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Hubert Eaton assumed management control in 1917 and is credited with being Forest Lawn's "founder" because of his origination of the "memorial-park" plan. The first location was in Tropico, which later became part of Glendale, California. [citation needed] Its facilities are officially known as memorial parks.
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park is the final resting site for several members of the celebrated Hearst family, people from the California Gold Rush, plus other prominent citizens from the city of San Francisco and nearby surroundings. By 1992, more than 300,000 had been interred at the site.
Dolly Cepeda (1964–1977), victim of the Hillside Strangler (original grave site, moved to Forest Lawn in Cypress) Mario Chamlee (1892–1966), opera singer; George Chandler (1898–1985), actor, Uncle Petrie Martin on TV's Lassie [33] NP Lon Chaney (1883–1930), actor (unmarked grave) [34] Charles Chapman (1853–1944), founder of Chapman ...
Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park was founded in 1896, originally as the Mount Olivet Cemetery, and is located at 1601 Hillside Boulevard in Colma, California. Its name was changed later to Olivet Memorial Park , and updated again following its acquisition by Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in 2020.
Pages in category "Burials at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park" The following 117 pages are in this category, out of 117 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles; El Campo Santo Cemetery, City of Industry; Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles; First Jewish site in Los Angeles; Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale; Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles; Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach [9]
In 1892, Ross produced plans for the Chapel at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, for what appears to be the first building he designed as architect that was actually constructed. Ross would be featured later in the West Coast architectural journal, The Architect and Engineer , in 1908 and 1912, and in both instances, the Cypress Lawn Chapel would be ...
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; Michael Wayne (1934–2003), film producer and actor, son of John Wayne; Paul Weatherwax (1900–1960), editor