Screenwriter Graves & Memorials

H. M. Walker

1878–1937 (age 59)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

H. M. Walker was an American screenwriter and title card writer for silent films.

Julia Crawford Ivers

1867–1930 (age 63)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Julia Crawford Ivers (1867-1930) was a Los Angeles-based woman interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery.

Darrell Ware

1906–1944 (age 38)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Darrell Ware was an American screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood films during the Golden Age of cinema.

Claudine West

1884–1943 (age 59)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Claudine West was a British-American screenwriter who wrote scripts for numerous Hollywood films.

John Bright

1884–1948 (age 64)

Hillside Cemetery

John Bright (1884-1948) was an American screenwriter from Middletown.

William Conselman

1896–1940 (age 44)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

William Conselman (1896-1940) was a Brooklyn-born screenwriter and playwright who contributed to early Hollywood product...

Frank Wead

1895–1947 (age 52)

Springdale Cemetery

Frank Wead (1895-1947) was a Peoria-born naval officer and screenwriter.

Ernest Pagano

1901–1953 (age 52)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ernest Pagano was an American screenwriter from Florence who lived from 1901 to 1953.

Robert Riskin

1897–1955 (age 58)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Robert Riskin was an American screenwriter and producer known for his work with Frank Capra.

Basil Dickey

1880–1958 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Basil Dickey was an American screenwriter who contributed to silent films and early talking pictures in Hollywood.

Jane Murfin

1884–1955 (age 71)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Jane Murfin was an American screenwriter and playwright who lived from 1884 to 1955.

Norman S. Hall

1895–1964 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Norman S. Hall was a New Milford-born screenwriter and film producer who lived from 1895 to 1964.

Bess Meredyth

1890–1969 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bess Meredyth was an American screenwriter and producer who wrote scripts for numerous Hollywood films.

Jules Furthman

1888–1966 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jules Furthman was an American screenwriter who wrote scripts for numerous classic Hollywood films and worked with major...

Valentine Davies

1905–1961 (age 56)

Hillside Memorial Park

Valentine Davies was an American screenwriter and author best known for writing the screenplay for 'Miracle on 34th Stre...

Alan Campbell

1904–1963 (age 59)

Hebrew Cemetery

Alan Campbell was an American screenwriter and playwright who collaborated on numerous Hollywood productions.

Charles Brackett

1892–1969 (age 77)

Greenridge Cemetery

Charles Brackett was an American screenwriter and film producer from New York.

George Froeschel

1891–1979 (age 88)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Froeschel was an Austrian-American screenwriter who wrote scripts for major Hollywood films.

Marion Fairfax

1875–1970 (age 95)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Marion Fairfax was an American screenwriter and playwright who contributed to numerous silent and early sound films.

Ranald MacDougall

1915–1973 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Ranald MacDougall was an American screenwriter and producer from Schenectady who lived from 1915 to 1973.

Jack Jevne

1892–1972 (age 80)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Jack Jevne (1892-1972) was an American screenwriter and film industry professional from Provo.

Colin Higgins

1941–1988 (age 47)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Colin Higgins was a screenwriter and director who lived from 1941 to 1988.

Sarah Y. Mason

1896–1980 (age 84)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Sarah Y. Mason was a Pima resident and screenwriter who lived from 1896 to 1980.

Marguerite Roberts

1905–1989 (age 84)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Marguerite Roberts was an American screenwriter who wrote scripts for numerous Hollywood films.

Eve Unsell

1887–1937 (age 50)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Eve Unsell (1887–1937) was a Chicago-born screenwriter whose work helped shape early Hollywood and whose remains are a...

Mary H. O'Connor

1872–1959 (age 87)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Mary H. O'Connor (1872-1959) from Saint Paul contributed as a screenwriter to early American cinema before her burial at...

Philip G. Epstein

1909–1952 (age 43)

Hillside Memorial Park

Philip G. Epstein (1909-1952) was an American screenwriter celebrated for co-writing the classic film Casablanca.

Charles Beaumont

1929–1967 (age 38)

San Fernando Mission Cemetery

Charles Beaumont (1929–1967) of Chicago became a celebrated Twilight Zone screenwriter before being laid to rest at Sa...

Bill Walsh

1913–1975 (age 62)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bill Walsh, a New York City-born screenwriter and producer associated with Disney musicals, passed away in 1975 and is b...

Harry Essex

1910–1997 (age 87)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Harry Essex was a New York City-born screenwriter and producer best known for crafting science-fiction and horror script...

Bill Lancaster

1947–1997 (age 50)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Bill Lancaster (1947–1997) was a screenwriter of films including 'The Bad News Bears' who is buried at Westwood Villag...

Donald E. Stewart

1930–1999 (age 69)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Donald E. Stewart (1930–1999) was a Detroit-born screenwriter who won an Academy Award for his adaptation of 'Missing'...

Orville H. Hampton

1917–1997 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Orville H. Hampton (1917–1997) was a Rockford-born American screenwriter whose work on B-movies and television dramas ...

Michael Kanin

1910–1993 (age 83)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Michael Kanin (1910-1993) was an American screenwriter who, with his wife, won an Academy Award for the film "Woman of t...

Richard Murphy

1912–1993 (age 81)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Richard Murphy (1912–1993) was a Boston-born screenwriter remembered for his work on mid-century Hollywood films and i...

Nat Perrin

1905–1998 (age 93)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Nat Perrin was an American screenwriter and producer associated with the Marx Brothers comedies and other classic Hollyw...

Winston Miller

1910–1994 (age 84)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Winston Miller was an American screenwriter and occasional actor whose career spanned the golden age of Hollywood.

Sam Perrin

1901–1998 (age 97)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Sam Perrin (1901–1998) was a screenwriter whose scripts entertained audiences for decades before his interment at Valh...

Stanley Shapiro

1925–1990 (age 65)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Stanley Shapiro (1925-1990) was a Brooklyn-born American screenwriter buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Howard Koch

1901–1995 (age 94)

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Howard Koch was a New York City playwright and screenwriter notable for co-authoring the 1940 radio adaptation of War of...

Frances Kavanaugh

1915–2009 (age 94)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frances Kavanaugh (1915-2009) was a Dallas-born screenwriter known for penning Westerns and was laid to rest at Forest L...

Ernest Lehman

1915–2005 (age 90)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ernest Lehman (1915–2005) was a New York City-born screenwriter known for crafting Oscar-nominated Hollywood thrillers...

Julius J. Epstein

1909–2000 (age 91)

Hillside Memorial Park

Julius J. Epstein (1909-2000) was a New York screenwriter who co-wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay for Casablan...

Kevin Jarre

1954–2011 (age 57)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Kevin Jarre was a Detroit-born screenwriter celebrated for his cinematic epics who was buried at Westwood Village Memori...

Bob Baker

1924–2014 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bob Baker (1924-2014) was an American screenwriter best known for his work writing family films for Walt Disney.

Christopher Trumbo

1940–2011 (age 71)

Nordhoff Cemetery

Christopher Trumbo, Los Angeles screenwriter and son of Dalton Trumbo, died in 2011 and is buried at Nordhoff Cemetery.