Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
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 Location of Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
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| Year established | 1924 |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Location | Chatsworth, California |
| Type | Public |
The Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. It has been used as a cemetery since 1924, and there was a Native American graveyard next to the cemetery before a fire destroyed the old wooden crosses that marked the site. The Old Stagecoach Trail passed beside it. The historic Chatsworth Community Church is located within the cemetery grounds.
Among others, interred here are:
- Adele Astaire (1897-1981), actress, dancer
- Fred Astaire (1899-1987), actor, dancer
- Stephen Boyd (1928-1977), actor
- Grace Cunard (1893-1967), actress, director
- Lloyd G. Davies, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51
- Frank Kelly Freas (1922-2005), illustrator
- Gloria Grahame (1923-1981), actress
- Russell Hayden (1912-1981), actor
- Jack Ingram (1902-1969), actor
- Al Jennings (1863-1961), lawyer, outlaw, actor
- Adele Jergens (1917-2002), actress
- Milton Kibbee (1896-1970), actor
- Trinity Loren (1964-1998), adult film star
- Dorothy Mackaye (1899-1940), actress and a convicted husband killer
- Anthony Magro (1923-2004), actor
- Freddie Perren (1943-2004), songwriter, record producer
- Floyd Roberts (1900-1939), Indianapolis 500 winner
- Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), actress
- Robert F. Simon (1908-1992), actor
- Ted Snyder (1881-1965), composer
- Henry Victor (1892-1945), actor
See also: List of United States cemeteries
