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I don't know where this would fit in the article, but here goes:

The first of Forest Lawn's reproductions of DAVID was shattered by an earthquake. The replacement was positioned on a layer of Teflon, then a newly invented and promoted substance. The park management opined that in the event of another earthquake the statue would merely slide over the tremors and remain intact. It didn't work.--Saxophobia23:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ALSO: Any complete article on Forest Lawn should mention Tom Paxton's satirical song of the same name, covered by John Denver... maybe underCritical Commentary or a newIn popular culture section. Thoughts?Mahler3 (talk)17:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A number of interment locations are also kept from the public eye. Perfect, up to here; I'd liked to have the section ended HERE. But now:The Court of Honor advertises that in some of the crypts beneath it are spots which no amount of money can buy, but individuals may be "voted in" as "Immortals."Am I the only one to regard the latter phrase as fantasy-fiction-style drawl. Immortals? Ah yes, and if you are one of the "privileged" individuals, you can probably find mages living in these crypts which can still make the earth shake by a spell? Well, then they could as well resurrect the dead again. ;) -andy92.230.10.22 (talk)12:41, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, there is a section of floor crypts reserved for -so called- Immortals. Two people interred here are Dr. Eaton (The Founder), and Jan Styka, the artist who painted the large "Crucifixtion" painting (which is the largest Oil-on-canvass painting in the world).Hamster Sandwich (talk)01:50, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Though Mr. Skelton's private room is indeed behind the gate in an area where the public is not admitted, it is easily seen from the public area as it is the first room behind the gate, which does not block the view.— Precedingunsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

Could people please stop adding him until it is clear that he will be buried there? I mean, it is good enough to add him when he is actually there, six feet under.--Sylvia Anna (talk)19:52, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Could someone please change Michael Jackson's entry to say that his plot is not viewable by the public, verification can be found onhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090903/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_funeral.Thanks!Trifecta dogs (talk)00:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC) Trifecta Dogs[reply]

That's covered in the last paragraph of the intro.  Will Beback talk 01:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Among those interred in the cemetery are many men and women from the entertainment industry and important personalities such asL. Frank Baum,Lucille Ball,Gutzon Borglum,George Burns,Nat King Cole,Sam Cooke,Billie Bird,George Cukor,Marc Davis,Sammy Davis Jr.,Walt Disney,Douglas Fairbanks,W.C. Fields,Errol Flynn,Samuel Goldwyn,Sidney Greenstreet,Jean Harlow,Lou Rawls,David O. Selznick,Red Skelton,Norma Shearer,Jimmy Stewart,Art Tatum,Irving Thalberg,Spencer Tracy andWilliam Wrigley Jr..

Since the most of the article is composed of a long list of famous or notable people who are buried at Forest lawn, what purpose is served by this partial list? Are these burials (as opposed to the people being buried) particularly famous?  Will Beback talk 23:06, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and removed this and a similar list.  Will Beback talk 03:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Although the list of all "famous" people at the bottom of the page is exhaustive, it proves to be difficult for the average reader to sift out the most famous or household name burials at Forest Lawn, Glendale. The summary list earlier in the article provides the reader with the opportunity to view the most famous and notable burials at the cemetery without having to dedicate a significant amount of time to reading all of the hundreds of "famous" burials in the list latter in the article. --Rcs1898—Precedingundated comment added23:10, 20 January 2011 (UTC).[reply]

That's an interesting point, but the list does not seem to be restricted to "the most famous or households name burials". By no stretch of the imagination isMarc Davis (animator) among the most famous people buried there. According to whom isIan Hornak a household name?  Will Beback talk 23:25, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just as there are household name celebrities within other media listed in the summary list, it is also important for the only two visual artists collected by the Smithsonian Institution and other leading museums who are buried at Forest Lawn to be listedGutzon Borglum andIan Hornak. --Rcs1898—Precedingundated comment added23:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC).[reply]

I disagree. Most of the other names are not household nameswithin other media; they are household names, period. I do agree with Wil that the list should be shortened or removed altogether. I'd say maybe L. Frank Baum, Walt Disney, and either George Burns or Jimmy Stewart are famous enough to the average layman to warrant mention in the intro. Just my opinion, though; I'm sure we could come up with some impartial standard to narrow the list down if it's really necessary to keep it.Kafziel^{Complaint Department: Please take a number}00:10, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like I am outnumbered on this one! Hopefully the list can stay even if edited in the manner that Kafziel has described. --Rcs1898—Precedingundated comment added00:29, 21 January 2011 (UTC).[reply]

It's all a collaboration.

Some of the names are clearly borderline, such as (bless her heart)Norma Shearer. But for the rest it's rather hard to say which names are the most famous. As a quick and easy proxy for relative notability, I suggest using the Wikipedia page views from a recent month, like December 2010.[1] Then we can list the five or ten with the highest numbers. It's a bit arbitrary, but it's easily confirmed and objective. There's no need to include a separate list for internments in private areas - we can just say they exist.  Will Beback talk 11:59, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea Will Beback! Either you make the edit or I will when I get some free time... --Rcs1898 (talk)16:52, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We just need to decide how many names to include. Excluding Michael Jackson, whose burial really was famous, there are 30 names listed in that section now. Would 10 be a sufficient number?  Will Beback talk 19:27, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ten seems reasonable to me. The "page views" system sounds good, too.Kafziel^{Complaint Department: Please take a number}21:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Art Tatum 11049
• Carole Lombard 28535
• Clark Gable 99552*
• David O. Selznick 12426
• Douglas Fairbanks 20319
• Errol Flynn 72131*
• George Burns 33897
• George Cukor 9209
• Gutzon Borglum 6693
• Humphrey Bogart 132305*
• Irving Thalberg 5595
• Jean Harlow 45244
• James Stewart 181906*
• John M. Stahl 629
• L. Frank Baum 34465
• Lon Chaney, Sr. 19454
• Lou Rawls 17329
• Lucille Ball 101085*
• Mary Pickford 35762
• Nat King Cole 95375*
• Norma Shearer 14042
• Red Skelton 26642
• Sam Cooke 74122*
• Sammy Davis, Jr. 71943*
• Samuel Goldwyn 9496
• Sydney Greenstreet 9889
• Spencer Tracy 64921*
• W.C. Fields 3562
• Walt Disney 284733*
• William Wrigley, Jr. 2043

If we draw the line at 50,000 hits that gives us ten names, marked with an asterisk. I scanned the full list to see if there might be anyone who'd qualify but I didn't see any obvious candidates.  Will Beback talk 21:33, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your selection of ten candidates from the list appears to be very acceptable. Great work! --Rcs1898 (talk)23:26, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me, but just want to point out a discrepancy (which is related, considering her place on the list): Lucille Ball is not interred at Forest Lawn Glendale, and she never was. She was once at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills but was later moved to New York. Looks like someone added her to the listings in error (that sort of thing happens all the time) and it was overlooked. I'll fix it.Kafziel^{Complaint Department: Please take a number}00:44, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I updated the article to reflect the new list and since Lucille Ball has been excluded from the list, I included Jean Harlow (the next highest on the list above) so that that the article would include ten people as we agreed upon. The next thing that I would like to discuss is forming separate section of the article for the Great Mausoleum. As I am sure that you know, the Great Mausoleum is a tremendously important part of Forest Lawn's history and it contains to many of the most desirable and expensive interment places in the Park. Also, Court of Honor mentioned in the Famous Burials section is in the Great Mausoleum. What are your thoughts? --Rcs1898 (talk)01:10, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not necessarily opposed to that, but if we keep separating burials out into sections it does have a "slippery slope" potential to turn into a directory. As long as we don't spend too much time pointing out who's buried where it should be fine.Kafziel^{Complaint Department: Please take a number}01:25, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree! I think that we could even leave Michael Jackson in the Famous Burials section and simply talk about the history of the Great Mausoleum and explain what it is in the special section for it. --Rcs1898 (talk)01:41, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I changed 43 uses of the dagger (†) to the abbreviation NP, meaning Non Public, because some of the people so marked were not Christians, and the symbol can be misconstrued as a Christian cross. Sincerely, your friend,GeorgeLouis (talk)21:32, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody called NP "terrible." Not very nice language to use when another editor tries to do something positive. If anybody has a better idea, please use it. And, besides, how do we know these particular graves are Not Public? Is there a Source? I didn't see any. Sincerely,GeorgeLouis (talk)01:29, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What about using an asterisk?  Will Beback talk 01:47, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Asterisk good, dagger bad. Go ahead, Will Beback! Sincerely, your pal,GeorgeLouis (talk)13:38, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changing the list into columns messes up the formatting and makes it difficult to browse alphabetically. It is also the reason that the images had to be scaled down, which would in turn force readers to click through to the file page to be able to see any kind of detail. A gallery isn't a good solution; the images illustrate specific graves on the list and were placed accordingly. All the other cemetery articles are formatted as single lists for the same reasons. SeeForest Lawn Hollywood Hills,Hollywood Forever,Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, or any number of others.

A noble effort—I can certainly appreciate the time it took—and I do think the other changes are good. I'm just going to go through and put the list & pics back while leaving all the rest of the recent changes intact.Kafziel^{Complaint Department: Please take a number}16:58, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't matter to me, really. It was challenging to do. Sincerely, your friend,GeorgeLouis (talk)23:19, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Karen Carpenter rested here for 20 years. I have added her into the list of notable interments as she deserves mentions hereBigbaddan1977 (talk)00:52, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I haveclosed the RFC above as there is unanimous consensus. However, please discuss the title of the new article. --Lemongirl942 (talk)13:35, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging respondents(Ad Orientem—BeenAroundAWhile—Killer Moff—Scolaire—DonFB—AF4JM—L3X1—Itsmejudith) --Lemongirl942 (talk)13:39, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Respondent responding.List of notable interments at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) I think this is a good title because:

It includes the word notable, which will help us when vandals/others try to add non-sourcable non-notable listings. Should we make the GNG for this bluelink?

It has the full name of the cemetery, to prevent confusion.

The only other option isList of notable people buried at…, but internment is a much better word thanpeople buried. 13:44, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Internments looks good to me. -Ad Orientem (talk)14:53, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• List of notableinterments at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale). "Interment" means burial; "internment" means imprisonment.Scolaire (talk)18:23, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out,Scolaire.L3X1(distant write)20:51, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think we're all agreed so I've gone ahead and created the new page as per the suggestion on the article. How do we want to treat the section here? Just as a redirect to main article? There has been some talk about keeping a list of the most notable people here, but do we have consensus on who they are?--Killer Moff (talk)09:23, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have a feeling that even a small section of the "most notable" in this article would gradually expand; keeping such a section could be an invitation to a series of lengthy (and mostly pointless) debates. I suggest eliminating the section completely and putting a Hatnote at the top of the article with the linked title of the notables list.DonFB (talk)10:19, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd just write a very short blurb, 2-3 sentences noting that many people have been planted in the cemetery with a see main article notice for the list. -Ad Orientem (talk)13:03, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Accepted New Page acceptedL3X1(distant write)14:04, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've blanked the section for now. A short paragraph can easily be added if desired.Scolaire (talk)14:45, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

3 questions:

Should I copy any of this discussion to the talk page ofList of notable interments at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)?

Should we put a {{collapse}} on the 209 references so the page is easier to use?

Should I post these and any future questions on the split's talk page instead of here? ThanksL3X1(distant write)20:26, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To some extent, this is shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, but there is a procedure atWP:PROSPLIT that should have been followed. In particular, when the new article was created, there should have been a link to this article in the edit summary, of the form "split content from [[article name]]", in order to preserve attribution. This should now be done using adummy edit as set out inWP:RIA (repairing insufficient attribution), and ideally it should be done byKiller Moff, who created the page.

To answer the questions you actually asked: (1) I will add a {{Copied}} template to the talk pages. I see no need to copy any discussion on whether to create the article and what to call it, seeing it has already been created with that name.

(2) I've never heard of a References section being collapsed. What you could do, if you were prepared to do the work, would be to reduce the title in each ref from "John Doe (1900 - 1950) - Find a Grave Memorial" to just "John Doe" without the quotation marks (findagrave.com is already in the ref), and reduce the larger names e.g. from "Mischa Romanovich Bakaleinikoff" to "Mischa Bakaleinikoff"; this would allow you to change {{reflist}} to {{reflist|30em}}, which would give multiple columns.

(3) Any future questions about the list article should go on that article's talk page, and any future discussion about the currently blanked section in this article should go on this talk page.

Scolaire (talk)08:55, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. first time I've done a split and created a new article. I've made the dummy edit and added the link now. --Killer Moff (talk)09:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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