Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Explained
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
It is partially in the Culver City city limits.[1]
Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises .[2] It contains—amongst others—the graves and tombs of showbusiness professionals. Many celebrities are in the sections near "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery.
Notable burials
A
- Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress
- Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino
- Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor
- Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress
- Cecilia Alvear (1939–2017), journalist
- Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress
- Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor
- Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor
- Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor
- Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress
B
- Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player
- Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress
- Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
- John Beradino (1917–1996), actor, Major League Baseball player
- Johnny Bero (1922–1985), Major League Baseball player
- Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress
- Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir, had affair with model Vicki Morgan, a murder victim
- Betsy Bloomingdale (1922–2016), widow of Alfred Bloomingdale, socialite and author
- Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), American illustrator and painter
- Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), actor
- Ray Bolger (1904–1987), actor and dancer best known for his role of The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz[3]
- Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969), actor
- Charles Boyer (1899–1978), actor
- Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor
- Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor, producer and writer
- Joseph Breen (1890–1965), former head of the Production Code Administration
- Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress
- Sonny Burke (1914–1980), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
- Daws Butler (1916–1988), actor and voice-over artist best known for voicing Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and others
C
- John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian[4]
- Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor
- Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor
- Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor
- Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress
- D. Worth Clark (1902–1955), U.S. Senator (1939–1945) from Idaho
- Ruth Clifford (1900–1998), actress
- Bill Cody (1891–1948), actor
- Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor and voice-over artist
- Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television writer and producer
- Jackie Coogan (1914–1984), actor
- Charles Correll (1890–1972), actor and comedian
- Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973), actress, dancer and choreographer
- Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician
- Bing Crosby (1903–1977), actor and singer (Father of Dennis, Lindsay, Phillip Crosby)[5]
- Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
- Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
- Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
- Leo Cullum (1942–2010), cartoonist
- Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor
D
- Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress
- Joan Davis (1907–1961), actress and comedian
- Virginia Davis (1918–2009), child actress
- Bobby Day (1928–1990), singer
- Dennis Day (1916–1988), actor, singer and comedian
- Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor
- Fred de Cordova (1910–2001), director and producer
- Eadie Del Rubio (1921–1996), musician
- Elena Del Rubio (1921–2001), musician
- Milly Del Rubio (1921–2011), musician
- Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor
- Ralph DePalma (1892–1956), champion racecar driver, won 1915 Indianapolis 500, inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991
- Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), actor and singer
- John Doucette (1921–1994), actor
- Constance Dowling (1920–1969), actress
- Doris Dowling (1923–2004), actress
- William Dozier (1908–1991), producer best known for creating the TV series Batman
- Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor
- Al Dubin (1891–1945), songwriter
- Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), actor and comedian
- Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012), former Lieutenant Governor of California and U.S. Congressman from California.
E
F
- John Fante (1909–1983), novelist, short-story and screenwriter.
- John Farrow (1904–1963), director, husband of actress Maureen O'Sullivan, father of actress Mia Farrow
- Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), actress
- James Flavin (1906–1976), actor
- Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor and comedian
- George J. Folsey (1898–1988), cinematographer
- Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director
- John Ford (1894–1974), director
- Paul Ford (1901–1976), actor
- Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor
- Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress
- Norman Foster (1900–1976), actor and director
- Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer
- Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress
- Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
G
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (1891–1955), actor
- William Garity (1899–1971), sound engineer
- Pauline Garon (1900–1965), actress
- Mike Gazella (1895–1978), MLB player
- Charles Gemora (1903–1961), actor and stuntman
- Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress
- Gaston Glass (1899–1965), actor
- James Gleason (1882–1959), actor
- Jose Gonzales-Gonzales (1922–2000), actor
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor
- Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
- Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
- Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor
- Fathia Ghali (1930–1976), princess of Egypt
H
- Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor and comedian best known for his role of The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
- Jack Haley Jr. (1933–2001), director, producer and writer
- Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), producer
- Kipp Hamilton (1934–1981), actress
- Fred Haney (1898–1977), MLB player and manager
- Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress
- Neal Hart (1879-1949), actor and director
- Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer
- June Haver (1926–2005), actress
- Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
- Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer
- Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster
- Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress
- Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian
- Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), actor
- Barron Hilton (1927–2019), business executive
- Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain
- Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), actor
- Stan Hough (1918–1990), former vice-president of 20th Century Fox
I
J
K
- Herbert Kalmus (1881–1963), co-inventor of Technicolor
- Robert Keith (1898–1966), actor
- Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor
- Charles Kemper (1900–1950), actor
- Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor and comedian
- J. M. Kerrigan (1884–1964), actor
- Norman Kerry (1894–1956), actor
- Cammie King (1934–2010), child actress
- Henry King (1886–1982), director
- James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), actor and director
- Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress
L
- Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor
- Sir Lancelot (1902–2001), singer
- Mario Lanza (1921–1959), actor and singer
- Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), actor
- Tim Layana (1964–1999), MLB pitcher
- Dorothy Leavey (1897–1998), philanthropist
- Dixie Lee (1909–1952) actress, dancer and singer (Bing Crosby's first wife)
- Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), sports announcer
- Joan Leslie (1925-2015), actress
- Nick Licata (1897–1974), mobster
- Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress
- David Lloyd (1934–2009), screenwriter
- Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor
- Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress
- Ella Logan (1913–1969), actress and singer
- Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor
- Peanuts Lowrey (1917–1986), MLB outfielder
- Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor[6]
- William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor
M
- Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor
- Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter
- Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor
- Gene Mako (1916–2013), tennis player
- Effa Manley (1897–1981), owner of Newark Eagles
- Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), movie studio executive
- Toni Mannix (1906–1983), wife of Eddie Mannix
- George Marshall (1891–1975), director
- Harry Martin (1889–1951), medical director of 20th Century Fox Studios and third husband of Louella Parsons
- Marion Martin (1909–1985), actress
- Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), artist, educator
- Al Martino (1927–2009), singer
- Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and director
- May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress
- Leo McCarey (1898–1969), director
- Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress
- David McLean (1922–1995), actor
- Stephen McNally (1913–1994), actor
- Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress
- Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, singer, dancer
- Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor
- James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer
- Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor
- Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress
- Thelma Morgan (1904–1970), socialite, twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, aunt of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
- James C. Morton (1884–1942), actor
- Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor
- Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), actor
- Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer
- Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter
- Nicholas Musuraca (1892–1975), cinematographer
N
O
- Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor
- Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor
- Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer
- Rod O'Connor (1914–1964), announcer
- Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver, actor
- Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz
P
- Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor
- George Pal (1908–1980), director, producer and animator
- Erv Palica (1928–1982), MLB pitcher
- Hermes Pan (1910–1990), choreographer and dancer
- Louella Parsons (1881–1972), writer and columnist
- Marty Pasetta (1932–2015), television producer and director
- Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress
- Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor
- Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor and director
- Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
- ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress and comedian
- John Polich (1916–2001), NHL player
- Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), actor
- Jerry Priddy (1919–1980), MLB second baseman
- Dick Purcell (1908–1944), actor
R
S
- Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen consort of Egypt.
- Gia Scala (1934–1972), actress
- Fred F. Sears (1913–1957), actor and director
- Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress
- Edward Sedgwick (1889–1953), actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
- Miriam Seegar (1907–2011), actress
- John F. Seitz (1892–1979), cinematographer and inventor.
- Mack Sennett (1880–1960), mogul
- Frank Shannon (1874–1959), actor
- Diane Sherbloom (1942–1961), figure skater
- Margarita Sierra (1936–1963), singer and actress
- Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of Continental Airlines
- Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
- Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent.
- Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer
- Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer
- Edmund Sylvers (1957–2004), singer
T
- Doris Tate (1924–1992), anti-parole activist, mother of Sharon Tate
- Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress murdered by the Manson family, along with her unborn son Paul Richard Polanski[7]
- Dallas Taylor (1948–2015), drummer
- Ray Teal (1902–1976), actor
- Dewey Terry (1938–2003), musician
- George Trafton (1896–1971), NFL player
V
W
- Geraldine Wall (1912–1970), actress
- Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor
- Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor
- Ned Washington (1901–1976), songwriter
- Bernie Wayne (1919–1993), songwriter
- Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), musician
- Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer
- Tim Whelan (1893–1957), director and screenwriter
- William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of The Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's
- Mary Wilson (1944–2021), singer; founding member of The Supremes
- Paula Winslowe (1910–1996), actress
- Jack Wrather (1918–1984), investor
Y
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- "City Map" (Archive). City of Culver City. Retrieved on June 28, 2015.
- Web site: History of Catholic Cemeteries in Los Angeles . 2006-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060227221939/http://www.archdiocese.la/prayer/cemeteries/info/history.html . 2006-02-27 . dead .
- Web site: Archives . L. A. Times . 1987-01-17 . Bolger's Funeral Set . 2024-01-24 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
- Web site: John Candy Obituary (1950 - 1994) - Legacy Remembers . 2024-01-24 . Legacy.com.
- News: 1977-10-16 . Crosby Will Be Buried Tuesday; His Songs, in Tribute, Aired Anew . 2024-01-24 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Bela Lugosi . 2024-01-24 . The Tombstone Tourist . en-US.
- Web site: Roman Polanski Hasn't Visited Sharon Tate and Son's Graves Since Murder, Says Lawyer . 2024-01-24 . Peoplemag . en.
