Jump to content

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary

Coordinates: 34°03′30″N 118°26′26″W / 34.05833°N 118.44056°W / 34.05833; -118.44056
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
The memorial park in January 2005
Map
Details
Established1880s as unnamed cemetery
1905 as Sunset Cemetery
1926 name officially changed to Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Location
1218 Glendon Avenue
Westwood, Los Angeles 90024
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34°03′30″N 118°26′26″W / 34.05833°N 118.44056°W / 34.05833; -118.44056
TypePrivate
Owned byService Corporation International
Websitepbwvmortuary.com
Find a GravePierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
DesignatedMay 16, 2003
Reference no.731

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.[1]

The cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s. In 1926, the name was officially changed to Westwood Memorial Park and was later renamed to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.[1]

Though not exclusive to public figures, the cemetery has become the final resting place of many Hollywood actors and those in the entertainment industry.

Prominent interred figures include Marilyn Monroe, Burt Lancaster, Truman Capote, Buddy Rich, Hugh Hefner, Natalie Wood, Dean Martin, Ray Bradbury, Roy Orbison, Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett, George C. Scott, Don Knotts, Jack Lemmon, Tim Conway, Walter Matthau, Billy Wilder, Hayedeh, Mahasti, Frank Zappa, Kirk Douglas, and Gena Rowlands.[2]

Noted interments

[edit]

A

[edit]

B

[edit]
Headstone of Ray Bradbury, May 2012, prior to his death

C

[edit]

D

[edit]
Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

E

[edit]

F

[edit]

G

[edit]

H

[edit]
The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park
Hayedeh's grave in 2009

I

[edit]


J

[edit]

K

[edit]

L

[edit]
Jack Lemmon's headstone

M

[edit]
Dean Martin's crypt.
Marilyn Monroe's crypt.

N

[edit]

O

[edit]
Inscription at Heather O'Rourke's crypt.
Heather O'Rourke's crypt

P

[edit]

R

[edit]

S

[edit]

T

[edit]

V

[edit]

W

[edit]

Y

[edit]

Z

[edit]
Unmarked grave of Frank Zappa, cemetery view looking southeast

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary". Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Lopez, Steve (May 27, 2020). "Column: Exclusive West L.A. property, surrounded by stars, on sale for $745,000. Are you dying to move in?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b c "10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Truman Capote". September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Los Angeles' celebrity cemetery: Where the stars are buried". Stuff. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites, p. 221
  9. ^ Resting Places, p. 226
  10. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Library of Congress
  12. ^ Mansnerus, Laura (September 28, 2017). "Hugh Hefner, Who Built the Playboy Empire and Embodied It, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "Google Doodle gives tribute to cinematographer James Wong Howe on his 118th Birthday!". August 28, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  14. ^ Wilkins, Frank. "The Suicide Death of Brian Keith – Reel Reviews – Official Site". Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  15. ^ Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ a b Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, p. 218
  18. ^ "Walter and Carol Matthau gravesite at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, 1218 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, California". Library of Congress.
  19. ^ "Burial Crypt Next to Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe on Sale for $2 Million in Los Angeles".
  20. ^ Jaffe, Ina (August 27, 2009). "Bid For Crypt Above Marilyn Monroe Falls Through". NPR. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  21. ^ Haring, Bruce (December 23, 2023). "Ryan O'Neal Cause Of Death Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  22. ^ "Obituary for Heather O'Rourke (Aged 12)". Scrantonian Tribune. February 6, 1988. p. 19.
  23. ^ Royce, Brenda Scott (October 14, 1990). Donna Reed: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313268069. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  24. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1353874:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=81d96f99-eb01-4364-a0e4-9ffb776b64cb&_phsrc=kqG5&_phstart=successSource [bare URL]
  25. ^ a b Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, p. 221
  26. ^ "Visiting Billy Wilder | Suzanne Gates".
[edit]