Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

Holy Cross Cemetery

Details
Year established	1939
Location	Culver City, California
Country	USA
Type	Roman Catholic
Owned by	Los Angeles Archdiocese
Size	200 acres (0.81 km2)

Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises 200 acres (81 ha). It contains — amongst others — the graves and tombs of show business professionals. Most celebrities are in the section "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery; after entering the main gate, turn left and follow the leftmost road up the hill.

List of notable interments and their families

Use the following alphabetical links to find someone.

A

• Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress
• Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino
• Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor, Sam Wainwright in It's a Wonderful Life
• Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress
• Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress
• Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor
• Richard Arlen (1898–1976), actor
• Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor
• Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress

B

• Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress, wife of Frank Lovejoy
• Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
• John Beradino (1917–1996), actor, Dr. Steve Hardy on TV soap General Hospital
• Johnny Bero (1922–1985), Major League baseball player
• Russell Birdwell (1903–1977), motion picture publicist
• Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress, wife of Norman Foster, sister of Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young
• Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir, had affair with model Vicki Morgan, a murder victim
• Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), painter
• Ray Bolger (1904–1987), actor, the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
• Charles Boyer (1899–1978), actor, Gaslight
• Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor
• Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor
• Frederick Brisson (1912–1984), producer, husband of Rosalind Russell
• Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress
• Daws Butler (1916–1988), voice actor

C

• John Candy (1950–1994), actor
• Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor
• Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor, voice of Foulfellow the Fox in Disney's Pinocchio
• Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor
• Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress
• Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor, voices of Goofy and Pluto; voices of Grumpy and Sleepy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, voice of a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz
• Joe Connelly (1917–2003), TV screenwriter, Amos 'n' Andy, Leave It to Beaver and The Munsters
• Jackie Coogan (1914–1984), actor, The Kid, Uncle Fester on TV's The Addams Family
• Charles Correll (1890–1972), comedian, Andy of radio's Amos 'n' Andy
• Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician
• Bing Crosby (1903–1977), singer/actor, Going My Way, The Country Girl, husband of Dixie Lee
• Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor, entertainer, son of Bing and Dixie Lee-twin brother of Phillip
• Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor, son of Bing and Dixie Lee-brother of Dennis and Phillip
• Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor, entertainer, son of Bing and Dixie Lee-twin brother of Dennis

D

• Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress in silent movies, played American Indians
• Joan Davis (1907–1961), comedic actress, TV's I Married Joan
• Bobby Day (1928–1990), early rock and roll singer, "Rockin' Robin"
• Dennis Day (1916–1988), singer and comedian
• Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor
• Frederick de Cordova (1910–2001), movie director and producer
• Eadie Del Rubio (1921–1996), singer
• Elena Del Rubio (1921–2001), singer
• Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor
• Ralph DePalma (1892–1956), race car driver
• Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), singer
• William Dozier (1908–1991), producer and narrator of TV's Batman
• Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor
• Al Dubin (1891–1945), lyricist
• Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), comedian entertainer, known as the "Schnozzola" for his big nose

E

• Vince Edwards (1928–1997), actor, TV's Ben Casey
• Richard Egan (1921–1987), actor

F

• John Farrow (1904–1963), director, husband of Maureen O'Sullivan, father of Mia Farrow
• Harriet "Hattie" Fields (1879–1963), vaudevillian, wife of comedian W. C. Fields
• William C. Fields, Jr. (1904–1971), son of comedian W.C. Fields
• Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), British actress
• Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor, Capt. Binghamton on TV's McHale's Navy
• Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director, brother of John Ford
• John Ford (1894–1974), movie director, Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, brother of Francis Ford
• Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor
• Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress
• Norman Foster (1900–1976), director, lyricist for Disney's TV series Zorro
• Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer
• Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress, played Bob Newhart's wife on TV's Newhart
• Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970) twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt

G

• Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress
• James Gleason (1882–1959), actor
• Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
• Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress/dancer, popularized the shimmy
• Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor

H

• Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor, the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
• Jack Haley, Jr. (1933–2001), director, producer and writer, son of Jack Haley
• Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), Emmy Award winning producer
• Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), silent film actress
• Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), movie director and producer
• June Haver (1926–2005), actress, wife of Fred MacMurray
• Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
• Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress, Gilda, "Put the blame on Mame boys..."
• Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster
• Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress, best known for her role as Amanda Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie
• Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain

I

• Amparo Iturbi (1899–1969), composer and concert pianist
• José Iturbi (1895–1980), composer and concert pianist

J

• Rita Johnson (1913–1965), actress
• Spike Jones (1911–1965), bandleader, musical satirist, such songs as "In Der Fuerer's Face"
• Jim Jordan (1896–1988), actor, Fibber on radio's Fibber McGee and Molly
• Marian Jordan (1898–1961), actress, Molly on radio's Fibber McGee and Molly

K

• Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor
• Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor
• J. M. Kerrigan (1884–1964), actor
• Norman Kerry (1894–1956), actor
• Cammie King (1934–2010), child actress, Gone With The Wind
• James Kirkwood, Sr. (1875–1963), actor, film director
• Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress

L

• Mario Lanza (1921–1959), opera tenor and movie star
• Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor
• Dixie Lee (1911–1952), actress, dancer and singer, first wife of Bing Crosby
• Nick Licata, mobster
• Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress
• Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor, husband of Kathleen Lockhart
• Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress, wife of Gene Lockhart
• Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor
• Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor, Dracula, was interred wearing his cape
• William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor

M

• Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor, Double Indemnity, TV's My Three Sons, husband of June Haver
• Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), movie studio executive, husband of Toni Mannix
• Toni Mannix (1906–1983), one time actress/dancer, wife of Eddie Mannix, was in adulterous affair with actor George Reeves when he died
• George Marshall (1891–1975), director
• Marion Martin (1909–1985), actress
• May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress, was in semi-sound movie The Jazz Singer
• Leo McCarey (1898–1969), movie director
• Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress
• Audrey Meadows (1926–1996), actress, Alice Kramden on TV's The Honeymooners
• Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress/dancer
• Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor
• James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer, wrote "You Made Me Love You"
• Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor, Mr. Roarke on TV's Fantasy Island, husband of Georgiana Young
• Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress, primarily known as mistress of W.C. Fields
• Thelma Morgan (1904–1970), socialite, twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, aunt of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
• Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor
• William Mullins, microchip pioneer
• Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter

N

• Anne Nagel (1915–1966), actress
• Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), actress
• Fred C. Newmeyer (1881–1967), director
• Peter F. Newell (1915–2008), basketball coach

O

• Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor, starred in 1950 version of D.O.A.
• Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor
• Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer
• Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver
• Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz

P

• Anita Page (1910–2008), actress
• Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor
• George Pal (1908–1980), producer
• Hermes Pan (1910–1990), choeographer/dancer
• Louella Parsons (1881–1972), motion picture gossip columnist
• Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress
• Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor, son of Leo Penn, brother of Sean Penn, and musician Michael Penn
• Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor, director, father of Chris Penn, Sean Penn, and musician Michael Penn
• Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
• Robert Peterson, publisher
• ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress

R

• Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), actor
• Kane Richmond (1906–1973), actor
• Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), actor, Dr. Bellows of TV's I Dream of Jeannie
• Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), actress, Auntie Mame, wife of Frederick Brisson

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
• Mack Sennett (1880–1960), producer/director of silent comedies, launched stars such as Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin
• Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
• Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent.
• Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer, "You Belong to Me"

T

• Doris Tate (1924–1992), anti-parole activist, mother of Sharon Tate
• Patricia Tate (1957–2000), daughter of Doris Tate, sister of Sharon Tate
• Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress, (murdered by Manson cult), buried along with unborn son, Paul Richard Polanski
• Stefano Torre (1876–1949) Italian Insurance, Shipping and Travel Agent
• Helyn Conant Torre (1898–1976) Wife of Stefano, mother of Jack, Robert, James and Peter

V

• Joseph A. Valentine (1900–1949), cinematographer
• Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (1904–1965), socialite, twin sister of Thelma Morgan, mother of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
• Joe Viterelli (1937–2004), actor

W

• Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor
• Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor
• Ned Washington (1901–1976), lyricist
• Bernie Wayne (1919–1993), lyricist
• Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), bandleader, TV's The Lawrence Welk Show
• Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer
• William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of The Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's

Y

• Georgiana Young (1923–2007), actress, half-sister of Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane and Loretta Young; wife of Ricardo Montalbán
• Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress, Academy Award winner, The Farmer's Daughter, sister of Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane
• Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), actress, sister of Sally Blane and Loretta Young

See also

• Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma