Jack Webb (actor)

Cause of death: heart attack

Birth: Apr. 2, 1920
Death: Dec. 23, 1982

He is best remembered for his role of Police Sgt. Joe Friday on the television series "Dragnet" in the 1960s and 1970s.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Sheltering Hills, Lot 1999
GPS (lat/lon): 34.1484, -118.32718

Henry Fonda (actor)

Cause of death: Heart Failure

Birth: May 16, 1905
Death: Aug. 12, 1982

The tall, gangling Oscar-winning actor's screen career lasted from 1935 to 1981, with films such as "Young Mr. Lincoln," "Mister Roberts," "The Grapes of Wrath" and "On Golden Pond." With his distinctive Midwest twang, Fonda embodied a quiet, decent honesty in his roles. He also started a Hollywood dynasty with daughter Jane, son Peter and granddaughter Bridget.Born in Grand Island, Nebraska, Fonda majored in journalism in college, but found acting more to his liking: His early stage stints included the amateur Omaha Community Playhouse, where he met Jocelyn Brando, the mother of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered.

Jane Wyman (actress)

Cause of death: natural causes

Birth: Jan. 5, 1917
Saint Joseph
Buchanan County
Missouri, USA

Death: Sep. 10, 2007
Palm Springs
Riverside County
California, USA

Jane Wyman was born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri (she was also known later as Sarah Jane Fulks). When she was only eight years old, and after her parents filed for divorce, she lost her father prematurely. After graduating high school she attempted, with the help of her mother, to break into films, but to no avail. In 1932, after attending the University of Missouri, she began a career as a radio singer, which led to her first name change to Jane Durrell. In 1936 she signed a contract with Warner Bros. Pictures and that led to another name change, the more familiar one of Jane Wyman. Under that name she appeared in "A" and "B" pictures at Warners, including two with her future husband, Ronald Reagan: Brother Rat (1938) and its sequel, Brother Rat and a Baby (1940). In the early 1940s she moved into comedies and melodramas and gained attention for her role as Ray Milland's long-suffering wife in The Lost Weekend (1945). The following year she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Ma Baxter in The Yearling (1946), and won the coveted prize in 1949 as deaf-mute rape victim Belinda MacDonald in Johnny Belinda (1948). She followed that with a number of appearances in more prestigious films, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950), Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951), Michael Curtiz's The Story of Will Rogers (1952) and the first movie version of The Glass Menagerie (1950). She starred opposite Bing Crosby in the musical Just for You (1952). She was Oscar-nominated for her performances in The Blue Veil (1951) and Magnificent Obsession (1954). She also starred in the immensely popular So Big (1953), Lucy Gallant (1955), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Miracle in the Rain (1956). In addition to her extensive film career, she hosted TV's "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955) and starred in most of the episodes of the show, which ran for three seasons. She came back to the big screen in Holiday for Lovers (1959), Pollyanna (1960) and her final film, How to Commit Marriage (1969). Although off the big screen, she became a presence on the small screen and starred in two made-for-TV movies, including The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979) (TV). In early 1981, in the 49th year of her career, she won the role of conniving matriarch Angela Channing Erikson Stavros Agretti in the movie "The Vintage Years", which was the unaired pilot for the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest" (1981), later in the year. For nine seasons she played that character in a way that virtually no other actress could have done, and became the moral center of the show. The show was a ratings winner from its debut in 1981, and made stars out of her fellow cast members Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, Abby Dalton and Susan Sullivan. At the end of the first season the storyline had her being informed that her evil son, played by David Selby, had inherited 50% of a California newspaper company, and the conflicts inherent in that situation led to even bigger ratings over the next five years. Wyman was nominated six times for a Soap Opera Digest Award, and in 1984 she won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series Drama. By the show's eighth season, however, she was emotionally drained and the strain of constantly working to keep up the quality of a hit show took its toll on her. In addition, there was friction on the set among cast members. All of these events culminated in her departure from the show after the first two episodes of the ninth season (her character was hospitalized and slipped into a coma) for health reasons. After a period of recuperation, she believed that she had recovered enough to guest-star in the last three episodes of the season (her doctor disagreed, but she did it anyway). She then guest-starred as Jane Seymour's mother on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993) and three years later appeared in Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1996). In the late 1990s she purchased a home in Rancho Mirage, California, where she's still living in retirement. Her daughter, Maureen Reagan (who died in August 2001), was a writer who also involved herself in political issues and organized a powerful foundation. Also, she placed her 3200-sq.-ft. Rancho Mirage condominium on the market.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City)
Cathedral City
Riverside County
California, USA

Robert Goulet (singer/actor)

Cause of death: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Birth: Nov. 26, 1933
Lawrence
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA

Death: Oct. 30, 2007
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

After graduation he became a popular male ingénue in theatre and on television, finally landing a job as host of the weekly variety show for CBCTV. On December 3, 1960 he made his Broadway debut in the role of Lancelot du Lac in the original run of ‘Camelot' which turned him into an international star. He remained with the play until it closed after 873 performances on January 5, 1963. Goulet won a Grammy Award in 1962 as best new artist and made the singles chart in 1964 with ‘My Love Forgive Me.' he returned to Broadway in 1968 winning the Tony Award for best actor in a musical in ‘The Happy Time.' He also appeared in feature films including "I'd Rather Be Rich' in 1964; ‘Scrooged' in 1988; and ‘Toy Story' in 1999; as well as numerous guest roles on television series including ‘Police Story;' ‘Matt Houston;' and ‘Murder She Wrote.' Goulet's humor was showcased in a recent series of advertisement for Emerald nuts in which he disrupts offices of dozing workers. His last performance was in the one-man show ‘A Man and his Music.' On September 30, 2007, he was hospitalized in Las Vegas, diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; on October 13 he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Goulet died there while awaiting an emergency lung transplant.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

Dick Wilson (actor)

Cause of death: Old age

Birth: Jun. 30, 1916
Death: Nov. 19, 2007

Born Riccardo DiGuglielmo, he is best remembered for the Charmin bathroom tissue commercial that ran from 1964 to 1985. Playing the role of grocer Mr. Whipple in over 500 commercials, his famous line of "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" became a part of American culture. Besides his work in commercials, he enjoyed a seventy year career as a character actor in both film and television.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Enduring Faith, Lot 822, Space 1

Charlton Heston (Actor/NRA activist)

Cause of death: Alzheimer's

Birth: Oct. 4, 1923
Death: Apr. 5, 2008

A Hollywood legend, he became a superstar playing larger-than-life characters, from Moses to Michaelangelo, in big screen epics of the 1950s and 1960s. He won an Academy Award for his powerful performance in the title role of "Ben-Hur" (1959). Born John Charles Carter in Evanston, Illinois, he caught the acting bug as a teen and took on the pseudonym Charlton Heston (borrowed from his mother's maiden name and his stepfather's surname) as a drama major at Northwestern University. While there he starred in a student film, "Peer Gynt" (1942), shot on 16mm.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

Yvonne De Carlo (actress)

Cause of death: Natural causes

Birth: Sep. 1, 1922
Death: Jan. 8, 2007

In 1959, she made the cross over to television, appearing in guest role on ‘Bonanza,' and ‘The Virginian.' In 1964, she landed what is probably her most famous role, Lily Munster, in the television series ‘The Munsters' which would run through the 1966 season and spawn two movies ‘The Munsters' Revenge' in 1981 and ‘Here Come the Munsters' in 1995 in which she made a cameo appearance.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

Allan Melvin (actor)

Cause of death: Cancer

Birth: Feb. 18, 1922
Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri, USA

Death: Jan. 17, 2008
Brentwood (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles County
California, USA

He is best remembered for appearances in television comedy series as "The Phil Silvers Show," "All in the Family" and "The Brady Bunch." Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in New York City, he had his first success on "The Phil Silvers Show," which ran from 1955 to 1959, playing 'Corporal Henshaw', the right-hand man to Silvers' 'Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko'. He went on to play Archie Bunker's neighbor 'Barney' in "All in the Family," and different roles on at least eight episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show." On the popular and long syndicated series "The Brady Bunch" he gamed notoriety as "Sam the Butcher", the boyfriend of 'Alice' the housekeeper. Melvin also worked in cartoons, providing the voices of "Magilla Gorilla" in the Hanna-Barbera series of the same name and 'Bluto' on "Popeye."

Burial:
Unknown

Bob Crane (actor)

Cause of death: Murdered (Crushed Skull)

birth: Jul. 13, 1928
Death: Jun. 29, 1978

Born in Connecticut, Crane started out in show business as a drummer, and eventually became a disk jockey. For nine years in California, he hosted a morning drive show that was very popular. He had many famous people on this show, ranging from Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe, and Frank Sinatra, to name a few. Eventually he decided to get into acting, and landed guest roles on such shows as the Dick Van Dyke Show. He was cast in a regular role on The Donna Reed Show as Dr. David Kelsey. He left that show in 1965 to star in Hogan's Heroes on CBS, which many felt would be a failure. Instead, the show was one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, and ran until 1970, when it was cancelled.

Burial:
Oakwood Memorial Park *
Chatsworth
Los Angeles County
California, USA
*Former burial location

Will Geer (actor)

Respiratory Arrest

Birth: Mar. 9, 1902
Death: Apr. 22, 1978

He is best remembered for his role of ‘Zebulon "Grandpa" Walton’ on the television series, "The Waltons" (1972 to 1981; his death was written into the drama in a special two hour episode, "The Empty Nest").

Burial:
Shakepeare Garden at The Will Geer Estate
Topanga
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Zara Cully (actress)

cancer

Birth: Jan. 26, 1892
Death: Feb. 28, 1978

George's Mom on 'The Jeffersons.'

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot: Freedom Mausoleum, Columbarium of Victory

Blossom Rock (actress)

Old age

Birth: Aug. 21, 1896
Death: Jan. 14, 1978

'Grandmama' from the Addams Family television series.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot: Memory Slope #1183

Charlie Chaplin (actor/director)

Old age

Birth: Apr. 16, 1889
Death: Dec. 25, 1977

From his screen debut in 1914 to his last completed film in 1967, the versatile Charlie Chaplin, actor, writer, director, producer, composer and choreographer, left a legacy of some 80 mostly silent films but the icon of the silent screen is forever associated with his "Little Tramp" character, the man with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane and the funny walk.

Burial:
Corsier Cemetery
Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland

Sebastian Cabot (actor)

Stroke

Birth: Jul. 6, 1918
Death: Aug. 22, 1977

Born Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot in London. He worked both as a mechanic and a chauffer before making his uncredited screen debut in 1935's 'Foreign Affaires .' He won a steady string of bit roles for the next ten years before landing the prominent role of Iago in 1946's 'Othello.' The following year he relocated to the United States where he appeared in such films as 'Ivanhoe' in 1952, 'Kismet' in 1955, 'The Time Machine' in 1960, and 'The Family Jewels' in 1965. The following year he won one of his more memorable roles, that of Mr French in the television series 'Family Affair.' The series ran until 1971.

Burial:
Westwood Memorial Park
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
In the large urn garden (in front of the office) His ashes are in the top row, nine from right

Groucho Marx (comic)

pneumonia

Birth: Oct. 2, 1890
Death: Aug. 19, 1977

Legendary Actor, Comedian. Groucho was probably the best known of the Marx Brothers comedy team. He achieved fame in film with his brothers Harpo and Chico and sometimes Zeppo, and went on to radio and TV success with the "You Bet Your Life" program.

Burial:
Eden Memorial Park
Mission Hills
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
In a small room in the large outdoor mausoleum in the middle of the cemetery. His marker is in the middle of the larger indoor wall
GPS (lat/lon): 34.28138, -118.46735

Joan Crawford (actress)

Cancer and acute coronary occlusion

Birth: Mar. 23, 1905
Death: May 10, 1977

Born Lucille Fay Le Sueur in San Antonio, Texas, but christened Joan Crawford by Hollywood, she exemplified the 1920s carefree "flapper" era to a 'T'. Her beauty and vivacity catapulted her to stardom in the late 1920s in the hugely popular silent classic "Our Dancing Daughters". Ever since that point, the resilient actress with the ever expressive eyes, the famous overpainted lips and the will of steel created for herself one of the most legendary and enduring Hollywood personae of all time.

Burial:
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum
HartsdaleWestchester County
New York, USA

Plot:
Main Mausoleum, Unit 8, Alcove E, Crypt 42

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (actor)

Heart ailment

Birth: Sep. 18, 1905
Death: Feb. 28, 1977

He is best remembered for his role of ‘Rochester Van Jones', on the "Jack Benny Show". The son of a minstrel, Big Ed Anderson, and a circus tightrope walker, Ella May Anderson, Eddie was born into a show business family, where he joined his brother, Cornelius, in a vaudeville troop.

Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot: Section A, Lot 2504

Burt Mustin (actor)

Old Age

Birth: Feb. 8, 1882
Death: Jan. 28, 1977

His first film appearance didn't occur until he was 67 years old. He was a regular on "Leave It To Beaver" as Gus the volunteer fireman.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Loving Kindness section, Lot #7844

Jack Cassidy (TV actor)

He died in a fire at his home

Birth: Mar. 5, 1927
Death: Dec. 12, 1976

Jack Cassidy, by his own design, defied mere definition from the day he was born in Richmond Hills, New York in 1927 until his tragic death in 1976. An actor, singer, writer, designer – the consummate showman and irrefutable creative entity – his life never followed a simple path nor did it ever lead quite where expected.

Burial:

Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.

Specifically:

Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean

Anissa Jones (Buffy)

Drug overdose

Birth: Mar. 11, 1958

Death: Aug. 28, 1976

She is best remembered for playing the role of ‘Buffy’ on television's "Family Affair"(1966 to 1971).

Burial:

Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.

Ozzie Nelson (actor)

Cancer

Birth: Mar. 20, 1906
Death: Jun. 3, 1975

Fondly remembered as the kindly father in the classic 1950s-60s television series "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.

Burial:

Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California, USA

Plot:

Revelation

Lot 3540GPS (lat/lon): 34.14592, -118.32385

Moe Howard (stooge)

Lung cancer

Birth: Jun. 19, 1897
Death: May 4, 1975

From a very early age he was interested in acting, a talent that was helped along by his voracious memory and capacity for memorizing just about anything, including all of the many books he read and all of the plays he saw when he was skipping school. His parents, however, were displeased by his constant truancy and his desire to have a career in show business, so he enrolled at the Baron DeHirsch Trade School in New York, where he took a class in electric shop. However, this only lasted a few months, and he returned to his original desire to be in show business.

Burial:
Hillside Memorial Park
Culver City
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Alcove of Love

Susan Hayward (actress)

Brain Tumor

Birth: Jun. 30, 1918
Death: Mar. 14, 1975

She is best remembered for her roles in the movies "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955) and "I Want to Live!" (1958).

Burial:
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
Carrollton
Carroll County
Georgia, USA

Larry Fine (stooge)

Stroke

Birth: Oct. 5, 1902
Death: Jan. 24, 1975

He was the frizzy-haired star of the legendary comedy team the The Three Stooges. Upstaged by the team's angry leader Moe Howard and the scene-stealing Curly Howard, Larry was indeed the comic "glue" between the two.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Liberation

Specifically:
Larry is entombed next to his wife, who died in 1967, and his son, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1961.

Jack Benny (actor)

Cancer

Birth: Feb. 14, 1894
Death: Dec. 26, 1974

Actor, Producer, Comedian. He is best remembered for his comically inept violin playing (he was actually a very good violin player), his carefully constructed image as a penny-pincher, and for never being older than 39.

Burial:
Hillside Memorial Park
Culver City
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Mausoleum, Hall of Graciousness

Richard Long (actor)

Heart attack

Birth: Dec. 17, 1927
Death: Dec. 21, 1974

Fondly remembered for his role of 'Professor Harold Everett' on the popular 1970s TV comedy "Nanny and the Professor." He appeared in numerous films and classic television series, the latter including "The Twilight Zone," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Bonanza," "The Big Valley," and "Love American Style," to name a few.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.

Frank Sutton (actor)

Heart Attack

Birth: Oct. 23, 1923
Death: Jun. 28, 1974

He is best remembered for his role of 'Gunnery Sergeant Vincent Carter' on the television comedy series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964 to 1968).

Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Clarksville
Montgomery County
Tennessee, USA

Plot:
Section 12, section 188, next to the access road in the back of the cemetery

Agnes Moorehead (actress)

Lung cancer

Birth: Dec. 6, 1900
Death: Apr. 30, 1974

Agnes Moorehead appeared in many movies often cast in acid tongue roles and some are: "The Magnificent Ambersons, Our Vines have Tender Grapes, Dark Passage, The Left Hand of God and The Bat." Her numerous TV guest appearances led her to the 1960s TV sitcom Bewitched and became "Endora" the overbearing mother.

Burial:
Dayton Memorial Park
Dayton
Montgomery County
Ohio, USA

Plot:
Memorial Abby Mausoleum

Bud Abbott (comic)

Cancer

Birth: Oct. 2, 1895
Death: Apr. 24, 1974

Actor, Comedian. He is best remembered for his partnership with Lou Costello. Currently, he and Lou Costello are the only non-sports figures honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, for their famous "Who's on First" routine.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.

Specifically:
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean

Bruce Lee (actor)

Acute cerebral edema

Birth: Nov. 27, 1940
Death: Jul. 20, 1973

Acclaimed Martial Artist, Actor, and Film Director. Balancing martial arts theory and film performance, Bruce Lee remains the most recognized martial artist of the twentieth century.

Burial:
Lake View Cemetery
Seattle
King County
Washington, USA

Plot:
Lot 276, east side of circular driveway in center of cemetery
GPS (lat/lon): 47.6333, -122.3158

Irene Ryan (actress)

Stroke

Birth: Oct. 17, 1902
Death: Apr. 26, 1973

American vaudeville, stage, motion picture, and television actress of the 1920s thru 1960s. Gained international fame while playing the role of 'Granny' on the 1960s TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies.

Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Santa Monica
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Mausoleum, Corridor C
GPS (lat/lon): 34.01802, -118.47516

Dan Blocker (actor)

Pulmonary embolisim

Birth: Dec. 10, 1928
Death: May 13, 1972

He is best remembered for his role of ‘Hoss Cartwright' in the TV series, "Bonanza," which ran from 1959 to 1972.

Burial:

Woodmen Cemetery

De Kalb

Bowie County

Texas, USA

Judy Garland (actress/singer)

Overdose

Born June 10, 1922.
Died June 22, 1969.

Created iconic roles like the leads in The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born, married to Vincent Minnelli and Sid Luft, mother of Liza Minnelli.

Burial:
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum
Hartsdale Westchester County New York, USA
Plot: Unit 9, alcove HH, crypt 31

Spencer Tracy (actor)

Heart attack

Born April 5, 1900.
Died October 6, 1967.

Captains Courageous, Father of the Bride, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, longtime companion of Katharine Hepburn.

Burial:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA

Plot: Garden of Everlasting Peace, immediately to the right as you enter.

GPS (lat/lon): 34.1226054529712, -118.235077857971

William Frawley (actor)

Heart attack.

Born February 26, 1887.
Died March 3, 1966.

Fred in I Love Lucy.

Burial:
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Mission Hills,
Los Angeles County,
California, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 34.27482, -118.46652

Harpo Marx (comic)

Heart disease.

Born November 23, 1888.
Died September 28, 1964.

The harp-playing Marx brother who almost never spoke on camera, member of the Algonquin Round Table.

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered.

Specifically:
Ashes allegedly sprinkled into the sand trap at the seventh hole of the Rancho Mirage golf course

Gracie Allen (comic)

Heart attack.

Born July 26, 1895.
Died August 27, 1964.

Longtime comedy partner and wife of George Burns.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage.

Marilyn Monroe (actress)

Suicide or accidental overdose.

Born June 1, 1926.
Died August 5, 1962.

Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, famously sang "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy, married to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller.

Burial:
Westwood Memorial Park
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Corridor of Memories, Crypt 24
GPS (lat/lon): 34.05847, -118.43979

Chico Marx (comic)

Heart disease.

Born March 22, 1887.
Died October 21, 1961.

The piano-playing Marx brother who performed with an Italian accent, avid card-player.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Worship

Clark Gable (actor)

Heart attack.

Birth: Feb. 1, 1901
Death: Nov. 16, 1960

Gone with the Wind, Mutiny on the Bounty, was a bomber pilot in Europe during WWII.

Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA

Plot:
Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Trust