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cemetery at 5835 West
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in
Culver City Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. Founded in 1917 as a "whites only" sundown town, it is now an ethnically diverse city with what was called the "third-most ...
,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese. It is partially in the Culver City city limits. Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises . It contains—amongst others—the graves and tombs of showbusiness professionals. Many celebrities are in the sections near "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery.


Notable Burials


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* Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress * Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of
Rudolph Valentino Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred ...
* Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor * Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress *
Cecilia Alvear Cecilia Alvear (November 5, 1939, – April 21, 2017) was an Ecuadorian-born American journalist in television news and the former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, was a Field Producer with NBC Network News in Burban ...
(1939–2017), journalist *
Ramsay Ames Ramsay Ames (born Ramsay Phillips, March 30, 1919 – March 30, 1998) was a leading 1940s American B movie actress, model, dancer, pin-up girl and television host. As a dancer, she was billed as Ramsay D'el Rico. She appeared in the film ''T ...
(1919–1998), actress *
Tod Andrews Tod Andrews (born Theodore Edwin Anderson; November 9, 1914 – November 7, 1972) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Early years Tod Andrews was born as Theodore Edwin Anderson in El Paso, Texas, to Henry Anderson and Lydia ...
(1914–1972), actor * Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor *
Henry Armetta Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta; July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, beginning in silent movies. His last film was released posthumously in 1946, the year after his d ...
(1888–1945), actor * Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress


B

* Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player *
Joan Banks Joan Banks (October 30, 1918 – January 18, 1998) was an American film, television, stage, and radio actress (described as "a soapbox queen"), who often appeared in dramas with her husband, Frank Lovejoy. Early life Banks attended a school of ...
(1918–1998), actress *
Sam Barry Justin McCarthy "Sam" Barry (December 17, 1892 – September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports - football, baseball, and basketball. He remains one of only three coaches to ...
(1892–1950),
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
basketball coach *
John Beradino John Beradino (born Giovanni Berardino, May 1, 1917 – May 19, 1996) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John Bera ...
(1917–1996), actor, Major League Baseball player *
Johnny Bero John George Bero (December 22, 1922May 11, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, a shortstop who played a total of 65 games in the Major Leagues for the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns during 1948 and 1951. Bero was a na ...
(1922–1985), Major League Baseball player * Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress * Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir, had affair with model
Vicki Morgan Victoria Lynn Morgan (August 9, 1952 – July 7, 1983) was the mistress of Alfred S. Bloomingdale, heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune. The details of their tumultuous relationship became known after Morgan sued Bloomingdale's est ...
, a murder victim * Betsy N. Bloomingdale (1922–2016), widow of Alfred Bloomingdale, socialite and author *
Joseph Bodner Joseph Bodner (January 16, 1925 – May 28, 1982) was an American painter. He was born in Florence Township, New Jersey and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he studied at the Art Center College of De ...
(1925–1982), American illustrator and painter * Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), actor *
Ray Bolger Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent-film era. Bolger was a major Broadway performer in ...
(1904–1987), actor and dancer best known for his role of The Scarecrow in '' The Wizard of Oz'' * Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969), actor *
Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...
(1899–1978), actor * Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor *
Keefe Brasselle Keefe Brasselle (born Henry Keefe Brasselle February 7, 1923 – July 7, 1981) was an American film actor, television actor/producer and author. He is best remembered for the starring role in ''The Eddie Cantor Story'' (1953). Early years an ...
(1923–1981), actor, producer and writer * Joseph Breen (1890–1965), former head of the Production Code Administration * Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress * Sonny Burke (1914–1980), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer * Daws Butler (1916–1988), actor and voice-over artist


C

* John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian * Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor * Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor * Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor * Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress * D. Worth Clark (1902–1955),
U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
(1939–1945) from Idaho *
Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford (February 17, 1900 – November 30, 1998) was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from that era into the television era. Early years Clifford was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter ...
(1900–1998), actress *
Bill Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ...
(1891–1948), actor * Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor and voice-over artist * Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television writer and producer *
Jackie Coogan John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic ''The Kid'' (1921) made him one of the first child stars in the ...
(1914–1984), actor * Charles Correll (1890–1972), actor and comedian *
Jeanne Coyne Jeanne Coyne (February 28, 1923 – May 10, 1973) was an American Broadway dancer, choreographer and actress. Biography With Carol Haney (1924 – 1964), Coyne assisted directors Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, both of whom she married. She app ...
(1923–1973), actress, dancer and choreographer * Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician *
Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...
(1903–1977), actor and singer (Father of Dennis, Lindsay, Phillip Crosby) *
Dennis Crosby Dennis Michael Crosby (July 13, 1934 – May 4, 1991) was an American singer and occasional actor, the son of singer and actor Bing Crosby and his first wife Dixie Lee, and twin brother of Phillip Crosby. He was the father of '' Star Trek TNG'' ...
(1934–1991), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) *
Lindsay Crosby Lindsay Harry Crosby (January 5, 1938 – December 11, 1989) was an American actor and singer. He was the youngest of four sons from Bing Crosby's first marriage to Dixie Lee (his older brothers being Gary and twins Phillip and Dennis). Lindsay ...
(1938–1989), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) *
Phillip Crosby Phillip Lang Crosby (July 13, 1934 – January 13, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He was one of the four sons of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee; the others were his older brother Gary, his twin brother Dennis, and his younger brother Lin ...
(1934–2004), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) *
Leo Cullum Leo Aloysius Cullum (January 11, 1942 – October 23, 2010) was an American cartoonist, one of the more frequent contributors to ''The New Yorker'' with more than 800 gag cartoons published. He started his drawing career after having served as ...
(1942–2010), cartoonist * Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor


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Mona Darkfeather Josephine M. Workman better known by her stage name, Princess Mona Darkfeather (January 13, 1882 – September 3, 1977) was an American actress who starred in Native American and Western dramas. During the silent era of motion pictures, from 1 ...
(1883–1977), actress * Joan Davis (1907–1961), actress and comedian *
Virginia Davis Virginia Davis (December 31, 1918 – August 15, 2009) was an American child actress in films. She is best known for working with Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks on the animated short series Alice Comedies, in which she portrayed the protagonist Alic ...
(1918–2009), child actress * Bobby Day (1928–1990), singer * Dennis Day (1916–1988), actor, singer and comedian * Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor * Fred de Cordova (1910–2001), director and producer *
Eadie Del Rubio The Del Rubio Triplets were an American folk/acoustic cover band who rose to fame in the 1980s due mostly to their Camp (style), campy style of dress and their cover versions of songs. They earlier performed from the 1940s through the 1960s as The ...
(1921–1996), musician * Elena Del Rubio (1921–2001), musician * Milly Del Rubio (1921–2011), musician * Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor * Ralph DePalma (1892–1956), champion racecar driver, won
1915 Indianapolis 500 The 5th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915. The traditional race date of May 30 fell on a Sunday, but race organizers declined to schedule the race for Sunday. The race was ...
, inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991 *
Johnny Desmond Johnny Desmond (born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone; November 14, 1919 – September 6, 1985) was an American singer who was popular in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Biography Early years Desmond was born Giovanni de Simone in Detroit, Michigan, ...
(1919–1985), actor and singer *
John Doucette John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he ...
(1921–1994), actor *
Constance Dowling Constance Dowling (July 24, 1920 – October 28, 1969) was an American model turned actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and career Born in New York City, Dowling was a model and chorus girl before moving to California in 1943. She had ...
(1920–1969), actress *
Doris Dowling Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 – June 18, 2004) was an American actress of film, stage and television. Best known for the films '' The Crimson Key'' (1946) and ''Bitter Rice'' (1949). Also known for playing Irene Adams on ''My Living Doll'' (19 ...
(1923–2004), actress * William Dozier (1908–1991), producer *
Tom Drake Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...
(1918–1982), actor *
Al Dubin Alexander Dubin (June 10, 1891 – February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren. Life Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that emigrated to the United States from Swi ...
(1891–1945), songwriter *
Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced song ...
(1893–1980), actor and comedian * Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012), former
Lieutenant Governor of California The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to l ...
and U.S. Congressman from California.


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Vince Edwards Vince Edwards (born Vincent Edward Zoine; July 9, 1928 – March 11, 1996) was an American actor and director. He was best known for his TV role as doctor Ben Casey and as Major Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film '' The Devil's Brigade''. Ear ...
(1928–1996), actor * Richard Egan (1921–1987), actor


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John Fante John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel ''Ask the Dust'' (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depre ...
(1909–1983), novelist, short-story and screenwriter. *
John Farrow John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 190427 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...
(1904–1963), director, husband of actress
Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan (17 May 1911 – 23 June 1998) was an Irish-American actress, who played Jane in the ''Tarzan'' series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She performed with such actors as Laurence Olivier, Greta Garbo, William ...
, father of actress Mia Farrow *
Emily Fitzroy Emily Fitzroy (24 May 1860 – 3 March 1954) was an English theatre and film actress who eventually became an American citizen. She was at one time a leading lady in London for Sir Charles Wyndham. She made her film debut in 1915. Her debut i ...
(1860–1954), actress * James Flavin (1906–1976), actor * Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor and comedian *
George J. Folsey George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C., was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976. Biography Born in Brooklyn, Folsey was hired by Jesse Louis Lasky to work as an office boy in his newly formed Jess ...
(1898–1988), cinematographer * Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director *
John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...
(1894–1974), director * Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor *
Victoria Forde Victoria Forde (April 21, 1896 – July 24, 1964) was an American silent film actress. Biography Born in New York City, Victoria Forde was the daughter of Broadway theatre, Broadway actress Eugenie Forde who got her into films with American Mu ...
(1896–1964), actress * Norman Foster (1900–1976), actor and director * Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer *
Mary Frann Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
(1943–1998), actress *
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness ( Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated and becam ...
(1904–1970) twin sister of
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 13 February 1965) was an American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anders ...


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Richard "Skeets" Gallagher Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891 – May 22, 1955) was an American actor. He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with grey from the age of sixteen. Biography He was born on July 28, 1891 in Terre Haute, Indiana ...
(1891–1955), actor *
William Garity William E. Garity (April 2, 1899 – September 16, 1971) was an American inventor and audio engineer who attended the Pratt Institute before going to work for Lee De Forest around 1921. Garity worked with DeForest on the Phonofilm sound-on-film ...
(1899–1971), sound engineer *
Pauline Garon Marie Pauline Garon (September 9, 1900 – August 30, 1965) was a Canadian American silent film, feature film, and stage actress. Early life Marie Pauline Garon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 9, 1898, the daughter of Pierre-A ...
(1900–1965), actress *
Mike Gazella Michael Gazella (October 13, 1895 – September 11, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball, major league baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s. Born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, Gazella ...
(1895–1978), MLB player *
Charles Gemora Carlos Cruz Gemora (June 15, 1903 – August 19, 1961), commonly known as Charles Gemora, was a Hollywood makeup artist renowned as "the King of the Gorilla Men" for his prolific appearances in many Hollywood films while wearing a gorilla suit. ...
(1903–1961), actor and stuntman * Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress *
Gaston Glass Gaston Glass (born Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass; December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born 1934). Selected filmography * ''The Corsican Broth ...
(1899–1965), actor * James Gleason (1882–1959), actor *
Dedrick D. Gobert Dedrick Dwayne Gobert (November 25, 1971 – November 19, 1994) was an American film actor best known for his supporting role as Dooky in the 1991 film ''Boyz n the Hood''. Career Gobert made his film debut in the 1991 John Singleton film ''Boy ...
(1971–1994), actor *
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez (December 7, 1922 – December 15, 2000) was a Mexican American character actor and the brother of actor Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez. Life and career Born Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez in Guadalajara, Mexico to a Mexican American ...
(1922–2000), actor * Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor *
Bonita Granville Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American actress and producer. The daughter of vaudevillians, Granville began her career on the stage at age three. She initially began as a child actress, making h ...
(1923–1988), actress * Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer * Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor * Fathia Ghali (1930–1976), princess of Egypt


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* Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor and comedian best known for his role of The Tin Man in '' The Wizard of Oz'' *
Jack Haley, Jr. John Joseph Haley III (October 25, 1933 – April 21, 2001), known as Jack Haley Jr., was an American director, producer and writer, and a two-time recipient of the Emmy Award. His credits include directing the 1974 compilation film ''That's Ente ...
(1933–2001), director, producer and writer * Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), producer * Kipp Hamilton (1934–1981), actress *
Fred Haney Fred Girard Haney (April 25, 1896 – November 9, 1977) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a manager, he won two pennants and a world championship with the Milwaukee Braves. He later s ...
(1898–1977), MLB player and manager *
Juanita Hansen Juanita Hansen (born Juanita Cecilia Hanson; March 3, 1895 – September 26, 1961) was an American actress who performed in silent films. She became one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties and appeared in a variety of serials through the late 191 ...
(1895–1961), actress *
Neal Hart Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era. Biography Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wo ...
, actor and director * Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer * June Haver (1926–2005), actress *
Allison Hayes Allison Hayes (born Mary Jane Hayes; March 6, 1930 – February 27, 1977) was an American film and television actress and model. Early life Allison Hayes was born to William E. Hayes and Charlotte Gibson Hayes in Charleston, West Virginia. She ...
(1930–1977), actress * Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer *
Chick Hearn Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid f ...
(1916–2002), sports broadcaster * Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress * Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian * Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), actor *
Conrad Hilton, Jr. Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor. Life ...
(1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain * Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), actor *
Stan Hough Stanley L. Hough (Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 1918 – Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1990) was an American movie executive and film and television producer. He worked as an assistant director from 1952 to 1961. He then became vice-president in cha ...
(1918–1990), former vice-president of 20th Century Fox


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* Earl Michael Irving (1953–2022), diplomat * Amparo Iturbi (1899–1969), composer and concert pianist * José Iturbi (1895–1980), composer and concert pianist


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* Rita Johnson (1913–1965), actress * Spike Jones (1911–1965), musician and comedian *
Jim Jordan James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-tim ...
(1896–1988), actor and comedian * Marian Jordan (1898–1961), actress and comedian


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Herbert Kalmus Herbert Thomas Kalmus (November 9, 1881 – July 11, 1963) was an American scientist and engineer who played a significant role in developing color motion picture film. Kalmus was the co-founder and president of the Technicolor Motion Picture Co ...
(1881–1963), co-inventor of Technicolor * Robert Keith (1898–1966), actor * Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor * Charles Kemper (1900–1950), actor * Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor and comedian *
J. M. Kerrigan Joseph Michael Kerrigan (16 December 1884 – 29 April 1964) was an Irish actor. Early life Joseph Michael Kerrigan was born on 16 December 1884 in Dublin, which was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at that time. H ...
(1884–1964), actor *
Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...
(1894–1956), actor *
Cammie King Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was an American former actress and public relations officer. She is best known for her portrayal of Bonnie Blue Butler in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939). She also provided the ...
(1934–2010), child actress * Henry King (1886–1982), director *
James Kirkwood, Sr. James Cornelius Kirkwood Sr. (February 22, 1876 – August 24, 1963) was an American actor and director. Biography Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D. W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a fa ...
(1875–1963), actor and director * Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress


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Jack La Rue Jack La Rue (born Gaspare Biondolillo; May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984) was an American film and stage actor. Early years The son of Sicilian immigrants Pasquale and Concetta Biondolillo, La Rue was born in New York City. His father sailed to ...
(1902–1984), actor * Sir Lancelot (1902–2001), singer * Mario Lanza (1921–1959), actor and singer * Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), actor *
Tim Layana Timothy Joseph Layana (March 2, 1964 – June 26, 1999) was an American professional baseball who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career He attended Loyola High School and was a 19 ...
(1964–1999), MLB pitcher *
Dorothy Leavey Dorothy E. Risley Leavey (1897 – January 7, 1998) was an American philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California. Early life Dorothy E. Risley was born in 1897 in Omaha, Nebraska.Myrna OliverLongtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies ''Los ...
(1897–1998), philanthropist. * Dixie Lee (1909–1952) actress, dancer and singer (Bing Crosby's first wife) *
Jimmy Lennon Jimmy Lennon Sr. (April 13, 1913 – April 20, 1992) was a ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. Early life Lennon sang as a young boy in church and later formed a singing group, The Lennon Brothers, with his brothers in V ...
(1913–1992), sports announcer * Joan Leslie (1925-2015), actress * Nick Licata (1897–1974), mobster *
Margaret Lindsay Margaret Lindsay (born Margaret Kies; September 19, 1910 – May 9, 1981) was an American film actress. Her time as a Warner Bros. contract player during the 1930s was particularly productive. She was noted for her supporting work in successf ...
(1910–1981), actress * David Lloyd (1934–2009), screenwriter * Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor * Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress *
Ella Logan Ella Logan (born Georgina Armour Allan; 6 March 1913 – 1 May 1969) was a Scottish-American actress and singer who appeared on Broadway, recorded and had a nightclub career in the United States and internationally. Early years Logan was bor ...
(1913–1969), actress and singer *
Frank Lovejoy Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir '' The Hitch-Hiker'' and for starring in the radio drama '' Night Beat ...
(1912–1962), actor *
Peanuts Lowrey Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey (August 27, 1917 – July 2, 1986) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1942–43; 1945–49), Cincinnati Reds (1949–50), St. Louis Cardinals (1950–54) and Philadelphia ...
(1917–1986), MLB outfielder * Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor *
William Lundigan William Paul Lundigan (June 12, 1914 – December 20, 1975) was an American film actor. His more than 125 films include ''Dodge City'' (1939), ''The Fighting 69th'' (1940), ''The Sea Hawk'' (1940), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), ''Dishonored Lady'' ...
(1914–1975), actor


M

* Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor * Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter *
Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...
(1908–1991), actor *
Gene Mako Constantine "Gene" Mako ( hu, Makó Jenő ; January 24, 1916 – June 14, 2013) was an American tennis player and art gallery owner. He was born in Budapest, capital of Hungary. He won four Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1930s. Mako was induct ...
(1916–2013), tennis player *
Effa Manley Effa Louise Manley (March 27, 1897 – April 16, 1981) was an American sports executive. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley from 1935 to 1948. Throughout that time, she served as th ...
(1897–1981), owner of
Newark Eagles The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley. History Formation The Newark Eagles were formed in 1936 when the Newark Dodge ...
*
Eddie Mannix Joseph Edgar Allen John Mannix (February 25, 1891 – August 30, 1963) was an American film studio executive and producer. He is remembered for his work as a " fixer", who was paid to cover up Hollywood stars' often colorful private lives to pro ...
(1891–1963),
movie studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...
executive *
Toni Mannix Toni Lanier Mannix (born Camille Bernice Froomess; February 19, 1906 – September 2, 1983) was an American actress and dancer in early motion pictures filmed with soundtracks, known as "talkies". Going by the name Toni Lanier, she became known ...
(1906–1983), wife of Eddie Mannix * George Marshall (1891–1975), director * Harry Martin (1889–1951), medical director of 20th Century Fox Studios and third husband of Louella Parsons *
Marion Martin Marion Suplee (born June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985) known professionally as Marion Martin was an American film and stage actress. Biography Martin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became ...
(1909–1985), actress *
Alfredo Ramos Martínez Alfredo Ramos Martínez (November 12, 1871 – November 8, 1946) was a painter, muralist, and educator, who lived and worked in Mexico, Paris, and Los Angeles. Considered by many to be the 'Father of Mexican Modernism', Ramos Martínez is bes ...
(1871–1946), artist, educator * Al Martino (1927–2009), singer *
Rudolph Maté Rudolph Maté (born Rudolf Mayer; 21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964) was a Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, film director and film producer who worked as cameraman and cinematographer in Hungary, Austria, Germany, France and the Unite ...
(1898–1964), cinematographer and director * May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress * Leo McCarey (1898–1969), director *
Christine McIntyre Christine Cecilia McIntyre (April 16, 1911 – July 8, 1984) was an American actress and singer who appeared in various films in the 1930s and 1940s. She is mainly remembered as the beautiful blonde actress who appeared in many of The Three St ...
(1911–1984), actress * David McLean (1922–1995), actor * Stephen McNally (1913–1994), actor * Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress *
Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American retired actress and former dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early ...
(1923–2004), actress, singer, dancer * Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor *
James V. Monaco James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 – October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born American composer of popular music. Life and career Monaco was born in Formia, Italy. His family emigrated to the United States when he was six, and he grew up i ...
(1885–1945), composer * Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor *
Carlotta Monti Carlotta Monti (January 20, 1907 – December 8, 1993) was an American film actress, who was W. C. Fields' companion in his last years. Born Carlotta Montijo in Los Angeles, California, Monti appeared in B-movies and uncredited bit parts inc ...
(1907–1993), actress *
Thelma Morgan Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness ( Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated and becam ...
(1904–1970), socialite, twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, aunt of fashion designer
Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother ...
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James C. Morton James Carmody Lankton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942), known professionally as James C. Morton, was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1922 and 1942. Career Born in Helena, Montana, Morton is be ...
(1884–1942), actor * Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor * Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), actor * Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer * Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter


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* Anne Nagel (1915–1966), actress *
Reggie Nalder Reggie Nalder (born Alfred Reginald Natzler; 4 September 1907 – 19 November 1991) was a prolific Austrian film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His distinctive features—partially the result of disfigurin ...
(1907–1991), actor *
Grete Natzler Grete Natzler (19 June 1906 – 10 June 1999) was an Austrian actress and operatic soprano. Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of actress Lilli Meißner and actor and opera singer Leopold Natzler (1860–1926). Two of her younger sisters we ...
(1906–1999), actress and singer * Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), actress *
Fred C. Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Biography A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the ''Our Gang'' series and fo ...
(1881–1967), director


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* Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor * Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor *
Helen O'Connell Helen O'Connell (May 23, 1920 – September 9, 1993) was an American singer, actress, and hostess, described as "the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s". Early life Born in Lima, Ohio, O'Connell grew up in Toledo, Ohio. By the time ...
(1920–1993), singer * Rod O'Connor (1914–1964), announcer *
Walter O'Malley Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league b ...
(1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the
Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
* Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver, actor * Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz


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Robert Paige Robert Paige (born John Arthur Paige, December 2, 1911 – December 21, 1987) was an actor and a TV newscaster and political correspondent and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime: he was the only actor ever allowed t ...
(1911–1987), actor *
George Pal George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; ; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after ...
(1908–1980), director, producer and animator *
Erv Palica Ervin Martin Palica (born Pavliecevich; February 9, 1928 – May 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 262 games played and 246 games pitched in Major League Baseball over ten seasons betwe ...
(1928–1982), MLB pitcher *
Hermes Pan Hermes Pan (born Hermes Joseph Panagiotopoulos, December 10, 1909 – September 19, 1990) was an American dancer and choreographer, principally remembered as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator on the famous 1930s movie musicals starring A ...
(1910–1990), choreographer and dancer * Louella Parsons (1881–1972), writer and columnist * Marty Pasetta (1932–2015), television producer and director *
Pat Paterson Pat Paterson (born Eliza Paterson; 10 April 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an English film actress. Although she made more than 20 films, she is best known as the wife of actor Charles Boyer. Childhood and early life Paterson was born on 10 Apri ...
(1910–1978), actress * Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor * Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor and director * Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress *
ZaSu Pitts Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...
(1894–1963), actress and comedian * John Polich (1916–2001), NHL player * Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), actor *
Jerry Priddy Gerald Edward Priddy (November 9, 1919 – March 3, 1980) was an American professional baseball player and a second baseman in Major League Baseball for 11 years. He played for the New York Yankees (1941–1942), Washington Senators (1943, 194 ...
(1919–1980), MLB second baseman *
Dick Purcell Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in fil ...
(1908–1944), actor


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Rosa Raisa Rosa Raisa (30 May 189328 September 1963) was a Polish-born and Italian-trained Russian-Jewish dramatic operatic soprano who became a naturalized American. She possessed a voice of remarkable power and was the creator of the title role of Pucci ...
(1893–1963), opera singer * Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), actor * Kane Richmond (1906–1973), actor * Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), actor *
Rip Russell Glen David "Rip" Russell (January 26, 1915 – September 26, 1976) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a first baseman for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at tall and , Russell batted and ...
(1915–1976), MLB infielder and outfielder * Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), actress * Faiza Rauf (1923–1994) princess of Egypt


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* Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen consort of Egypt. *
Gia Scala Gia Scala (born Josephine Grace Johanna Scoglio; March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972) was a British-American actress. Early life Scala was born March 3, 1934, in Liverpool, England, to Sicilian father Pietro Scoglio, and Irish mother Eileen O'S ...
(1934–1972), actress *
Fred F. Sears Frederick Francis Sears (July 7, 1913 – November 30, 1957) was an American film actor and director. Biography Sears, formerly based in Boston as a dramatic director and instructor, was hired as a dialogue director by Columbia Pictures i ...
(1913–1957), actor and director * Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress *
Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...
(1889–1953), actor, director, screenwriter, and producer *
Miriam Seegar Miriam Seegar Whelan (September 1, 1907 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress in silent film and early sound films. Early life As the Seegar sisters started acting and singing, Frank Seegar left teaching to open a hardware store in effo ...
(1907–2011), actress *
John F. Seitz John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Career His Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Fil ...
(1892–1979), cinematographer and inventor. * Mack Sennett (1880–1960), mogul *
Frank Shannon Francis Connolly Shannon (27 July 1874 – 1 February 1959) was an Irish people, Irish actor and writer. Career A Stage (theatre), stage actor and silent film pioneer, Shannon made his screen debut in 1913's ''The Artist's Joke''. He la ...
(1874–1959), actor *
Diane Sherbloom Diane Carol "Dee Dee" Sherbloom (September 21, 1942 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater who competed in ice dance. Previously paired with Roger Campbell, she had no intentions of competing at the 1961 United States Figure Ska ...
(1942–1961), figure skater *
Margarita Sierra María Margarita Suárez Sierra (January 5, 1936 – September 6, 1963), better known as Margarita Sierra, was a Spanish-American singer, dancer, and actress perhaps best known for her supporting role as the nightclub-singing Cha Cha O'Brien on ...
(1936–1963), singer and actress * Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of
Continental Airlines Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started o ...
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Miriam Snitzer Miriam Jacqueline Snitzer (October 6, 1922 – September 6, 1966),Place: Los Angeles; Date: 6 Sep 1966; Social Security: 562189124Ancestry.com.California Death Index, 1940-1997 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2 ...
(1922–1966), actress *
Manuel Sorola Manuel Sorola (Dec. 4, 1880, near San Antonio - Nov. 19, 1957, Los Angeles) He was the first Hispanic agent with the FBI; hired in 1916. He joined the El Paso office as a special agent in 1922 and served in field offices in Brownsville, Texas, Brown ...
(1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent. * Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer * Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer * Edmund Sylvers (1957–2004), singer


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Doris Tate Doris Gwendolyn Tate (née Willett; January 16, 1924 – July 10, 1992) was an American activist for the rights of crime victims, who was best known as the mother of actress Sharon Tate. After Sharon Tate and several others were murdered by ...
(1924–1992), anti-parole activist, mother of Sharon Tate *
Sharon Tate Sharon Marie Tate Polanski (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American actress and model. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover ...
(1943–1969), actress murdered by the Manson family * Dallas Taylor (1948–2015), drummer * Ray Teal (1902–1976), actor * Dewey Terry (1938–2003), musician * George Trafton (1896–1971), NFL player


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* Joseph A. Valentine (1900–1949), cinematographer * Mabel Van Buren (1878–1947), actress *
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 13 February 1965) was an American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anders ...
(1904–1965), socialite, twin sister of Thelma Morgan, mother of fashion designer
Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother ...
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Joe Viterelli Joseph Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an American actor, best remembered for playing Italian-American mobsters. He portrayed Jelly in ''Analyze This'' (1999) and ''Analyze That'' (2002). Early life Viterelli was born on Marc ...
(1937–2004), actor


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Geraldine Wall Geraldine Wall (June 24, 1907 – June 22, 1970) was an American actress who had numerous stage, film and television credits. Her career involved mainly character roles but encompassed a wide range of different acting parts. Early life Wall wa ...
(1912–1970), actress *
Robert Warwick Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction ...
(1878–1964), actor *
Bryant Washburn Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He a ...
(1889–1963), actor *
Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
(1901–1976), songwriter *
Bernie Wayne Bernie Wayne (March 6, 1919 – April 18, 1993) was an American composer who wrote over 1,000 songs and music for commercial jingles. He was best known for " Blue Velvet", which was recorded as a hit by numerous artists, and " There She Is", the son ...
(1919–1993), songwriter * Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), musician * Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer *
Tim Whelan Tim Whelan (November 2, 1893 – August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor best remembered for his writing credits on ''Harold Lloyd'' and ''Harry Langdon'' comedies, and his directing of mostly British films (e.g ...
(1893–1957), director and screenwriter *
William R. Wilkerson William Richard "Billy" Wilkerson (September 29, 1890 – September 2, 1962) was the founder of ''The Hollywood Reporter'', a real estate developer in Las Vegas and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's. His series of columns known as "Billy's L ...
(1890–1962), founder of ''
The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
'', Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as
Ciro's Ciro's (later known as Ciro's Le Disc) was a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California owned by William Wilkerson. Opened in 1940, Ciro's became a popular nightspot for celebrities. The nightclub closed in 1957 and was reopened ...
* Mary Wilson (1944-2021), singer; founding member of
The Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful ...
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Paula Winslowe Paula Winslowe (born Winifred Reyleche; March 23, 1910 – March 6, 1996) was an American television, radio and voice actress, best known for her role as the voice of Bambi's mother in the 1942 movie ''Bambi''. Career In the early 1930s, ...
(1910–1996), actress * Jack Wrather (1918–1984), investor


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Georgiana Young Georgiana Young (née Belzer; 1924 – November 13, 2007) was an American actress and the maternal younger half-sister of actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane. She had a brief career in film, appearing alongside her sisters i ...
(1923–2007), actress * Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress *
Polly Ann Young Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress. Biography Young was born in Denver, Colorado. Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters. From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, ...
(1908–1997), actress


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Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Established in 1887 on of a former potato farm, it is the oldest and largest cemetery established in Colma to s ...


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