Film Director Graves & Memorials

Francis Boggs

1870–1911 (age 41)

Graceland Cemetery

Francis Boggs was a pioneering film director and producer who helped establish early cinema in California.

Lynn Reynolds

1889–1927 (age 38)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lynn Reynolds was an American film director from Harlan who directed numerous silent films during the early 20th century...

George Loane Tucker

1872–1921 (age 49)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Loane Tucker was an American film director and producer from Chicago who pioneered early cinema techniques from 1...

Harry A. Pollard

1879–1934 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Harry A. Pollard was an American film director and producer active in the silent era who passed away in 1934.

Ernst Lubitsch

1892–1947 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ernst Lubitsch was a renowned German film director and producer who revolutionized silent cinema from 1892 to 1947.

Fred Niblo

1874–1948 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Fred Niblo was an American film director and actor who directed numerous silent films from 1874 to 1948.

Elmer Clifton

1890–1949 (age 59)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Elmer Clifton was an American film director and actor who worked in silent and early sound cinema from 1890 to 1949.

W. S. Van Dyke

1889–1943 (age 54)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

W. S. Van Dyke was an American film director known for his work in Hollywood during the early to mid-20th century.

Victor Schertzinger

1888–1941 (age 53)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Victor Schertzinger was an American film director and composer known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940...

Sam Wood

1883–1949 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Sam Wood was an American film director known for directing numerous Hollywood films across multiple genres.

Robert N. Bradbury

1886–1949 (age 63)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert N. Bradbury was an American film director who specialized in directing Western films and serials.

Tom R. Wood

1887–1940 (age 53)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tom R. Wood was an American film director and pioneer of early cinema from Philadelphia.

George Fitzmaurice

1885–1940 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Fitzmaurice was a Paris-born film director who became a prominent figure in silent cinema.

James Cruze

1884–1942 (age 58)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

James Cruze was an American film director and actor known for silent era westerns and epics.

Reginald Barker

1886–1945 (age 59)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Reginald Barker was a Canadian film director born in Winnipeg in 1886 who died in 1945.

Burton L. King

1877–1944 (age 67)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Burton L. King was an American film director born in Cincinnati in 1877 who worked during the silent film era.

Stuart Paton

1883–1944 (age 61)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Stuart Paton was a Scottish film director and actor who directed numerous silent films in the early 20th century.

Lucius J. Henderson

1861–1947 (age 86)

Kensico Cemetery

Lucius J. Henderson was an American film director and producer active in early cinema during the silent film era.

James Whale

1889–1957 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

James Whale was a pioneering British film director from Dudley best known for directing classic horror films in the 1930...

Charles Brabin

1882–1957 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Charles Brabin (1882-1957) was a Liverpool-born film director buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

William Nigh

1881–1955 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Nigh was a prolific American film and television director who helmed over 100 productions during his career.

Jack Conway

1887–1952 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jack Conway was a prolific American film director who helmed numerous silent and sound pictures during Hollywood's golde...

Edwin L. Marin

1899–1951 (age 52)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Edwin L. Marin was an American film director who helmed numerous movies and television productions throughout his career...

George Archainbaud

1890–1959 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Archainbaud was a French-American film director who directed hundreds of films during the silent and early sound ...

Francis Ford

1881–1953 (age 72)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Francis Ford was an American film director from Portland who lived from 1881 to 1953.

Fred F. Sears

1913–1957 (age 44)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Fred F. Sears was an American film and television director known for his work in science fiction and Western genres duri...

Edward Sedgwick

1889–1953 (age 64)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Edward Sedgwick was an American film director known for directing silent and early sound comedies.

Cecil B. DeMille

1881–1959 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Cecil B. DeMille was a pioneering American film director and producer known for epic productions.

Joe May

1880–1954 (age 74)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joe May was an Austrian-American film director known for silent and early sound films.

Oscar Miestchaninoff

1884–1956 (age 72)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Oscar Miestchaninoff was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter.

B. Reeves Eason

1886–1956 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

B. Reeves Eason was an American film director known for action sequences and Westerns.

Herbert Brenon

1880–1958 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Herbert Brenon was an Irish-American film director who was a pioneer of silent cinema.

Irving Cummings

1888–1959 (age 71)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Irving Cummings was an American film director active in silent and early sound cinema who lived from 1888 to 1959.

Richard Rosson

1893–1953 (age 60)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Richard Rosson was an American film director known for his work in silent and early sound cinema.

Ewald André Dupont

1891–1956 (age 65)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Ewald André Dupont was a German film director and screenwriter who lived from 1891 to 1956.

Marshall Neilan

1891–1958 (age 67)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Marshall Neilan was an American film director and actor active during the silent film era.

Frank Tuttle

1905–1969 (age 64)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Tuttle was an American film director known for directing comedies and musicals in the 1920s-1940s.

Hal Yates

1899–1969 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Hal Yates was an American film director known for directing comedy and action films during the silent and early sound er...

Louis King

1898–1962 (age 64)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

American film director who helmed numerous Hollywood productions during the silent and early sound film eras.

Josef von Sternberg

1894–1969 (age 75)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Austrian-American film director and cinematographer renowned for his innovative visual style and collaborations with Mar...

Frank E. Tours

1877–1963 (age 86)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

British-American film director and screenwriter who worked extensively in early Hollywood cinema.

Frank Lloyd

1886–1960 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Lloyd was a Scottish-American film director known for his work in silent and early sound films.

Michael Curtiz

1886–1962 (age 76)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Michael Curtiz was a Hungarian-American film director known for directing classic Hollywood films including Casablanca.

Alfred Edward Green

1889–1960 (age 71)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Alfred Edward Green was an American film director who directed numerous films across multiple genres during the studio e...

Harry Beaumont

1888–1966 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Harry Beaumont was an American film director known for directing early Hollywood productions including the first Academy...

William A. Seiter

1890–1964 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William A. Seiter (1890-1964) was a New York City-born film director known for his work in Hollywood's Golden Age.

Ray Enright

1896–1965 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ray Enright was an American film director who directed numerous Hollywood films during the silent and early sound eras.

Norman Z. McLeod

1895–1964 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Norman Z. McLeod was an American film and television director known for directing comedies and musicals.

Fred Guiol

1898–1964 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Fred Guiol (1898-1964) was an American film director and screenwriter who worked extensively in silent comedy films.

Zoltan Korda

1895–1961 (age 66)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hungarian-British film director known for adventure films and epics produced in the 1930s and 1940s.