Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, US
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery andmortuary located in theWestwood area ofLos Angeles , California, United States. It includes a crematory forcremation services. Its location is at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.[ 1]
This cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s. In 1926, the name was changed to Westwood Memorial Park and was later renamed to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.[ 1]
Though not exclusive topublic figures , this cemetery has become the final resting place of manyHollywood actors and those in theentertainment industry .
Prominentinterred figures includeMarilyn Monroe ,Burt Lancaster ,Truman Capote ,Buddy Rich ,Hugh Hefner ,Natalie Wood ,Dean Martin ,Ray Bradbury ,Peter Falk ,Ray Conniff ,Roy Orbison ,Robert Newton ,Ryan O'Neal ,Farrah Fawcett ,George C. Scott ,Don Knotts ,Jack Lemmon ,Tim Conway ,Walter Matthau ,Billy Wilder ,Hayedeh ,Mahasti ,Frank Zappa ,Kirk Douglas , andGena Rowlands .[ 2]
Grave ofLew Ayres Kip Addotta (1944–2019), comedianPatrick Adiarte (1942-2025), actorMilton Ager (1893–1979), musician, composerCharles Aidman (1925–1993), actorEddie Albert (1906–2005), actor[ 3] Margo Albert (1917–1985), actress, wife of Eddie Albert[ 4] Shana Alexander (1925–2005), journalist, columnist, television commentatorClaud Allister (1888–1970), actorGitta Alpár (1903–1991), actress, opera singerRichard Anderson (1926–2017), actor, co-star ofThe Six Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman Patty Andrews (1918–2013), singerTige Andrews (1920–2007), actorKen Annakin (1914–2009), directorEve Arden (1908–1990), actress, comedianJack Arnold (1916–1992), directorRobert Armstrong (1890–1973), actorJames Aubrey (1918–1994), producerHy Averback (1920–1997), directorLew Ayres (1908–1996), actor[ 3] The headstone ofRay Bradbury Henny Backus (1911–2004), author, wife ofJim Backus Jim Backus (1913–1989), actor[ 3] Richard Baer (1928–2008), screenwriterDave Barbour (1912–1965), musicianEdgar Barrier (1907–1964), actorPatricia Barry (1921–2016), actorEileen Barton (1924–2006), singerRichard Basehart (1914–1984), actor[ 3] Greg Bautzer (1911–1987), attorneyLee Phillip Bell (1928–2020), television host, producerWilliam J. Bell (1927–2005), producerIsabel Bigley (1926–2006), actressWhit Bissell (1909–1996), actorHilary Blake (1950–2007), musicianBilly Bletcher (1894–1979), actor, voice artistRobert Bloch (1917–1994), writerLloyd Bochner (1924–2005), actorPeter Bogdanovich (1939–2022), director and screenwriterBenedict Bogeaus (1904–1968), producerJohn Boles (1895–1969), actorDorris Bowdon (1914–2005), actressRay Bradbury (1920–2012), author; buried with his wife Marguerite McClure BradburyFanny Brice (1891–1951), actress, comedian, singer (formerly buried inHome of Peace Cemetery )William Brice (1921–2008), artist, son ofFanny Brice Les Brown (1912–2001), musicianVanessa Brown (1928–1999), actressClarence Bull (1896–1979), photographerAnne Buydens (1919–2021), philanthropist, film producer, wife ofKirk Douglas Crypt ofTruman Capote and Joanne Carson Sebastian Cabot (1918–1977), actor[ 5] Sammy Cahn (1913–1993), songwriterTruman Capote (1924–1984), author[ 6] [ 7] Edward Carrere (1906–1984), directorHarry Carey, Jr. (1921–2012), actorMary Carlisle (1914–2018), actressJohn Cassavetes (1929–1989), actor, screenwriter, director, producerMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968), composerJames Coburn (1928–2002), actorJackie Collins (1937–2015), novelist, screenwriter, producerMichel Colombier (1939–2004), musician, composerRay Conniff (1916–2002), musicianRichard Conte (1910–1975), actorTim Conway (1933–2019), actor, comedianLawrence Cook (1930–2003), actorIan Copeland (1949–2006), music promoterAlexander Courage (1919–2008), composerBob Crane (1928–1978), actor[ 7] Norma Crane (1928–1973), actressRodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Grave ofDominique Dunne Grave ofKirk ,Anne andEric Douglas . Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004), comedian, actor[ 7] Helmut Dantine (1917–1982), actorDanny Dark (1938–2004), announcerSteve Darrell (1904–1970), actorMarvin Davis (1925–2004), oil tycoon, businessmanJason Davis (1984–2020), actorRichard Dawson (1932–2012), actor, television hostDon DeFore (1913–1993), actorLaura Devon (1931–2007), actressPhilip Dorn (1901–1975), actorEric Douglas (1958–2004), actorKirk Douglas (1916–2020), actorDominique Dunne (1959–1982) murder victim,Poltergeist Dominick Dunne , sister of actor-directorGriffin Dunne Ariel Durant (1898–1981), historian,Pulitzer Prize in literature, co-wroteThe Story of Civilization Will Durant (1885–1981), historian, Pulitzer Prize in literature, co-wroteThe Story of Civilization , husband of Ariel DurantNora Eddington (1924–2001), actress, 2nd wife ofErrol Flynn , 3rd wife ofDick Haymes [ 8] Roger Edens (1905–1970), vocal arranger, songwriter, producerJack Elliott (1927–2001), songwriterGeoff Emerick (1945–2018), sound engineerHarry Essex (1910–1997), writerDennis Etchison (1943–2019), writerRay Evans (1915–2007), songwriterGrave ofFarrah Fawcett andRyan O'Neal Peter Falk (1927–2011), actorFarrah Fawcett (1947–2009), actressBert Fields (1929–2022), entertainment attorney, writer, musicianFreddie Fields (1923–2007), talent agentJay C. Flippen (1899–1971), actorJune Foray (1917–2017), voice actressMichael Fox (1921–1996), actorColeman Francis (1919–1973), film directorLeslie Frankenheimer (1948–2013), set decoratorStan Freberg (1926–2015), voice actorGeorgia Frontiere (1927–2008), football ownerFaiza Rauf (1923–1994), Egyptian princessGrave ofEva Gabor Grave ofMerv Griffin Eva Gabor (1919–1995), actress[ 7] June Gale (1911–1996), actress, wife of Oscar Levant[ 9] Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995), actorChristopher George (1931–1983), actorLeonard Gershe (1922–2002), composerMaster Henry Gibson (1942–2002), musicianGary Glasberg (1966-2016), writer and producerPaul Gleason (1939–2006), character actorThomas Gomez (1905–1971), actorDon Gordon (1926–2017), actorRobert Gottschalk (1918–1982), camera technician, co-founder ofPanavision Walter Grauman (1922–2015), directorHoward Greer (1896–1974), costume and fashion designerJane Greer (1924–2001), actress[ 10] Merv Griffin (1925–2007), producer, television host, singer[ 11] The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park Hayedeh 's graveLoretta King Hadler (1917–2007), actressHayedeh (1942–1990),Persian language pop and classic singer fromTehran , older sister ofMahasti , the legendary Iranian divaCarrie Hamilton (1963–2002), actress, singer, daughter ofCarol Burnett Armand Hammer (1898–1990), oil tycoon, art collector, former president ofOccidental Petroleum Bong Soo Han (1933–2007), martial artistJonathan Harris (1914–2002), actorHarold Hecht (1907–1985), film producerHugh Hefner (1926–2017),Playboy magazine founder and publisher, businessman[ 12] Percy Helton (1894–1971), actorFlorence Henderson (1934–2016), actress, singer, television hostFrancesca Hilton (1947–2015), actress, daughter ofZsa Zsa Gabor Connie Hines (1931–2009), actressJonathan Hole (1904–1998), actor, buried with his wife Betty Hanna, and son David Jon HoleBen Howard (1904–1970), aircraft designer, race pilotJames Wong Howe (1899–1976), cinematographer[ 13] Rosanna Huffman (1938–2016), actressMark R. Hughes (1956–2000), founder ofHerbalife Ronald Hughes (1935–1970), lawyerRoss Hunter (1920–1996), producer, director, actorJim Hutton (1934–1979), actorPhil Karlson (1908–1985), directorLouis Kaufman (1905–1994), violinistBeatrice Kay (1907–1986), actress, singerNora Kaye (1920–1987), ballerinaBrian Keith (1921–1997), actor[ 14] Cecil Kellaway (1893–1973), actorNancy Kelly (1921–1995), actressStan Kenton (1911–1979), musicianVictor Kilian (1891–1979), actor, murderedJames Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger (1895–1962), aviation executiveLouis King (1898–1962), directorJack Klugman (1922–2012), actor, comedian, director, screenwriterDon Knotts (1924–2006), actor, comedianMiliza Korjus (1909–1980), opera singerPhyllis Kennedy (1914–1998), actressGrave ofBurt Lancaster Jack Lemmon 's headstonePerry Lafferty (1917–2005), directorBill Lancaster (1947–1997), actor, screenwriterBurt Lancaster (1913–1994), actor[ 15] Sidney Lanfield (1898–1972), directorPaul Laszlo (1900–1993), architect, furniture designerEd Lauter (1938–2013), actorMarc Lawrence (1910–2005), actorIrving Paul Lazar (1907–1993), agentJoanna Lee (1931–2003), actressPeggy Lee (1920–2002), singer, songwriter, actressErnest Lehman (1915–2005), screenwriterJanet Leigh (1927–2004), actressJack Lemmon (1925–2001), actor[ 16] Queenie Leonard (1905–2002), actressBruce Lester (1912–2008), actorOscar Levant (1906–1972), actor, pianistRichard Levinson (1934–1987), writerHarry Lewis (1920–2013), actor, restaurateurMarilyn Lewis (1929–2017), fashion designer, producerAlan W. Livingston (1917–2009), writer, producerJay Livingston (1915–2001), songwriterSondra Locke (1944–2018), actressLouis Loeffler (1897–1972), editorRobert Loggia (1930–2015), actor, directorDean Martin 's crypt.Marilyn Monroe 's crypt.Alexander Mackendrick (1912–1993), directorMahasti (1946–2007),Persian language pop singer from Tehran, younger sister ofHayedeh Karl Malden (1912–2009), actorJanet Margolin (1943–1993), actress, married toTed Wass [ 16] Dean Martin (1917–1995), actor, singer[ 7] Andrew Marton (1904–1992), actorSamuel Marx (1902–1992), producerPamela Mason (1916–1996), actress, wife ofJames Mason andRoy Kellino Portland Mason (1948–2004), actress, daughter of James Mason and Pamela MasonShirley Mason (1900–1979), actress[ 17] Osa Massen (1914–2006), actressEdith Massey (1918–1984), actressCarol Matthau (1925–2003), actress, wife of Walter Matthau andWilliam Saroyan Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor[ 18] Ruth McDevitt (1895–1976), actressRod McKuen (1933–2015), poet, composerPeter McWilliams (1949–2000), authorAllan Melvin (1923–2008), actor, voice actorLewis Milestone (1895–1980), directorMarvin E. Miller (1913–1985), actorShirley Mitchell (1919–2013), actress, wife ofJay Livingston Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), actress[ 19] [ 20] Constance Moore (1920–2005), singer, actressDolores Moran (1924–1982), actressJeff Morris (1934–2004), actorLloyd Morrisett (1929–2023), psychologist, co-founder ofSesame Workshop , co-creator ofSesame Street Bettie Page (1923–2008), modelDorothy Patrick (1921–1987), actressWolfgang Petersen (1941–2022), directorFrank Pierson (1925–2012), screenwriter, directorWaite Phillips (1883–1964), oil tycoon, philanthropistGregor Piatigorsky (1903–1976), cellistJacqueline Piatigorsky (1911–2012), chess playerJames Prideaux (1927–2015), playwrightFord Rainey (1908–2005), actorDonna Reed (1921–1986), actress[ 23] Jimmie Reese (1901–1994), baseball player and coachRenie Riano (1899–1971), actressBuddy Rich (1917–1987), drummer, bandleaderMinnie Riperton (1947–1979), singer[ 24] Ben Roberts (1916–1984), screenwriter; co-creator ofCharlie's Angels Doris Roberts (1925–2016), actress, philanthropist, authorWayne Rogers (1933–2015), actorHillevi Rombin (1933–1996),Miss Universe 1955 Ruth Rose (1896–1978), screenwriterHerbert Ross (1927–2001), film directorGena Rowlands (1930–2024), actressJay Sandrich (1932–2021), television directorFranklin Schaffner (1920–1989), film directorG. David Schine (1927–1996), film producerErnest B. Schoedsack (1893–1979), film directorGeorge C. Scott (1927–1999), actor; grave unmarkedVivienne Segal (1897–1992), singer, actressAnne Seymour (1909–1988), actressSidney Sheldon (1917–2007), authorDorothy Shay (1921–1978), actress, singerJeremy Silman (1954-2023), chess playerSam Simon (1955–2015), writer, producer, directorRichard Simmons (1948–2024), fitness instructor, television personalityLu Ann Simms (1932–2003), singerSara Sothern (1895–1994), mother ofElizabeth Taylor Robert Stack (1919–2003), actorSage Stallone (1976–2012), actor, son ofSylvester Stallone Ray Stark (1915–2004), film producerJosef von Sternberg (1894–1969), film directorDonald E. Stewart (1930–1999), screenwriterDorothy Stratten (1960–1980), actress,Playboy Playmate Danny Sugerman (1954–2005), writer, rock band managerJennifer Syme (1972–2001), actressDon Taylor (1920–1998), actor, directorFrancis Lenn Taylor (1897–1968), art dealer, father ofElizabeth Taylor [ 25] Kent Taylor (1907–1987), actor[ 25] Irene Tedrow (1907–1995), actressWilliam C. Thomas (1903–1984), film producerMarshall Thompson (1925–1992), actorJohnny Tillotson (1938-2025) recording artist, songwriter, entertainerDan Tobin (1910–1982), actorErnst Toch (1887–1964), composerAlvin Toffler (1928–2016), authorMel Tormé (1925–1999), singer, actor[ 6] [ 7] Helen Traubel (1899–1972), opera sopranoLes Tremayne (1913–2003), actorMichael Trikilis (1940-2019), TV/film producerFrank Tuttle (1892–1963), screenwriter, producerJune Walker (1900–1966), actressPat Walshe (1900–1991), actorLarry Ward (1925–1985), actor, screenwriterHarry Warren (1893–1981), songwriterJoe Weider (1919–2013), bodybuilder, author, magazine publisherWinifred Westover (1899–1978), actressChrissie White (1895–1989), silent film actressMichael White (1936–2016), producerSean Whitesell (1963–2015), actorMargaret Whiting (1924–2011), singerHerbert Wiere (1908–1999), performerCornel Wilde (1915–1989), actorBilly Wilder (1906–2002), filmmaker[ 26] Brian Wilson (1942–2025), musician, composer, producer, founding member ofThe Beach Boys Carl Wilson (1946–1998), musician, founding member ofThe Beach Boys [ 7] Estelle Winwood (1883–1984), actressAlbert Wohlstetter (1913–1997), nuclear strategistRoberta Wohlstetter (1912–2007), historian of military intelligenceNatalie Wood (1938–1981), actress[ 7] Unmarked grave ofFrank Zappa , cemetery view looking southeast Darryl F. 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