Inglewood Park Cemetery was founded in 1905 in Inglewood, California.[1] A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed here.
Notable interments/funerals
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(Note: This is a partial list. See also Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery.)
A
- Margaret Queen Adams (1874–1974), first woman deputy sheriff in the United States
- Coit Albertson (1880–1953), actor
- Curtis Amy (1929–2002), musician
- Joseph H. August (1890–1947), cinematographer
- Lloyd Avery II (1969–2005), actor
B
- Gertrude Baines (1894–2009), supercentenarian
- Chet Baker (1929–1988), musician
- Reginald Barker (1886–1945), director
- Earl Battey (1935–2003), baseball player
- Beals Becker (1886–1943), baseball player
- Ricky Bell (1955–1984), NFL running back
- George Bennard (1873–1958), composer
- Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), actor and ventriloquist
- Frances Bergen (1922–2006), actress
- Wally Berger (1905–1988), baseball player
- Paul Bern (1885–1932), director, screenwriter and producer
- Richard Berry (1935–1997), singer and songwriter
- Elmer Booth (1882–1915), actor
- Margaret Booth (1898–2002), film editor
- Lyman Bostock (1950–1978), baseball player
- Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968), Los Angeles mayor and judge
- Tom Bradley (1917–1998), Los Angeles mayor
- Byron B. Brainard (1894–1940), Los Angeles City Council member
- Layne Britton (1907–1993), makeup artist
- Charles Brown (1922–1999), singer
- Nacio Herb Brown (1896–1964), composer
- Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), Los Angeles City Council member, 1929–45
- Jheryl Busby (1949–2008), former CEO of Motown Records
- Burak Kaya (1997 - (\infty) ), Mob boss
C
- Bebe Moore Campbell (1951–2006), author
- Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
- Ray Charles (1930–2004), musician
- Thornton Chase, first western Baha'i, Annual memorial in September draws large crowds.[2]
- James Cleveland (1931–1991), gospel singer, composer, arranger
- Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), trial lawyer
- Anthony Cornero (1899–1955), bootlegger, builder of Stardust Resort & Casino in Paradise, Nevada
- Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), actor
- Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985), guitarist, blues singer
- Sam Crawford (1880–1968), baseball player
D
- Julian Dixon (1934–2000), U.S. Congressman
- Badja Djola, (1948–2005), actor
- William Duncan (1879–1961), actor
F
- Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), actress
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), singer[3]
- Curt Flood (1938–1997), baseball player
- Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934), First female lawyer on the West Coast.
- Byron Foulger (1899–1970), actor
- Lowell Fulson (1921–1999), blues musician
G
- Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), actor
- Jim Gilliam (1928–1978), baseball player
- Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer and dancer
- Leroy Milton Grider (1854–1919), Los Angeles real estate man
- Ferde Grofé (1892–1973), composer
H
- Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997), county supervisor and city council member
- Jester Hairston (1901–2000), actor, musician, arranger
- Lois Hall (1926–2006), actress
- Bernie Hamilton (1928–2008), actor
- Robin Harris (1953–1990), actor and comedian
- Helen Humes (1913–1981), singer
- Flo Hyman (1954–1986), volleyball player
J
- Bud Jamison (1894–1944), actor
- James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), world heavyweight boxing champion
- Etta James (1938–2012), singer[4]
K
- Robert Kardashian (1944–2003), attorney
- Cecil R. King (1898–1974), U.S. Congressman
L
- Allan "Rocky" Lane (1909–1973), actor
- Walter Lang (1896–1972), film director
- Lucille La Verne (1872–1945), actress
- Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970), actress and burlesque dancer
- Lillian Leitzel (1892–1931), acrobat
- Evan Lewis (1869–1941), Los Angeles City Council member[5]
- Walter Lindley (1852–1922), Los Angeles physician and educational leader[6]
M
- D'Urville Martin (1939–1984), actor, producer and director
- Fred McMullin (1891–1952), baseball player
- Louis Meyer (1904–1995), race car driver
- Cleo Moore (1928–1972), actress
- Juanita Moore (1914–2014) actress
- Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1912–1989), actor
- Don Myrick (1940–1993), musician
N
- Gordon W. Norris (1907–1961), poet laureate of California
O
- Fred Offenhauser (1888–1973), automotive inventor
P
- LaWanda Page (1920–2002), actress and comedienne
- George H. Peck (1856–1940), real estate broker & developer
- Billy Preston (1946–2006), singer and songwriter
- George W. Prince (1854–1939), U.S. Congressman
- Paul Walker (1973–2013), Actor
R
- Robert Riskin (1897–1955), screenwriter
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), World Champion boxer
- Cesar Romero (1907–1994), actor
S
- Evelyn Selbie (1871–1950), actress
- Blanche Sewell (1898–1949), editor
- Frank L. Shaw (1877–1958), Los Angeles mayor
- Charles A. Siringo (1855–1928), author
- Myrtle Stedman (1855–1938), actress
- Slim Summerville (1892–1946), actor
- Sylvester (1947–1988), singer.[7]
T
- David Torrence (1864–1951), Scottish-born actor
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1931–1980), actor
- Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), singer and songwriter
- David Townsend (1955–2005), musician
- Tibo Heyndrickx (1996-2015), Pornstar
V
- Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), military officer
W
- T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
- Paul Walker (1973–2013), actor
- Bobby Wallace (1873–1960), baseball Hall of Famer
- Lalomie Washburn (1941–2004), singer songwriter
- Larry Williams (1935–1980), singer and actor
- Paul Williams (1894–1980), architect
- Murry Wilson (1917–1973), father of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys
- Parke Wilson (1867–1934), baseball player
- Arthur Winston (1906–2006), centenarian
- John Downey Works (1847–1928), U.S. Senator
- Syreeta Wright (1946–2004), singer
Y
- Carleton G. Young (1907–1971), actor
- Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013), actor
See also
References
References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.
- ^ "Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". inglewoodparkcemetery.org. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ Baha'i Encyclopedia Project
- ^ Benoit, Tod (2003-05-06). Where are they buried?: how did they die?. Black Dog Publishing. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-57912-287-4. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012
- ^ "Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20
Library card required - ^ "Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page I–4 Library card required.
- ^ Gamson, Joshua (2005). The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. New York City: Henry Holt and Co. p. 272. ISBN 978-0805072501..