Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)

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Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills is one of the six Forest Lawn Southern California cemeteries. It is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California 90068, in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is on the lower north slope at the east end of the Santa Monica Mountains range that overlooks North Hollywood, Universal City, and Burbank, and the overall San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.

Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills is a park dedicated to the preservation of American history and hosts high-profile events such as an annual Veterans Day ceremony attended by dignitaries and other VIPs. Los Angeles Magazine described it as a "theme-park necropolis", paraphrasing Jessica Mitford, indicating "Forest Lawn's kitsch was just a sophisticated strategy for lubricating the checkbooks of the grieved."

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Features

The park features such sights as:

Court of Liberty

The Court of Liberty features statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and the Birth of Liberty mosaic. At 162 feet (49 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) high, Birth of Liberty is the largest historical mosaic in the United States. It is composed of ten million pieces of Venetian glass and depicts twenty-five scenes from early America, from 1619-1787.
The Old North Church, a precise replica of Boston's historic church, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride". The historical rooms have documents and mementos of the colonial period.
The Hall of Liberty American History Museum has a copy of the Liberty Bell and other exhibits. The museum has a 1,200-seat auditorium.
Monument to Washington, a marble and bronze tribute to America's first president, created by sculptor Thomas Ball. Four of Washington's generals are honored in the memorial.

Lincoln Terrace

The Lincoln Terrace features a 16-foot (4.9 m) bronze statue of the 16th president by Augustus St. Gaudens, flanked by a panoramic mosaic depicting key scenes from Lincoln's life.

Plaza of Mesoamerican Heritage

The Plaza of Mesoamerican Heritage has indigenous/non-Christian sculptures by Meliton Salas Rodriguez, of Guadalajara, Mexico. Salas used hand tools to first quarry, then work the native Mexican stone into precisely scaled, detailed replicas of pagan artwork and artifacts that are representative of the Aztec, Huastec, Maya, Mixtec, Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Totonac, and Zapotec civilizations that preceded modern Mexican culture and is in contrast to the largely Judeo-Christian and American themes which have traditionally been the theme at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills since its inception. A smooth Olmecan head, an intricate Aztec sun calendar and a sinuous Teotihuacan bas relief are some of the sculptural features of the Plaza that are set off by crushed stone walkways and complemented by groupings of Mesoamerican plants.

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History

The first Forest Lawn, in Glendale, was founded in 1906 by businessmen who hired Dr. Hubert Eaton, a firm believer in a joyous life after death. He believed that most cemeteries were "unsightly, depressing stoneyards," and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs and be "as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness." He envisioned Forest Lawn to be "a great park devoid of misshapen monuments and other signs of earthly death, but filled with towering trees, sweeping lawns, splashing fountains, beautiful statuary, and... memorial architecture".

Before it was a cemetery, Forest Lawn was a filming location used by directors such as Carl Laemmle and Cecil B. DeMille. The climactic battle scenes for D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation were filmed there. The alternate names of the filming site are Providencia Flats, Nestor Ranch, Oak Ranch, Oak Crest Ranch, Universal Ranch/Universal City, Lasky Ranch, and Paramount Ranch until November 1927.

When Eaton (self-proclaimed as "The Builder") made known his desire to open a second Forest Lawn location in the Hollywood Hills, the local residents protested vehemently. To circumvent the protesters, Mr. Eaton sent his staff to the county morgue to claim 6 "John Does" and buried them at the corners of the property in the dark of night. In the morning, the protesters had no power because, by law, the property was now a cemetery.

California Health and Safety Code, Section 7003 "Cemetery" means either of the following: (a)Any of the following that is used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes: (1)A burial park, for earth interments. (2)A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments. (3)A crematory and columbarium, for cinerary interments. (b)A place where six or more human bodies are buried.

The new mortuary and cemetery opened in 1952.

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Notable interments

Interred or entombed in the Hollywood Hills cemetery are many notable people, particularly from the entertainment industry.

A

Harry Ackerman (1912-1991), television executive producer
Rodolfo Acosta (1920-1974), actor
Edie Adams (1927-2008), actress and singer
Iris Adrian (1912-1994), actress
Philip Ahn (1905-1978), actor
Harry Akst (1894-1963), songwriter
Robert Aldrich (1918-1983), director
Don Alvarado (1904-1967), actor and director
Irving Allen (1905-1987), producer and director
Steve Allen (1921-2000), actor, comedian, writer, and television host (unmarked grave)
Leon Ames (1902-1993), actor
Morey Amsterdam (1908-1996), actor and comedian
Carl David Anderson (1905-1991), scientist
Ernie Anderson (1923-1997), television announcer
Mignon Anderson (1892-1983), actress
Lois Andrews (1924-1968), actress
Michael Ansara (1922-2013), actor
Dimitra Arliss (1932-2012), actress
Robert Arthur (1909-1986), producer
John Ashley (1934-1997), actor
Gene Autry (1907-1998), actor and singer
Luis Ávalos (1946-2014), actor
Doe Avedon (1925-2011), actress and model
Patricia Avery (1902-1973), actress
Tex Avery (1908-1980), animator

B

Art Babbitt (1907-1992), animator
Lloyd Bacon (1889-1955), director
Parley Baer (1914-2002), actor
David Bailey (1933-2004), actor
Jimmy Bain (1947-2016), musician
Buddy Baker (1918-2002), composer
Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956-2001), murdered wife of actor Robert Blake
John Ball (1911-1988), novelist
Harry Barris (1905-1962), singer, songwriter and musician
Don "Red" Barry (1912-1980), actor
Judith Barsi (1978-1988), child actress
Gordon Bau (1907-1975), film and television make-up artist
Clyde Beatty (1903-1965), circus owner and lion tamer
Noah Beery, Jr. (1913-1994), actor, son of actor, Noah Beery, Sr., nephew of actor, Wallace Beery
Noah Beery, Sr. (1882-1946), actor, father of actor, Noah Beery, Jr., older brother of actor, Wallace Beery
Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991), actor
Richard Benedict (1920-1984), actor and director
Spencer Gordon Bennet (1893-1987), director
Lamont Bentley (1973-2005), actor
Mary Kay Bergman (1961-1999), voice-over artist
Fred "Rerun" Berry (1951-2003), actor/street dancer/ordained Baptist minister (unmarked grave)
Gus Bivona (1915-1996), musician
Willie Bobo (1934-1983), musician
Priscilla Bonner (1899-1996), actress
Tom Bosley (1927-2010), actor
Truman Bradley (1905-1974), actor and television announcer
Delaney Bramlett (1939-2008), musician
Chet Brandenburg (1897-1974), actor
Mary Brian (1906-2002), actress
Pamela Britton (1923-1974), actress
Albert "Cubby" Broccoli (1909-1996), producer
Joe Brooks (1923-2007), actor
Leslie Brooks (1922-2011), actress and model
Wally Brown (1904-1961), actor and comedian
Kathie Browne (1930-2003), actress
Mona Bruns (1899-2000), actress
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979), actor
Mildred Burke (1915-1989), professional wrestler
Solomon Burke (1940-2010), singer
Bartine Burkett (1898-1994), actress
Everett G. Burkhalter (1897-1975), politician
Smiley Burnette (1911-1967), actor
Jerry Buss (1933-2013), majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers

C

Salvador "Tutti" Camarata (1913-2005), composer
Godfrey Cambridge (1933-1976), actor and comedian
Pete Candoli (1923-2008), musician
Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010), producer
Frankie Carle (1903-2001), musician, pianist and bandleader
Philip Carey (1925-2009), actor
Johnny Carpenter (1914-2003), actor, director, and screenwriter
David Carradine (1936-2009), actor
John Carroll (1906-1979), actor and singer
Virginia Carroll (1913-2009), actress
Nick Ceroli (1939-1985), musician, jazz drummer for Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Michael Chekhov (1891-1955), actor, director, novelist, and theater practitioner
Warren Christopher (1925-2011), former Secretary of State and Deputy Attorney General
Ethlyne Clair (1904-1996), actress
Bob Clampett (1913-1984), animator
Robert Clarke (1920-2005), actor
William H. Clothier (1903-1996), cinematographer
Bill Cody, Jr. (1925-1989), actor
Nudie Cohn (1902-1984), fashion designer
Buddy Cole (1916-1964), musician
Dennis Cole (1940-2009), actor
Ray Collins (1889-1965), actor
Joyce Compton (1907-1997), actress
Christopher Connelly (1941-1988), actor
William Conrad (1920-1994), actor
Bert Convy (1933-1991), actor and television host
Wilbur Cooper (1892-1973), Major League Baseball player
Rita Corday (1920-1992), actress
Tara Correa-McMullen (1989-2005), actress
Jerome Cowan (1897-1972), actor
Willie Crawford (1946-2004), Major League Baseball player
Scatman Crothers (1910-1986), actor and musician
Gary Crosby (1933-1995), actor and singer
Pauline Curley (1903-2000), actress

D

Virginia Dale (1917-1994), actress
Ken Darby (1909-1992), composer
Hal David (1921-2012), songwriter
Beryl Davis (1924-2011), singer
Bette Davis (1908-1989), actress
Brad Davis (1949-1991), actor
Gail Davis (1925-1997), actress
Rufe Davis (1908-1974), actor
Laraine Day (1920-2007), actress, wife of Leo Durocher
Frank de Kova (1910-1981), actor
Gene de Paul (1919-1988), composer
Tamara De Treaux (1959-1990), actress
Frank De Vol (1911-1999), composer, actor
Rod Dedeaux (1914-2006), longtime USC Trojans baseball head coach
Sandra Dee (1942-2005), actress
Reginald Denny (1891-1967), actor
Vernon Dent (1895-1963), actor
André DeToth (1913-2002), director
Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010), heavy metal/hard rock singer and songwriter, member of Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio
Roy Oliver Disney (1893-1971), businessman, older brother of Walt Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, father of Roy E. Disney
Edward Dmytryk (1908-1999), director
Jimmie W. Dodd, (1910-1964) actor, singer, and songwriter, host of The Mickey Mouse Club, "Mouseketeer"
Jim Duffy (1937-2012), animator
George Duke (1946-2013), musician
Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012), actor
Jerry Dunphy (1921-2002), television news anchor
Leo Durocher (1905-1991), Major League Baseball Hall of Famer
Dan Duryea (1907-1968), actor

E

Arthur Edeson (1891-1970), cinematographer
Anthony Eisley (1925-2003), actor
James Ellison (1910-1993), actor
Dan Enright (1917-1992), producer
Josh Ryan Evans (1982-2002), actor
Michael Evans (1920-2007), actor

F

Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000), actor
Marty Feldman (1934-1982), actor and comedian
William Ferrari (1901-1962), art director
Jim Ferrier (1915-1986), professional golfer
Carrie Fisher (1956-2016), actress and writer
Shug Fisher (1907-1984), actor, singer and songwriter
Robert Florey (1900-1979), director
Tony Fontane (1925-1974), singer
Robert Charles Francis (1930-1955), actor
Melvin Franklin (1942-1995), singer and member of The Temptations
Mona Freeman (1926-2014), actress
Milton Frome (1909-1989), actor
Bobby Fuller (1942-1966), singer

G

Reginald Gardiner (1903-1980), actor
Michael Garrison (1922-1966), producer
Frankie Gaye (1941-2001), singer, younger brother of Marvin Gaye
Wally George (1931-2003), television host
Andy Gibb (1958-1988), singer
Hughie Gibb (1916-1992), bandleader, father of the Bee Gees and Andy Gibb.
Paul Gilbert (1918-1976), actor
Peggy Gilbert (1905-2007), musician
Haven Gillespie (1888-1975), songwriter
Roger Gimbel (1925-2011), producer
Joel Goldsmith (1957-2012), composer
Floyd Gottfredson (1905-1986), Disney cartoonist
Alfred J. Goulding (1885-1972), director and screenwriter
Earl Grant (1931-1970), musician
Howard Greenfield (1936-1986), songwriter

H

Hard Boiled Haggerty (1925-2004), professional wrestler
Barbara Hale (1922-2017), actress
Monte Hale (1919-2009), actor and singer
Jon Hall (1915-1979), actor
Porter Hall (1888-1953), actor
Thurston Hall (1888-1952), actor
Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989), actor, singer, and songwriter
Thomas F. Hamilton (1894-1969), founder of the Hamilton Standard propeller company
John Hancock (1941-1992), actor
Jack Hannah (1913-1994), animator
Ben Hardaway (1895-1957), animator and voice-over artist
Ann Harding (1902-1981), actress
Bob Hastings (1925-2014), actor
Marvin Hatley (1905-1986), composer
George "Gabby" Hayes (1885-1969), actor
Jim Healy (1923-1994), sports commentator
Neal Hefti (1922-2008), composer
Horace Heidt (1901-1986), bandleader
Wanda Hendrix (1928-1981), actress
Higgins (1957-1975), dog actor (urn is buried with trainer, Frank Inn)
Maxine Elliott Hicks (1904-2000), actress
John C. Holland (1893-1970), Los Angeles City Council member, 1943-67
Red Holloway (1927-2012), musician
Sol Ho?opi?i (1902-1953), musician
Jean Speegle Howard (1927-2000), actress, wife of Rance Howard, mother of Ron and Clint Howard, grandmother of Bryce Dallas Howard

I

Rex Ingram (1895-1969), actor
Frank Inn (1916-2002), animal trainer
Jill Ireland (1936-1990), actress
Ub Iwerks (1901-1971), animator

J

Dennis James (1917-1997), actor and television host
Al Jarreau (1940-2017), singer and musician
Charles Jarrott (1927-2011), director
Howard Jarvis (1903-1986), political activist
Sybil Jason (1927-2011), child actress
Tony Jay (1933-2006), actor and voice-over artist
Kelly Johnson (1910-1990), aviation engineer
I. Stanford Jolley (1900-1978), actor
Allyn Joslyn (1901-1981), actor

K

Bob Kane (1915-1998), comic book artist
Stacy Keach, Sr. (1914-2003), actor
Joseph Kearns (1907-1962), actor
Buster Keaton (1895-1966), actor and comedian
Lemmy Kilmister (1945-2015), Musician, singer and songwriter.
Lincoln Kilpatrick (1932-2004), actor (unmarked grave)
Peter King (1914-1982), composer
Rodney King (1965-2012)
James Komack (1924-1997), TV producer, screenwriter, director and actor
Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962), actor and comedian
Helen Barbara Kruger (1913-2006), fashion designer
Otto Kruger (1885-1974), actor
Kay E. Kuter (1925-2003), actor

L

Jack LaLanne (1914-2011), fitness and nutrition expert
Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), actress and singer
Muriel Landers (1921-1977), actress
Fritz Lang (1890-1976), director
June Lang (1917-2005), actress
Grace Lantz (1903-1992), voice-over artist, wife of Walter Lantz, voice of Woody Woodpecker
Walter Lantz (1899-1994), animator and founder of Walter Lantz Productions
Eric Larson (1905-1988), animator
Nicolette Larson (1952-1997), singer
Philip H. Lathrop (1912-1995), cinematographer
Wesley Lau (1921-1984), actor
Charles Laughton (1899-1962), actor
Stan Laurel (1890-1965), actor and comedian, one-half of the Laurel and Hardy duo
William Lava (1911-1971), composer
Arthur Lee (1945-2006), singer, songwriter, musician
Robert Edwin Lee (1918-1994), playwright and lyricist
Lance LeGault (1935-2012), actor
Earl Lestz (1938-2017), studio executive
Stan Levey (1926-2005), musician
George Liberace (1911-1983), actor and musician, older brother of Liberace
Liberace (1919-1987), musician
Diane Linkletter (1948-1969), daughter of Art Linkletter
Glenard P. Lipscomb (1915-1970), former US Congressman
Carey Loftin (1914-1997), actor and stuntman
Hicks Lokey (1904-1990), animator
Julie London (1926-2000), actress and singer
Louise Lorraine (1904-1981), actress
John Lounsbery (1911-1976), animator
Otto Ludwig (1903-1983), editor
Art Lund (1915-1990), actor and singer
Jeffrey Lynn (1909-1995), actor

M

Kenneth MacDonald (1901-1972), actor
Harriet E. MacGibbon (1905-1987), actress
Chummy MacGregor (1903-1973), musician
Wilbur Mack (1873-1964), actor
Marjorie Main (1890-1975), actress
Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964), composer
Shelly Manne (1920-1984), musician
Richard Marquand (1937-1987), director
Garry Marshall (1934-2016), writer, director, producer, and actor
Jack Marshall (1921-1973), guitarist, composer and conductor, father of film director/producer Frank Marshall
Lock Martin (1916-1959), actor
Strother Martin (1919-1980), actor
Michelle Triola Marvin (1932-2009), actress
Junius Matthews (1890-1978), actor
Matty Matlock (1907-1978), musician
Frank Mayo (1889-1963), actor
Larry McCormick (1933-2004), television news anchor
Pat McCormick (1927-2005), comedian
Caroline McWilliams (1945-2010), actress
Ralph Meeker (1920-1988), actor
Martin Melcher (1915-1968), producer
Sam Melville (1936-1989), actor
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981), musician
Chuck Menville (1940-1992), TV animator and writer, father of voice actor and musician, Scott Menville
Donald Mills (1915-1999), singer and member of The Mills Brothers
Harry Mills (1913-1982), singer and member of The Mills Brothers
Victor Milner (1893-1972), cinematographer
Cyril J. Mockridge (1896-1979), composer
Paul Monette (1945-1995), author and poet
Alvy Moore (1921-1997), actor
Vicki Morgan (1952-1983), model, socialite, and murder victim
Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), actress, singer, voice artist
Timothy Patrick Murphy (1959-1988), actor
Simon Monjack (1970-2010), producer, screenwriter, husband of actress Brittany Murphy
Burt Mustin (1884-1977), actor
John Myhers (1921-1992), actor

N

Harriet Nelson (1909-1994), actress and singer
Ozzie Nelson (1906-1975), actor and musician
Ricky Nelson (1940-1985), actor and singer
Red Nichols (1905-1965), musician
Jack Nimitz (1930-2009), musician

O

Orry-Kelly (1897-1964), costume designer for Warner Bros.
Donald O'Connor (1925-2003), actor, singer and dancer
Ron O'Neal (1937-2004), actor
William T. Orr (1917-2002), TV producer, founder and head of Warner Bros. Television
Frank Orth (1880-1962), actor
Bud Osborne (1884-1964), actor
David Oliver (1962-1992), film and television actor. Main work in TV series A Year in the Life

P

Nestor Paiva (1905-1966), actor
Joy Page (1924-2008), actress
Maria Palmer (1917-1981), actress
Cecilia Parker (1914-1993), actress
Jean Parker (1915-2005), actress
Hank Patterson (1888-1975), actor
Bill Paxton (1955-2017), actor (unmarked grave)
Kenneth Peach (1903-1988), cinematographer
Bill Peet (1915-2002), animator
Jack Pepper (1902-1979), actor
Brock Peters (1927-2005), actor
Freddie Perren (1943-2004), musician
Jack Perrin (1896-1967), actor
George O. Petrie (1912-1997), actor
Esther Phillips (1935-1984), singer
Rich Piana (1970-2017) bodybuilder
Charles Pierce (1926-1999), actor and female impersonator
Daphne Pollard (1891-1978), actress
Snub Pollard (1889-1962), actor and comedian
Tony Pope (1947-2004), voice-over artist
Jeff Porcaro (1954-1992), musician, drummer for Toto
Mike Porcaro (1955-2015), bassist for Toto, younger brother of Jeff Porcaro
Don Post (1902-1979), make-up artist
John Clinton Porter (1871-1959), former mayor of Los Angeles
Freddie Prinze (1954-1977), actor and comedian
Alan Purwin (1961-2015), helicopter pilot

R

George Raft (1901-1980), actor
Amanda Randolph (1896-1967), actress
Lillian Randolph (1898-1980), actress
Lou Rawls (1933-2006), singer
Hugh Reilly (1915-1998), actor
Bert Remsen (1925-1999), actor
Ray Rennahan (1896-1980), cinematographer
Dorothy Revier (1904-1993), actress
Reynaldo Rey (1940-2015), actor, comedian, TV personality
Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016), actress and singer
John Ritter (1948-2003), actor
Jason Robards Sr. (1892-1963), actor, father of actor, Jason Robards
Gale Robbins (1921-1980), actress and singer
Dar Robinson (1947-1986), film stuntman
Jay Robinson (1930-2013), actor
Kasey Rogers (1925-2006), actress
Frank Ronzio (1920-1989), actor
John Roseboro (1933-2002), MLB player
Joe E. Ross (1914-1982), actor and comedian
Ruth Royce (1893-1971), actress
Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995), composer
Don Rudolph (1931-1968), MLB player

S

Sabu (1924-1963), actor
Boris Sagal (1923-1981), TV & film director, father of actresses, Katey, Jean and Liz Sagal
Jack Sahakian (1931-1995), hairdresser and actor
Bill Salkeld (1917-1967), MLB player
Isabel Sanford (1917-2004), actress
George Savalas (1924-1985), actor
Telly Savalas (1922-1994), actor
Johnny Sekka (1934-2006), actor
Reta Shaw (1912-1982), actress
Leon Shamroy (1901-1974), cinematographer
Larry Shay (1897-1988), songwriter
Robert Shayne (1900-1992), actor
Roberta Sherwood (1913-1999), singer (unmarked grave)
Mickey Simpson (1913-1985), actor
Phillips Smalley (1865-1939), actor and director
Roger Smith (1932-2017), actor
Jack Soo (1917-1979), actor
Olan Soule (1909-1994), actor
Ruth St. Denis (1879-1978), dancer and choreographer
Raymond St. Jacques (1930-1990), actor
Tim Spencer (1908-1974), actor and singer
Jack Starrett (1936-1989), actor and director
Bob Steele (1907-1988), actor
Rod Steiger (1925-2002), actor
George Stevens (1904-1975), director
McLean Stevenson (1927-1996), actor
Jay Stewart (1918-1989), television and radio announcer
Glenn Strange (1899-1973), actor
Fred Stone (1873-1959), actor
Victor Sutherland (1889-1968), actor
H.N. Swanson (1899-1961), Hollywood literary agent

T

William Talman (1915-1968), actor
Vic Tayback (1930-1990), actor
Meshach Taylor (1947-2014), actor
Rod Taylor (1930-2015), actor
Zola Taylor (1938-2007), singer
Jack Teagarden (1905-1964), musician
Frankie Thomas (1921-2006), actor
Martha Tilton (1915-2006), singer
Wayne Tippit (1932-2009), actor
George Tomasini (1909-1964), editor
Pinky Tomlin (1907-1987), actor and musician
Leo Tover (1902-1964), cinematographer
Bobby Troup (1918-1999), actor and musician
Charles Trowbridge (1882-1967), actor
Tamara De Treaux (1959-1990), actress
Forrest Tucker (1919-1986), actor

U

Loyal Underwood (1893-1966), actor (unmarked grave)

V

Lee Van Cleef (1925-1989), actor
Dick Van Patten (1928-2015), actor
Wally Vernon (1905-1970), actor
Katherine Victor (1923-2004), actress
Al Viola (1919-2007), musician

W

Jack Wagner (1925-1995), announcer at Disneyland, "The Voice of Disneyland"
Jimmy Wakely (1914-1982), actor and singer
Janet Waldo (1920-2016), voice actress
Paul Walker (1973-2013), actor
Eddy Waller (1889-1977), actor
Larry Walters (1949-1993), truck driver known as "Lawnchair Larry" or "The Lawn Chair Pilot who flew a lawn chair with weather balloons"
Kent Warner (1943-1984), costume designer
Ruth Waterbury (1896-1982), film critic
Paul Weatherwax (1900-1960), editor
Jack Webb (1920-1982), actor, producer, and director
Frank Wells (1932-1994), Disney president
Billy West (1892-1975), actor and comedian
Norman Whitfield (1940-2008), songwriter and composer
Claire Whitney (1890-1969), actress
Richard Whorf (1906-1966), actor, director, and producer
Crane Wilbur (1886-1973), actor and director
Jess Willard (1881-1968), world heavyweight boxing champion
Bill Williams (1915-1992), actor (unmarked grave)
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1899-1962), actor
Rhys Williams (1897-1969), actor
Roy Williams (1907-1976), animator, The Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer
Vesta Williams (1957-2011), singer
Dick Wilson (1916-2007), actor
Marie Wilson (1916-1972), actress and comedian, wife of Robert Fallon
Paul Winfield (1941-2004), actor
Charles Winninger (1884-1969), stage and film actor
David L. Wolper (1928-2010), producer
Tyrus Wong (1910-2016), animator
John Wooden (1910-2010), UCLA Bruins men's basketball coach

Y

Ralph Yearsley (1896-1928), actor
Snooky Young (1919-2011), musician
Vasyl Yemetz (1891-1982), bandurist, composer, founder of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus

Z

Paul Zastupnevich (1921-1997), costume designer
George Zucco (1886-1960), actor

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