a jazz banjoist and guitarist, pop songwriter, actor, and the husband of Peggy Lee for nine years. He played with big names including Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Red Norvo, Charlie Barnett, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, and Andre Previn. He appears in small roles in 5 films.)

Barton Eileen (Eileen Barton was a singer starting in vaudeville at age 2+. She was a child singer with Milton Berle, and as a teen with Frank Sinatra. Her famous song If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake was #1 for 12 weeks in 1949.)

Basehart Richard (Richard Basehart was in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and the bad guy in TV-movie Sole Survivor.)

Bautzer Gregson (Gregson Bautzer was an attorney, representing Ginger Rogers, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Crawford, MGM owner Kirk Kerkorian and Howard Hughes. He married actress Dana Wynter. He founded the Los Angeles Music Center.)

Bell William (William Bell was the producer for the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and wrote for Guiding Light, Another World, As the World Turns, Our Private World, Days of Our Lives, and Restless.)

Bench (An interior pathway.)

Benches Bldgs (An inner lawn, and view of Los Angeles buildings on Wilshire Bl.)

Bigley Isabel (Isabel Bigley won a Tony for her stage role in Guys and Dolls, and later with her husband founded the ALS Association to fund research scientists, and started a graduate program at Ohio St Univ.)

Bissell Whit (Actor Whit Bissell was the evil doctor in I was a Teenage Werewolf, the scientist on TV's The Time Tunnel, and was in Hud; and Seven Days in May.)

Blue Copper (Blue copper.)

Bochner Lloyd (Lloyd Bochner was a Canadian actor, usually playing suave, rich leading men. He co-starred in the TV series Hong Kong, was on The Richard Boone Show, played Cecil Colby on Dynasty, did voice- work on Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, and was most-famously the cryptologist in the Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man.)

Boemler George (George Boemler was an editor on 63 films including: Suzy, Two-Faced Woman, Adam's Rib, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He shared an oscar for Oklahoma!)

Boles John (John Boles was a WWI US spy in Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey. He acted in The Sixth Commandment, The Water Hole, Frankenstein, Only Yesterday, Stella Dallas, Thousands Cheer, Babes in Bagdad, and Rose of the Rancho.)

Bradbury Ray (Ray Bradbury wrote the novels Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, the Illustrated Man, short stories including The Martian Chronicles, and the screenplay for Moby Dick. He hosted a TV show based on his stories. He had dated only his wife, and never drove a car. Honors include National Medal of Arts, a star on the Walk of Fame. an asteroid named 9766 Bradbury, a moon crater named Dandelion Crater, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from Science Fiction Writers of America, and an Emmy.)

Brat Bobby (Singer Bobby Brat was the lead singer of the punk-goth band Red Scare in the Hollywood area. She died of cancer at age 26. As a teen, she worked at a Chevron station, pumping gas and washing windshields. “It was bizarre to me,” sister Kathy said. “Why didn’t she work at the mall? I didn’t know any girls who worked at a gas station, but she loved it.”)

Brice Fanny (Fanny Brice was a comedienne, singer, and actress, and creator and star of The Baby Snooks Show. Barbra Streisand played her character in Funny Girl .)

Brice Stark Frances (Frances Brice Stark was the daughter of former Ziegfeld Follies and radio star Fanny Brice, and wife of producer Ray Stark.)

Brown Les (Les Brown was the leader of 'Les Brown and his band of renown'.)

Buildings (This area on the southern edge has some private areas to the left, and behind.)

Bull Clarence (Clarence Bull was head of MGM's still photography department from 1924-60, with subjects including Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, and Grace Kelly.)

Cabot Sebastian (Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot played Mr. French on the Family Affair TV show.)

Cahn Sammy (Sammy Cahn was a songwriter and musician. Won an Oscar 4 times.)

Capote Truman (Truman Capote was a writer, most famous for In Cold Blood.)

Carpenter Ken (Ken Carpenter was a radio announcer starting in 1929, for such things as the UCLA and USC football games, the Rose Bowl, Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall, the radio sitcoms the Halls of Ivy and The Life of Riley, and the Lux Theater.)

Carrere Edward (Edward Carrere was an Oscar-winning art director for Camelot. He was also nominated for Sunrise at Campobello, and Adventures of Don Juan. He other credits include The Fountainhead, Jim Thorpe-All American, and Sincerely Yours.)

Carsey Bldgs (John Carsey wrote and produced some of the early versions of The Tonight Show, and wrote for TV's Laugh-In.)

Carsey John (John Carsey, again - Know when to quit.)

Carson Joanne (In the mid-50's as an airline stewardess, Joanne Copeland helped calm a first-class passenger, Howard Hughes, who shortly after arranged a screen test for her at Hughes' RKO Studios. After briefly working there, she later did some modeling in NY before marrying TV's Johnny Carson. After divorcing Carson, she moved back to California, hosted a TV show, and worked with charities. She rented a "writing room" to long-time friend, writer Truman Capote, who died there.)

Cassavetes John (John Cassavetes was nominated for a supporting-actor Oscar for The Dirty Dozen.)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco Mario (Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote musical scores for the films Gaslight, and Ten Little Indians, among others. His friendship with Andres Segovia led to his writing a large number of compositions for guitar.)

Coburn James (James Coburn was in Charade, The Great Escape, and Bad Day at Black Rock. He won a supporting oscar for Affliction at age 70.)

Collins Jackie (Jacqueline Jill Collins was an English romance novelist. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight novels have been adapted into movies. She did some minor acting. She was the younger sister of Joan Collins, and was married to Oscar Lerman, who produced 4 or her movies.)

Conniff Ray (Ray Conniff is famous for the song Somewhere My Love.)

Conte Richard (Richard Conte was in one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes in which he would die if he went to sleep. This one is a bit wordy.)

Coscarelli Kate (Kate Coscarelli was the author of the bestselling novels Fame and Fortune, Perfect Order, Living Color, Pretty Women, Leading Lady, and Heir Apparent.)

Courage Alexander (Alexander Courage wrote many TV themes, including Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Waltons, and Eight Is Enough.)

Crane Bob (Bob Crane of Hogan's Heroes fame. Wife, Sigrid, also was on the show. There used to be a vase or something in the middle.)

Crane Norma (Norma Crane's best known role was as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, and she had a string of guest spots on TV.)

Crawford Dick (Dick Crawford was a radio announcer from the 40s through the 60s, and can be heard...as an announcer...on one episode of Petticoat Junction..)

Crypts (This crypt area on the northern edge has perhaps the most famous grave, located just behind the man in the green shirt.)

Crypts Bldgs (A row of niches.)

Dadebala Mehasti (Mehasti Dedebala was an Iranian pop singer.)

Dangerfield Rodney (Rodney Dangerfield never got any respect (according to his trademark joke).)

Dantine Helmut (Helmut Dantine was an actor, who was in Casablanca as the desperate newlywed gambler. He also was in To Be or Not to Be, and Mrs. Miniver. His first lead was in Edge of Darkness.)

Dark Danny (Danny Dark was the voice of NBC TV for many years, and the voice on RCA TV, Keebler cookies, Superman cartoons, Budweiser and Raid commercials. He is probably best known as Starkist Tuna's Sorry Charlie voice over.)

Davis Marvin (Marvin Davis was an industrialist and philanthropist. He made his fortunes as the chairman of Davis Petroleum and at one time owned 20th Century Fox, Pebble Beach, the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Denver Broncos NFL team, and the Aspen Skiing Company.)

Dawson Richard (Richard Dawson played Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, and was the host of the game show Family Feud. He had a serious role as the liberating soldier in King Rat.)

De Fore Don (Don DeFore played leads in B pictures, but was more often the good-natured buddy of the hero or a likable but gullible character whom the hero has to bail out of trouble. DeFore was a regular on Hazel, and The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.)

Di Giulio Edmund (Edmund DiGiulio developed the Steadicam, worked closely with Stanley Kubrick on Barry Lyndon, and was a technological innovator. He won two technical oscars, and the Gordon E. Sawyer Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2001.)

Dorn Philip (Philip Dorn was the stage name of the Dutch actor whose American WWII-era films include Enemy Agent, Escape, Tarzan's Secret Treasure, and Random Harvest. An accident led to his early retirement.)

Douglas Eric (Eric Douglas was an actor and stand-up comedian, and the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas. Douglas pursued a career in show business, but his career was overshadowed by numerous run-ins with the law, and problems with alcohol and drugs, ultimately dying of an accidental drug overdose.)

Dunne Dominique (Dominique Dunne had cameos in TV's Lou Grant, St. Elsewhere, Chips, Hart-to-Hart, and Fame. Her first movie was in "Poltergeist". She was strangled shortly after by her ex-boyfriend.)

Durant Ariel (Will and Ariel Durant were historians, writers and philosophers. They wrote an 11-volume book Story of Civilization, which earned a Pulitzer prize.)

Eddington Nora (Nora Eddington was 18 when she notably became the second wife of screen legend Errol Flynn. She later married Big Band singer Dick Haymes, and after their divorce, Richard Black. She wrote an autobiography, Errol and Me.)

Edens Roger (Roger Edens was a composer or music director for Funny Face, A Star Is Born, Meet Me In St Louis, and The Broadway Melody of 1940, among others. He earned seven oscar nominations and won three, for Annie Get Your Gun, On The Town, and Easter Parade.)

Elliot Biff (Biff Elliott was an actor, perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of "I, the Jury", and as his guest appearance in the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark". Films included The Enemy Below, and The Front Page. During his high school years, he boxed as Biff Harris, becoming the North Maine champ and reaching the New England regional championship.)

Elliott Jack (Jack Elliott was a movie and TV songwriter.)

Essex Harry (Harry Essex was a former newspaper writer in New York and writer for The Saturday Evening Post. He also produced 3 films, directed 4 films and wrote screenplays for 32 films including Dragnet, The Las Vegas Story, It Came From Outer Space, The Sons of Katie Elder, and Los Amigos.)

Evans Ray (Ray Evans and partner composer Jay Livingston won Oscars for Buttons and Bows, Mona Lisa, and Que Sera Sera.)

Falk Peter (Peter Falk is most famous for his role as Lt Columbo, the disheveled police detective.)

Falk Peter (He was also in The Cheap Detective, Murder By Death, All The Marbles, and the Princess Bride.)

Farquhar Marion (Marion Farquhar was an American tennis player who won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 US Championships. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, she was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal - bronze in both singles and mixed. In 1900, Jones was the first non-British woman to play at Wimbledon where she reached the quarterfinals. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. She was the daughter of Nevada Senator John Percival Jones, co-founder of the town of nearby Santa Monica, CA.)

Fawcett Farrah (Actress Farrah Fawcett was one of Charlie's Angels. A poster of her in a red one-piece swimsuit sold millions.)

Fields Freddie (Freddie Fields founded the international talent agency Creative Management Associates and served as president of MGM and United Artists.)

Flippen Jay (Actor J.C. Flippen was in The Killing, and Cat Ballou, among others.)

Francis Coleman (Coleman Francis directed 3 films - The Beast of Yucca Flats, The Skydivers, and Night Train to Mundo Fine, all in the 60's - and they have all made it to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 show . He also unnotably acted in 34 roles.)

Frontiere Georgia (Georgia Frontiere owned the Rams football team from 1979-2008.)

Gabor Eva (Eva Gabor is probably most famous from TV's Green Acres.)

Gale June (June Gale, twin sister Joan and another set of twin sisters Jean and Jane were the Dancing Gale Quintuplets in vaudeville. June then acted in Poor Little Rich Boy, Moulin Rouge, Folies-Bergère de Paris, Sing and Be Happy, Pigskin Parade, Time Out for Murder, Pardon Our Nerve, Hotel for Women, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, The Escape, and The Honeymoon's Over. She had a radio show, and married Oscar Levant.)

George Christopher (Christopher George starred in TV's The Rat Patrol. He was married to actress Lynda Day, and was the uncle of Wheel of Fortune game-show model Vanna White.)

Gershe Leonard (Leonard Gershe was a lyricist for Broadway's Alive and Kicking, the musical of Destry Rides Again, the Born in a Trunk sequence from A Star Is Born, and wrote for the Ann Sothern sitcom Private Secretary, and The Lucy Show.)

Gleason Paul (Paul Gleason was the principal in The Breakfast Club movie, though I'll remember him as the father of the bride in a Wonder Years episode.)

Goddard Bebe (Bebe Goddard was Marilyn Monroe's teenage friend and foster sister. She was a heavy smoker and smoker's rights activist, and died of emphysema she reportedly blamed on air pollution near her Burbank home.)

Goddard Grace (Grace McKee befriended a co-worker named Gladys Baker. Gladys gave birth to a girl in 1926, but was unable to care for her, and eventually had a complete mental breakdown and was carted off to a sanitarium while little Norma Jeane watched. When it became apparent that Gladys wasn’t going to get better, Grace stepped in to care for her best friend’s child, becoming her legal guardian and providing her with a home before Norma became "Marilyn Monroe".)

Gordon Don (Don Guadagno was an actor, as Don Gordon. His best roles were in movies with his friend Steve McQueen including Bullitt, Papillon, and The Towering Inferno. TV included a starring role in The Blue Angels, 2 episodes each of The Twilight Zone, Twelve O'Clock High, and The Outer Limits. He also appeared in The Fugitive, The Invaders, Wanted Dead or Alive, Dukes of Hazzard, and The Wild Wild West. He played the murder victim in the Columbo episode "Negative Reaction". In 1962, Gordon was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Joey Tassili on the legal drama, The Defenders.)

Gottschalk Robert (Robert Gottschalk was a camera technician and founder of Panavision, and earned 2 technical oscars. He was killed by his boyfriend.)

Grauman Walter (Walter Grauman was a director of stage shows, films and TV shows. After WWII, Grauman eventually took a job as stage manager at NBC studios, and eventually move into directing and producing. His TV credits include The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Route 66, The Streets of San Francisco, The Twilight Zone, Barnaby Jones, and Murder She Wrote. He directed the film 633 Squadron. He was a distant relative of Sid Grauman, the theater owner.)

Greer Jane (Actress Jane Greer who was perhaps best known as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past, but she started as a big-band singer.)

Griffin Merv (Talk show host and singer/band leader. Merv had one of the biggest houses in town.)

Hammer Armand (Armand Hammer ran Occidental Petroleum for years, among other things, and has a museum across the street.)

Harris Jonathan (Jonathan Harris acted as the timid accountant in TVs The Third Man, and most-famously as Dr. Zachary Smith of the 1960s sci-fi TV series Lost in Space. He also was the voice of Manny, a praying mantis in A Bug's Life.)

Hecht Harold (Harold Hecht started as a stage actor and dancer, then became an agent. He also produced The Kentuckian, Marty, and The Birdman of Alcatraz.)

Hefner Hugh (Hugh Marston Hefner was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine which was first published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot and sold over 50,000 copies. Hefner created a chain of Playboy Clubs, and lived in luxury mansions. He was an advocate of "sexual liberation" and "freedom of expression", and he was a political activist in the Democratic Party and for the causes of First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign. In 1992, he paid $75,000 for the crypt next to Marilyn Monroe - "Spending eternity next to Marilyn is an opportunity too sweet to pass up.")

Heideh (Heideh was an Iranian singer, born in Tehran as Ma'soumeh Dadehbala. She began her professional career in 1968 on a Persian traditional music radio program, and had her first hit, "Azadeh". She added Persian pop music to her repertoire and worked with several Persian songwriters. Shortly before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, she moved to the UK, then Los Angeles in 1982. Her songwriters, lyricists and producers in the US were mostly Iranian emigrants. She regularly appeared on Los Angeles-based Iranian TV.)

Helton Percy (Percy Helton was in vaudeville, then acted in The Fairy and the Waif, Let's Live Again, Copper Canyon, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jail Busters, The Sons of Katie Elder, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. On TV, he appeared on Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Bonanza, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction.)

Henderson Florence (Florence Agnes Henderson was an American actress, best known for her starring role as Carol Brady on the TV sitcom The Brady Bunch. Henderson also appeared in film and on stage, and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years. She appeared as a guest on many talk-shows and reality shows on TV, and as a panelist on numerous game shows. She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010. She hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, in her later years. She died on Thanksgiving.)

Hilton Francesca

Hines Connie (Connie Hines was an actress, whose first film was 1960's Thunder in Carolina. She appeared on TV in Whirlybirds, Seahunt, Johnny Ringo, and Perry Mason. Her most famous role is likely as Carol Post, Wilbur's wife, on TV's Mr. Ed. Her last husband was Lee Savin, an entertainment lawyer and producer.)

Hole Jonathan (Jonathn Hole's career started in vaudeville in the 1920s. He was also a radio performer in Iowa and New York City, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles. While at WBBN in Chicago, his last name was temporarily changed to Cole by the station. In 1942, Hole was a co-chair of the Red Cross entertainment committee on war relief. In 1951, he began acting in movies including Two-Dollar Bettor, A Man Called Peter, Beloved Infidel, 4 for Texas, and The Graduate in 1967. On TV, he appeared seven times each in Dragnet, Burke's Law, and Green Acres; five Maverick episodes, and five Perry Mason episodes; twice on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Batman, and The Real McCoys. His final TV appearance was in 1990's Silhouette, with Faye Dunaway.)

Howe James Wong (James Wong Howe was a cinematographer on The Thin Man, They Made Me a Criminal, King's Row, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Come Back Little Sheba, Picnic, Hud, and Funny Lady.)

Huffman Rosanna

Huffman Rosanne

Hughes Ronald (Ronald Hughes was a court-appointed attorney who represented Manson family member Leslie Van Houten. He was killed under suspicious circumstances during a break in the trial.)

Hunter Ross (Ross Hunter was a minor actor and major producer of Pillow Talk and the Flower Drum Song, and was nominated for a Best Picture oscar for Airport.)

Ihnat Steve (Actor Steve Ihnat guest-starred in over 70 roles including Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Bonanza. and Mission: Impossible. He had a heart attack at age 37 and died on his Playboy playmate wife's 30th birthday.)

Israel-Curley Marcia (Marcia Israel-Curley was the owner of Judy's, a West-coast chain of woman's specialty boutiques, which started in a 7x12 ft shop in 1946. She was a founder of the Los Angeles Music Center and also funded several local theater groups, as well as treatment centers that bear her name at Cedars-Sinai. President Reagan appointed her the chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership, which she led for six years.)

Jackson Donald (Donald Jackson directed, produced, wrote, and did camera work. Films include I Like to Hurt People, Hell Comes to Frogtown, and Rollerblade Warriors. His first film The Demon Lover, was made while he was out "sick" from his factory job.)

Jaffe Sam (Sam Jaffe played the High Lama in Lost Horizon, the lead in Gunga Din, the mathematician in The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Dr Zorba on Ben Casey. He earned an oscar nomination for his role in The Asphalt Jungle.)

Johnson Nunnally (Nunnally Johnson started as a journalist, then wrote short stories, co-founded International Pictures, and earned oscar nominations for screenplays of The Grapes of Wrath, and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Dorris Bowdon is most famous for her role as Rosasharn in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath, and appeared in Drums Along the Mohawk, and Young Mr. Lincoln. She married Grapes of Wrath screenwriter Nunnaly Johnson and retired after 1943's The Moon is Down to raise their family..)

Jourdan Louis (Louis Jourdan was a French actor, known for his suave roles, including The Paradine Case, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Three Coins in the Fountain, Gigi, The Best of Everything, The V.I.P.s, Julie, and Octopussy. In 1938, director Marc Allegret hired him to work as an assistant camera operator on Entrée des Artistes (The Curtain Rises). His first film, Le Corsaire in 1939 opposite Charles Boyer, was interrupted by the WWII and never resumed. He spent time in the French Resistance printing and distributing illegal leaflets. After the liberation of France in 1945, he returned to Paris with his childhood sweetheart (and later, wife), nicknamed Quique. He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC TV production Count Dracula, and appeared as a murderous chef on US TV's Columbo in 1978. His last film role was in Year of the Comet (1992). Jourdan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.)

Joyce Brenda (Brenda Joyce appeared in over twenty films from 1939 until 1949, best remembered (after Maureen O'Sullivan) as Jane in the Tarzan films with Johnny Weissmuller and Lex Barker. Other credits include Private Nurse, Pillow of Death, Little Giant. and Danger Woman.)

Katkov Norman (Norman Katkov wrote scripts for TV series including Wanted: Dead or Alive, Ben Casey, Mission: Impossible, Slattery's People, The Wild, Wild West, The Virginian, Ironside and Kung Fu. He wrote for the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and Collier's, as well as novels.)

Kaufman Louis (Louis Kaufman was a concert violinist, and played the scores for Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, The Diary of Anne Frank, Wuthering Heights, The Grapes of Wrath, and Spartacus.)

Kavianpour (Not everyone is a celebrity.)

Kaye Nora (Nora Kaye was a ballerina, dancer at Radio City music hall, and she produced movies and assisted with choreography.)

Keith Brian Daisy (Actor Brian Keith and daughter. He committed suicide 10 weeks after she did.)

Kellaway Cecil (Cecil Kellaway acted in Wuthering Heights, The House of the Seven Gables, and The Postman Always Rings Twice. He received Supporting Actor nominations for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.)

Kelly Nancy (Nancy Kelly was an American actress.She became a leading lady in the late 1930s, including portraying Tyrone Power's love interest in the classic Jesse James, and playing opposite Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone. On stage, she received a Tony nomination as the distraught mother in The Bad Seed in 1955, and earned an Oscar nomination for the film role in 1956. She then was regularly on TV until 1963, before taking over the role of Martha in the Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She returned to TV in the mid-1970s.)

Kenton Stan (Stan Kenton played piano and toured with various bands as a teenager, and in the 1930s dance bands of Vido Musso and Gus Arnheim, He formed his first orchestra in 1941 and in 1943, the Stan Kenton Orchestra released their first hit Eager Beaver. Calling his music 'progressive jazz', songs included Tampico, Across the Alley From the Alamo, Laura and The Peanut Vendor. In the 1950s, he concentrated on albums which included innovative Latin and European styles. By the 1960s, his musical style was often controversial but some of his best works included Adventures in Jazz, and West Side Story, each winning Grammy Awards.)

King Loretta (Loretta King starred in Ed Wood's Bride of the Monster.)

King Louis (Louis King started in 1917 as an actor, often portraying rough types, villains and drunks. He directed many low-budget Westerns, then Lone Rider, Charlie Chan in Egypt, Bulldog Drummond Comes Back, Prison Farm, Typhoon, Smoky, Green Grass of Wyoming, Mrs. Mike, Frenchie, Sabre Jet, Dangerous Mission, and Massacre.)

Klugman Jack (Jack Klugman acted in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Cry Terror! (1958). TV included the Twilight Zone, The Odd Couple and Quincy ME. He earned an Emmy for The Defenders in 1964, and two more Emmy's for the Odd Couple. He was married to (then separated from) actress Brett Somers. He owned a racehorse, Jaklin Klugman, which finished third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby.)

Knotts Don (Some big names have plain markers. Don Knotts played Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith show, among other things.)

Knotts Don (A new marker for Don Knotts.)

Korjus Miliza (Miliza Korjus was an Estonian soprano opera singer,who later appeared in a few films including The Great Waltz which earned her a supporting actress oscar nomination..)

Lafferty Perry (Perry Lafferty was a TV producer and network executive involved with All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Maude, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also produced the 1985 TV movie An Early Frost, one of the first dramatic films to deal with the subject of HIV/AIDS.)

Lancaster Burt (Burt Lancaster acted in The Train, Seven Days in May, and The Birdman of Alcatraz. Nominated many times, Burt won an Oscar for Elmer Gantry.)

Lancaster Burt (Burt Lancaster acted in The Train, Seven Days in May, and The Birdman of Alcatraz. Nominated many times, Burt won an Oscar for Elmer Gantry.)

Lanfield Sidney (Sidney Lanfield directed dozens of movies including Hound of the Baskervilles, then got into TV directing with Wagon Train, Bachelor Father, McHale's Navy, and the Addam's Family, among others. Leonie Flugrath acted, as Shirley Mason, in 113 silent film roles from 1911 through 1929, then retired. She was the sister of actresses Viola Mason and Edna Flugrath.)

Lawn Trees Bldgs

Lawrence Marc (Marc Lawrence acted in If I Had a Million, The Ox-Bow Incident, This Gun for Hire, Cloak and Dagger, The Asphalt Jungle, Marathon Man, Foul Play, The Man With the Golden Gun, Diamonds Are Forever, The Big Easy and Ruby. He also directed Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip and other TV series. He wrote an autobiography, Long Time No See: Confessions of a Hollywood Gangster.)

Lazar Irving (Irving Lazar, better known by the nickname he hated, Swifty, was a talent agent for the very top stars and writers. He also helped produce the mini series The Thornbirds.)

Lee Peggy (Peggy Lee, among other things, wrote the music and sang much of the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp.)

Lehman Ernest (Writer Ernest Lehman wrote screenplays for Sabrina, The King and I, North by Northwest, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music.)

Leigh Janet (Actress Janet Leigh was in Touch of Evil, Psycho, and The Manchurian Candidate. She was married to Tony Curtis and is the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis.)

Lemmon Jack (Jack Lemmon played Ensign Pulver, and was in Some Like It Hot, and The China Syndrome.)

Leonard Queenie (Queenie Leonard, born Pearl Walker, performed in cabaret in England and the US, had a one-woman show, acted in TV sitcoms, and provided voices for Disney cartoons.)

Lerman Oscar (Oscar Lerman was a Los Angeles businessman, married to novelist Jackie Collins (sister of Joan Collins). He produced 4 movies in the late 70's which involved one or both women.)

Lerman Oscar (Oscar Lerman was a Los Angeles businessman, married to novelist Jackie Collins (sister of Joan Collins). He produced 4 movies in the late 70's which involved one or both women.)

Levant Oscar (Oscar Levant was a composer, sharp-witted comedian, and TV show guest and host. 'There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.')

Levinson Richard (Richard Levinson co-created and produced TV series such as Columbo and Mannix, the TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik, and the film The Hindenburg.)

Lewis Harry (Harry Lewis was an actor whose first role was a flagman in Dive Bomber (1941). He then was the butler in The Unsuspected (1947), Sheriff Clyde Boston in Gun Crazy, and Edward "Toots" Bass, one of Edward G. Robinson's henchmen in 1948's Key Largo. In 1950 he and his wife (then girlfriend) opened the first of a chain of Hamburger Hamlet restaurants.)

Lister Bruce (Bruce Lister started in film in 1934 with To Be a Lady, then The Third Clue, Boy Meets Girl, The Witness Vanishes, British Intelligence, Pride and Prejudice, The Letter, Above Suspicion, Golden Earrings, The Fool and the Princess, and Tarzan and the Trappers.)

Loeffler Louis (Louis Loeffler was a film editor on 100 films including In Old Arizona (1928), Hotel for Women (1939), In the Meantime, Darling (1944), Laura (1944), The Iron Curtain (1948), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), River of No Return (1954), Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and The Cardinal. He was nominated for an oscar for the last two.)

Loggia Robert (Salvatore Loggia was an American actor and director. In his early career, he was a radio and TV anchor on the Southern Command Network in the Panama Canal Zone. He was nominated for an oscar for supporting actor for Jagged Edge (1985), and won the Saturn award for supporting actor for Big (1988). He appeared in The Greatest Story Ever Told, Revenge of the Pink Panther, An Officer and a Gentleman, Scarface, Prizzi's Honor, Oliver & Company, Innocent Blood, Independence Day, Lost Highway, Return to Me, and Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie. On TV, he was in The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca, Mancuso FBI, Malcolm in the Middle, The Sopranos, Men of a Certain Age, and T.H.E. Cat. On TV, he was on The Untouchables, Combat!, Columbo, Ellery Queen, The High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Big Valley, The Wild Wild West, Rawhide, Little House on the Prairie, The Rockford Files, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Magnum PI, Quincy ME, Kojak, Hawaii Five-0, The Bionic Woman, Falcon Crest, Frasier, The Sopranos, Monk, and Oliver Stone's miniseries Wild Palms. In 1998, Loggia appeared in an orange juice TV commercial lampooning obscure celebrity endorsements. The commercial was later referenced in a Malcolm in the Middle episode in which Loggia made a guest appearance as "Grandpa Victor" (for which he received his second Emmy nomination). In it, Loggia drinks some orange juice, then spits it out and complains about the pulp.)

MacKendrick Alexander (Alexander MacKendrick started as a commercial illustrator for animated advertising films. He then shot live-action short documentaries, and wrote screenplays. He is known for directing The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Ladykillers (1955) , and The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) . He was Dean of the Film Dept of the California Institute of the Arts from 1969 until shortly before his death.)

Mack Helen (Helen Mack started as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring in vaudeville. She appeared in Son of Kong (1933), The Lemon Drop Kid, and His Girl Friday (1940). Eventually Mack transitioned into performing on radio, and then into writing, directing, and producing radio shows. Later in life, Mack billed herself as a professional writer.)

Malden Karl (Karl Malden acted in The Streets of San Francisco, and One-eyed Jacks. I opened Karl's trailer door for him at lunch break during Back to the Streets of San Francisco.)

Margolin Janet (Janet Margolin is best known as Lisa in David and Lisa, and was in Morituri, and Take the Money and Run.)

Martin Dean (Dean Martin was one half of the Martin and Lewis comedy team which made a string of movies. A boxer at one time, he said he won all but 11 of his 12 fights.)

Marx Samuel (Samuel Marx started in 1919 as an office boy at the NY office of Universal, where he met Irving Thalberg, then secretary of Universal boss Carl Laemmle. In 1930, Thalberg hired Marx as Story Editor in charge of the screenwriting department. He later became a producer, including Lassie Come Home (1943) and Son of Lassie (1945). In the 1950s he was as an executive producer for Desilu. During the 1970s, he returned to writing books, such as Mayer and Thalberg: The Make-Believe Saints (1975). Marx also helped historians research TVs shows for specials such as MGM: When the Lion Roars.)

Mason Pamela (Pamela Mason was an actress, author, and screenwriter. She was in Lady Possessed, The Child, and Sex Kittens Go to College. She hosted two talk shows, and wrote Marriage Is the First Step Toward Divorce, and The Female Pleasure Hunt.)

Massen Osa (Osa Massen was a newspaper photographer before her career in film. She appeared as Ralph Bellamy's unfaithful wife in A Woman's Face, and as a mysterious woman Deadline at Dawn. Later she appeared with Lloyd Bridges in Rocketship X-M, and in TV guest spots.)

Matthau Scott (An internet map shows George C Scott next to Walter, but the headstone is blank.)

Matthau Walter (Walter played Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, and the coach in The Bad News Bears.)

McQueen Terry (Terry McQueen was the head of a Malibu film production company, and was named after her father, actor (Terrence) Steven McQueen. She had several medical issues over the years, including a recent liver transplant, and died of respiratory failure at age 38.)

Melvin Allan (Allan Melvin acted on The Phil Silvers Show as Corporal Henshaw. He played Archie Bunker's neighbor Barney in All in the Family, and had different roles on eight episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. On The Brady Bunch he played Sam the Butcher, the boyfriend of Alice. Melvin also was the voice of Magilla Gorilla in the cartoon.)

Milestone Lewis (Lewis Milestone directed Two Arabian Knights, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Front Page, The General Died at Dawn, Of Mice and Men, Ocean's 11, and the later Mutiny on the Bounty.)

Miller Marvin (Marvin Miller was a radio and film actor probably best known as Michael Anthony, the man who passed out a weekly check on the TV series The Millionaire. He won Grammy's in 1965 and 1966 for recordings of Dr. Seuss stories.)

Monroe Bench (The spot above Marilyn was bought by a man who wanted to be buried face down above her. Apparently, his widow sold that spot in 2007 for $4,900,000 on Ebay to pay the mortgage and get some money for the kids. However, it still has his name on it.)

Monroe Marilyn (Fresh kisses on Marilyn Monroe.)

Monroe Marilyn (Marilyn Monroe.)

Monroe Marilyn (Marilyn Monroe.)

Monument (9/11 monument.)

Moore Constance (Constance Moore acted inthe W.C. Fields comedy, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, and Buck Rogers, both in 1939. She also appeared in Show Business, Atlantic City, In Old Sacramento, and Earl Carroll Sketchbook.)

Moran Dolores (Dolores Moran acted in Old Acquaintance, To Have and Have Not, and The Horn Blows at Midnight. She was in husband-to-be Benedict Bogeaus' film Christmas Eve and the last was Silver Lode in 1954.)

Morris Jeff (Jeff Morris was the bar owner Bob in both Blues Brothers movies, was in Kelly's Heroes, and in 7 of friend Jack Nicholson's movies.)

Murrow Richard (Richard Murrow was the lead designer for the Howard Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, popularly called The Spruce Goose.)

Naderpour Nader (Nader Naderpour was the foremost Iranian poet, though he spent much time in France, then California, after fleeing Iran in 1980.)

Nathan Robert Anna (Anna Lee, born Joan Boniface Winnifrith, was an English-American actress, labeled by studios as "The British Bombshell". She was the goddaughter of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and lifelong friend of his daughter, Dame Jean Conan Doyle. Lee made her debut in His Lordship (1932). In the early 30's, she played a number of minor, often uncredited, roles in films, though she co-starred with Louis Hayward in Chelsea Life (1933). She played leading lady roles in The Camels Are Coming, The Passing of the Third Floor Back, The Man Who Changed His Mind, and the war film OHMS. In 1937, she starred in King Solomon's Mines. Her final film in Britain was Return to Yesterday. She appeared in 1943's Forever and a Day, How Green Was My Valley, Two Rode Together, Fort Apache, and Flying Tigers. She appeared on TV anthology series in the 1940s and 1950s, and on Wagon Train, and Perry Mason. She played Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music, and the neighbor in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? In 1994, Lee had the leading role in What Can I Do?. In later years, she played matriarch Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital and Port Charles. Her final marriage was to novelist Robert Nathan. In 1981, a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. In 1982 she was awarded an MBE, and in 1995, she got a star on the Hollywood WoF. She was posthumously awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.)

Nelson David (David Nelson is known as the older brother on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, played by his actual parents, and with younger brother Ricky.)

Newton Robert (Robert Newton is best known as Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Newton has become the patron saint of the annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19.)

Nolan Lloyd (Lloyd Nolan acted in Johnny Apollo and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. He was in TV's Julia, and his last role was in Hannah and Her Sisters.)

OConnor Carroll (Carroll O'Connor is probably most famous as Archie Bunker.)

ORourke Heather (Heather O'Rourke was the little girl in the Poltergeist series of movies.- they're back...)

Page Bettie (Bettie Page was the January 1955 Playboy Playmate, a pin-up model and actress, and popularized baby bangs.)

Page Bettie (Bettie Page again.)

Patrick Dorothy (Dorothy Patrick had a long career acting in TV shows such as Sky King, Racket Club. The Lone Ranger, My Little Margie, and the Schlitz Playhouse.)

People Crypts (In the interior area.)

Piatigorsky Gregor (Gregor Piatigorsky was a Russian-born American cellist. He got his first cello at age 7, and at age 15 was the principle cellist for the Bolshoi Ballet, then after escaping Russia, became the lead cellist for the Berlin orchestra.)

Pierson Frank (Frank Pierson started in the advertising business, then got into screenwriting and producing. Writing credits include Cat Ballou, Cool Hand Luke, Dog Day Afternoon, and A Star Is Born. He produced TV's Have Gun - Will Travel, Nichols, The Good Wife, and Mad Men.)

Planter (Flowers.)

Poncher Richard (Richard Poncher has the dubious distinction of being reportedly entombed face down above Marilyn Monroe. Rumors say his wife may move him out and make some money off the location.)

Prideaux James (James Prideaux was an American playwright known for The Last of Mrs. Lincoln. Born James Priddy, he wanted to become an actor and adopted a new name, but found success as a writer. He wrote for magazines such as Playboy and the Ladies Home Journal and joined the Barr-Wilder-Albee Playwrights Unit theater workshop. For The Last of Mrs Lincoln, he won the Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Playwright in 1973. He also wrote Postcards, Lemonade, and The Orphans. For TV, he wrote The Secret Storm. His friend Katharine Hepburn acted in several of his films including Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, Laura Lansing Slept Here, and The Man Upstairs. He received an Emmy nomination for producing Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry. In 1996, he published his memoirs Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences.)

Rainey Ford (Ford Rainey started acting in White Heat starring James Cagney, and was in The Robe, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Route 66, The Bionic Woman, MASH, and The King of Queens.)

Randell Ron (Ron Randell starred in Smithy, then appeared in Kiss Me, Kate, I Am a Camera, and King of Kings. He guest starred on TVs Bewitched, Mission: Impossible, and several daytime soap operas.)

Reed Donna (Donna Reed usually played the all-American mom (though not in her oscar-winning role in From Here To Eternity), and had her own TV show.)

Regen Stuart (Stuart Regen appeared in the films Foxfire and Leaving Las Vegas. He died from non-hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 39.)

Riano Renie (Renie Riano started in vaudeville as Baby Irene. In movies, she played shrill, viper-tongued wives, domestics, and other similar parts. She was the maid Effie in the Nancy Drew series, and Maggie in Bringing Up Father.)

Rich Buddy (Buddy Rich was a jazz drummer and bandleader. He started playing in vaudeville at age 18 months, and bandleading at 11 years. He reportedly had no training, and never practiced.)

Riordan Marjorie (Marjorie Riordan acted during 1942-51, but returned to graduate school to study speech pathology focusing on the psycho-dynamics of stuttering which led her, in turn, to study clinical psychology. She juggled acting and clinical psychology for several years, before giving up acting altogether. While in graduate school, she met her husband Allan Schlaff, who was also a clinical psychologist.)

Riperton Minnie (Singer Minnie Riperton's hit "Loving You" was number 1 on the pop music charts, and her album Perfect Angel went gold. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, was on Saturday Night Live.)

Roberts Doris (Doris Roberts was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades of TV and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career. Her films include The Honeymoon Killers (1970), Little Murders (1971), Hester Street (1975), Rabbit Test (1978), Number One with a Bullet (1987), and Simple Justice (1989). On TV, she was Mildred Krebs in Remington Steele, and played Raymond Barone's mother, Marie Barone, on Everybody Loves Raymond. Later, she had a prominent Madea's Witness Protection (2012). She appeared as a guest on many talk and variety shows, as well as a panelist on several game shows. She was an advocate of animal rights and animal rights activist.)

Roberts Mark (Mark Roberts was an actor, appearing in over 100 films between 1938 and 1994. His only film leading role was in 1944's serial Black Arrow. He appeared in It’s a Wonderful Life as one of the two guys who unlock the gym floor at the high school dance. He starred in TV's The Front Page, co-starred on The Brothers Brannagan, and appeared 7 times on Perry Mason.)

Rodney Eugene (Eugene Rodney produced 195 episodes of TV's Father Knows Best, 19 episodes of Window On Main Street, and the movie Relentless each starring Robert Young.)

Rogers Wayne (William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was an actor, best-known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the first 3 seasons of the TV series, MASH. Other appearances included The Invaders, The FBI, Combat!, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Gomer Pyle, The Fugitive, and in the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke. He was a regular panel member on the Fox stock investment TV program Cashin' In as a result of having built a career as an investor, investment strategist, advisor, and money manager.)

Rose Ruth (Ruth Rose Schoedsack wrote screenplays including the original King Kong, Blind Adventure, She, The Last Days of Pompeii, and Mighty Joe Young.)

Roses Arch (Back at Westwood Village Memorial Park with the fisheye.)

Ross Herbert And Nora (Nora Kaye was a ballerina, danced at Radio City and on Broadway, and was a choreographer for films. She was the first wife of Herbert Ross.Herbert Ross was an oscar-nomnated director, producer, choreographer and actor. Directing included Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Play It Again, Sam; The Goodbye Girl; The Sunshine Boys; Footloose; The Turning Point; and Steel Magnolias.)

Sackheim William (William Sackheim was a writer and producer, and won 2 Emmys. He produced Gidget and The Flying Nun, and co-wrote the Rambo movie, First Blood.)

Sanctuary (A sanctuary of niches.)

Sandrich Jr Mark (Mark Sandrich Jr was an assistant director on The Lone Ranger, Gidget, I Spy, Batman, Bewitched, and Quincy ME, among others.)

Schaffner Franklin (Franklin Schaffner directed Planet of the Apes, Papillon, and Patton.)

Schine G David (G David Shine wrote, produced and directed the documentary That's Action, and was the executive producer for the French Connection. He was an unpaid 'chief consultant' to Communist witch-hunter Sen. Joseph McCarthy and appeared on the cover of Time with McCarthy.'s chief counsel, Roy Cohn.)

Schine Hillevi (Hillevi Schine was the Swedish national decathlon champ before being crowned Miss Sweden, and was Miss Universe in 1955. She, her husband, and pilot son died in a plane crash.)

Schoedsack Ernest (Ernest Schoedsack was a cameraman for Keystone. In 1926, Schoedsack worked with Captain Merian C. Cooper on the documentary dramas Grass, and Chang. After another documentary, Rango, Schoedsack directed The Most Dangerous Game, and uncredited with Cooper on King Kong. He later directed Mighty Joe Young. He also directed the live action/miniature sci-fi drama Dr. Cyclops (1940).)

Schuyler Portland (Portland Mason Schuyler was a child actress in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, among others, then turned to writing. She was the daughter of actress Pamela Mason and actor James Mason.)

Sheldon Sidney (Sidney Sheldon is best remembered for creating popular shows such as I Dream of Jeannie, and for writing the novels The Other Side of Midnight, and Rage of Angels.)

Simmons Ed (Ed Simmons was an early writing partner of producer Norman Lear, and an Emmy award-winning producer of The Carol Burnett Show.)

Simms Lu Anne (Lu Ann Simms was a singer, and in 1952 at the age of 19 became a regular on the Arthur Godfrey TV show, attaining such celebrity that Lu Ann Simms dolls became best-sellers. In the movie How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, Simms was Annette Funicello's singing voice on If It's Gonna Happen.. Later, she became a private crusader and participant in alcoholism recovery programs. She also was on a gay-oriented disco album entitled Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, a compilation of novelty dance tunes.)

Slatzer Robert (Robert Slatzer wrote the biographical books, The Life And Death Of Marilyn Monroe, Monroe: The Marilyn Files, Duke: The Life And Times Of John Wayne, and Bing Crosby: Hollow Man.)

Stallone Sage (Sage Stallone acted with is more-famous father Sylvester, in Rocky V and Daylight. In 1996, Stallone and Bob Murawski co-founded Grindhouse Releasing, dedicated to restoration and preservation of exploitation films and B-movies. Stallone directed his first short film, Vic, which won the 2006 Boston Film Festival "Best New Filmmaker" award.)

Stewart Donald (Donald E. Stewart won the Best Screenplay Oscar for the drama Missing in 1982.)

Stratten Dorothy (Dorothy Stratten was a Playboy playmate, murdered by her husband. Movie Star 80 is based on her life.)

Sugerman Daniel (Daniel Sugerman was hired by Jim Morrison to keep a scrapbook of The Doors. After Morrison's death, Sugerman eventually managed the other members, as well as Iggy Pop.)

Taylor Don (Don Taylor was an actor and director. He co-starred in Stalag 17, Father of the Bride, and The Naked City. He directed Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Tom Sawyer, and Damien: Omen II.)

Taylor Kent (Kent Taylor had the same moustache as Errol Flynn and Clark Gable, but never got the better roles. He acted in The Daltons Ride Again, Western Pacific Agent, the series' star as Boston Blackie, The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues, Zorro, The Rough Riders, and The Day Mars Invaded Earth.)

Tedrow Irene (Irene Tedrow was actress of the 40s through the 80s, and was in TV's The Twilight Zone, Leave It to Beaver, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.)

Thomas William (William Thomas produced 86 films from 1938 to 1978 including Million Dollar Legs, Dark Mountain, Disaster, Topic Zone, Lucy Gallant, and Nightmare. He also directed 7 films including four Big Town variations.. He was oscar-nominated for a wartime documentary.)

Toch Ernst (Ernst Toch was a self-taught composer of classical music and film scores. He wrote seven symphonies, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1956 for his Third Symphony. He was oscar-nominated for Address Unknown, and Ladies In Retirement, and he wrote books about music theory.)

Torme Mel (Singer Mel Torme.)

Tours Frank (Frank Tours was the musical director on 19 films including the Marx Brothers film The Cocoanuts. He was also a composer for 20 films including Conspiracy, Beyond Tomorrow, and Journey Into Fear.)

Traubel Helen (Helen Traubel was a leading Wagnerian soprano opera singer, and later had a noted TV and night club career. She was a part owner of the St. Louis Browns baseball team, and wrote two murder mysteries. Wikipedia and SLHoF say born 1899.)

Trees (Westwood Village memorial park is very small, and surrounded on 3 sides.)

Tremayne Les (Les Tremayne was a radio, film, and television actor. He danced as a vaudeville performer and was an amusement park barker. Films include A Man Called Peter, The Racket, The War of The Worlds and North by Northwest. National Radio Hall of Famer.)

Tuttle Frank (Frank Tuttle directed movies such as Roman Sandals, and Island of Lost Women.)

Udvar-Hazy (Erno Udvar-Hazy helped Jews during WWII, and finally escaped Soviet-controlled Hungary in 1958.)

Udvar-Hazy (His son Stephen F. donated $60,000,000 to the National Air and Space Museum, which expanded into the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy center at Dulles airport.)

Virgo Peter (Peter Virgo was a bit part player in films of the 1940's and 1950's. He later found regular work on TVs 'Quincy M.E.', first in various bit parts and later as a recurring character, 'Pete'. Minor film roles included The Babe Ruth Story, Whatever Happed To Baby Jane?, and The Narrow Margin.)

VonSternberg Josef (Director Josef Von Sternberg is credited with discovering the actress Marlene Dietrich. They made The Blue Angel, Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlett Express, and The Devil is a Woman. He later taught at the UCLA film school.)

Warren Harry (Composer Harry Warren won 3 oscars. The opening notes of "You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You),"on his marker. Another favorite is Chattanooga Choo-Choo.)

Westheimer David (David Westheimer was journalist from 1940 to 1960, then wrote fifteen novels and one non-fiction book, including Von Ryan's Express, and My Sweet Charlie. In WWII he was shot down and spent 28 months in a POW camp. The Great Wounded Bird is recollections of World War II, and his last novel, Delay En Route, is a lighthearted book about a POW.)

Wilde Cornell (Actor Cornel Wilde quit the Olympic fencing team before the 1936 Olympics. Transitioning from actor to director, he did both in The Naked Prey in 1966.)

Wilder Audrey (Audrey Young had mostly bit roles in films during the 1940s. She met Billy Wilder in 1944 on the set of The Lost Weekend. Her role as a hat-check girl in Lost Weekend was cut, but her hand is seen giving a hat to star Ray Milland. Films included Blue Skies, The Wistful Woman of Wagon Gap, Duffy’s Tavern, The Stork Club, Follow That Woman, Danger Street, Love Me or Leave Me, and Love in the Afternoon. She started as a singer with the Tommy Dorsey Band. After Billy's death, she donated $5 million to found the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum in Westwood.)

Wilder Billy (Billy Wilder wrote Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Stalag 17, among others.)

Wilson Carl (Musical Beach Boy, Carl Wilson.)

Winters Darbi (Born Terryl Lee Andersen, aspiring actress Darbi Winters said she wanted to someday be buried next to Marilyn Monroe. Unfortunately, she got her wish only a few months later after being strangled by her step-father.)

Witherbee (Don't know Mr. Witherbee, but he or his family has one of the larger mausoleums.)

Wood Natalie (Natalie Wood had many memorable roles including those in Miracle on 34th Street, Rebel Without a Cause, Splendor In The Grass, and West Side Story.)

Zanuck Darryl F (Producer Darryl F. Zanuck made All About Eve, 12 O'Clock High, Tora, Tora, Tora, and The Longest Day.)

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