Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery (Santa Monica, California) Explained
Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary, formerly Ballona Cemetery, is located at 1847 14th Street, alongside Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, United States. The cemetery was founded in 1897 and sits on 26 acres.[1] It is owned and operated by the city of Santa Monica and is the final resting place of more than 54,000 people.[2] The cemetery has an eco-friendly section.[3]
History
Founded in 1897, the cemetery was first named the Ballona Township Cemetery as it was located on the Rancho La Ballona.[4] In the 1980s, it began to be used as a filming location.[5] In the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the cemetery was damaged.[6]
Notable burials
- Hugo Ballin (1879–1956), artist
- Mabel Ballin (1887–1958), actress
- George Bancroft (1882–1956), actor
- Jay Belasco (1888–1949), actor
- Ted Bessell (1935–1996), actor
- Charles Bickford (1891–1967), actor
- Barbara Billingsley (1915–2010), actress
- William Bishop (1918–1959), actor
- Roberts Blossom (1924–2011), actor
- Bonnie Bonnell (1905–1964), actress
- Edwina Booth (1904–1991), actress
- Edward Brophy (1895–1960), actor
- Leo Carrillo (1880–1961), actor and conservationist
- James Crabe (1931–1989), cinematographer
- Henry Cuesta (1931–2003), musician
- Faye Dancer (1925–2002), professional baseball player
- Henry Daniell (1894–1963), actor
- Weston and Winston Doty (1913–1934), acting twins, drowned in a flood
- Cathy Downs (1924–1976), actress
- Vernon Duke (1893–1969), songwriter (later moved)
- Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), author
- Paul Fix (1901–1983), actor
- Glenn Ford (1916–2006), actor
- Leland Ford (1893–1965), congressman
- Nicolás "Nick" Rolando Gabaldón Jr. (1927–1951), surfer
- Ilka Grüning (1876–1964), actress
- William Haines (1900–1973), actor, interior designer
- Tom Hayden (1939–2016), Senator, activist, author, conservationist
- Paul Henreid (1908–1992), actor, director
- Phil Hill (1927–2008), race car driver
- Evelyn Hooker (1907–1996), psychologist
- Olaf Hytten (1888–1955), actor
- Abbot Kinney (1850–1920), real estate baron
- Harvey Korman (1927–2008), actor and comedian
- Henry Kuttner (1915–1958), author
- Florence Lake (1904–1980), actress
- Audra Lindley (1918–1997), actress
- Hughie Mack (1884–1927), actor
- Doug McClure (1935–1995), actor
- Micole Mercurio (1938–2016), actress
- Bess Myerson (1924–2014), actress, Miss America, political activist
- Red Norvo (1908–1999), jazz musician
- Lynne Overman (1887–1943), actor
- Christabel Pankhurst (1880–1958), British suffragette
- Jimmy Phipps (1950–1969), Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient
- James Poe (1921–1980), screenwriter
- Janos Prohaska (1919–1974), actor, stuntman
- Bill Raisch (1905–1984), actor
- Sally Ride (1951–2012), astronaut and physicist
- Blanche Robinson (1883–1969), pianist and composer
- Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress and comedian
- Mitchell Ryan (1934–2022), actor
- Hayes "Big Ed" Sanders (1930–1954), Olympic boxing champion
- E. C. Segar (1894–1938), cartoonist, creator of "Popeye"
- Jimmie Shields (1905–1974), interior designer
- Hal Smith (1916–1994), actor who played Otis Campbell on The Andy Griffith Show
- May Sutton (1886–1975), U.S. and Wimbledon tennis champion
- Sándor Szabó (1906–1966), wrestler
- William Tuttle (1912–2007), make-up artist
- Jesse Unruh (1922–1987), politician and government official
Notes and References
- Web site: History of Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary . 2024-02-17 . www.santamonica.gov . en-US.
- Web site: Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery . City of Santa Monica.
- Web site: santamonica.gov - Green Burial . 2024-02-17 . www.santamonica.gov.
- Web site: Woodlawn Cemetery . 2024-02-17 . Santa Monica Conservancy . en-US.
- News: Wilkinson . Tracy . 15 October 1987 . Santa Monica Lays to Rest Cemetery Filming Plan . . 3 . Proquest.
- News: Katz . Jesse . 21 Jan 1994 . Santa Monica Rolls With the Punches Resilience: The city suffered severe damage; homes and businesses were destroyed . Los Angeles Times . 1 . Proquest.
