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Spud Murphy

1908–2005 (age 97)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Spud Murphy was a pioneering American jazz arranger and composer born in Berlin whose career left a legacy celebrated ev...

Bert Kramer

1945–2001 (age 56)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bert Kramer was an American actor born in San Diego best known for his television work before being buried at Forest Law...

Tim Choate

1954–2004 (age 50)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tim Choate was a Dallas-born actor with numerous TV and film credits who was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Gary Gray

1936–2006 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gary Gray was a Los Angeles-born actor whose film and television appearances earned him a resting place at Forest Lawn M...

Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson

1918–2005 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson was a San Francisco-born philanthropist and fashion consultant who spent her final days in th...

Ralph Edwards

1913–2005 (age 92)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ralph Edwards was a Colorado-born radio and television host whose enduring programs outlived him, and he was buried at F...

Billy Barty

1924–2000 (age 76)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Billy Barty was a Millsboro-born actor and activist for little people’s rights whose career spanned decades before he ...

Michael Piller

1948–2005 (age 57)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Michael Piller was a New York City-born television writer and producer best known for shaping several Star Trek series, ...

Joe Cobb

1916–2002 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joe Cobb was a Shawnee-born child actor remembered for his role in the Our Gang comedies and was buried at Forest Lawn M...

Spoony Singh

1922–2006 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Spoony Singh was a Jalandhar-born entrepreneur who created the Hollywood Wax Museum and was laid to rest at Forest Lawn ...

Stacy Keach, Sr.

1914–2003 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Stacy Keach, Sr. was a Chicago-born character actor whose film and television work endured beyond his death and who rest...

Sy Weintraub

1923–2000 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Sy Weintraub was a New York City-born film and television producer noted for reviving the Tarzan franchise, and he was b...

Virginia Vale

1920–2006 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Virginia Vale was a Dallas-born actress who appeared in numerous films during Hollywood’s studio era and whose final r...

Wally George

1931–2003 (age 72)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Wally George was an Oakland-born conservative radio and television host whose confrontational style made him a fixture i...

Wayne Tippit

1932–2009 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Wayne Tippit was a Lubbock-born actor whose stage, film, and television work spanned decades until he was laid to rest a...

William T. Orr

1917–2002 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William T. Orr (1917-2002) was a New York City-born television producer who helped popularize Warner Bros. series and re...

Willie Crawford

1946–2004 (age 58)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Willie Crawford (1946-2004) was a Los Angeles-born Major League Baseball outfielder known for his time with the Dodgers ...

Matthew Ansara

1965–2001 (age 36)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Matthew Ansara (1965-2001) was a Los Angeles-born actor remembered for his screen work and as the son of Michael Ansara,...

Jerry Dunphy

1921–2002 (age 81)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jerry Dunphy (1921-2002) was a Milwaukee-born television news anchor whose reassuring presence on Los Angeles airwaves m...

Robert J. Schiffer

1916–2005 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert J. Schiffer (1916-2005) was a Seattle native whose life concluded with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Harold Levitt

1921–2003 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Harold Levitt (1921-2003) was a San Francisco-born architect celebrated for designing stylish homes and public buildings...

Robert E. Thompson

1924–2004 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert E. Thompson (1924-2004) was a Los Angeles-based journalist who covered politics and culture before being interred...

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...

Lowell S. Hawley

1908–2003 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lowell S. Hawley (1908-2003) was a Lynden-born writer whose stories found homes on film and television, and he is buried...

Otto Reichow

1904–2000 (age 96)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Otto Reichow (1904-2000) was a Czaplinek-born immigrant whose life concluded with burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Margaret Armen

1921–2003 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Margaret Armen (1921-2003) was a Washington, D.C.-born television and comic-book writer whose scripts entertained audien...

Tony Pope

1947–2004 (age 57)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tony Pope (1947-2004) was a Cleveland-born voice actor whose versatile character work graced cartoons and commercials be...

Lamont Bentley

1973–2005 (age 32)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lamont Bentley (1973-2005) was a Milwaukee-born actor best known for his roles on television and film before being laid ...

Parley Baer

1914–2002 (age 88)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Parley Baer (1914-2002) was a Salt Lake City-born character actor whose prolific radio, television, and film work deligh...

Rudy LaRusso

1937–2004 (age 67)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rudy LaRusso (1937-2004) was a Brooklyn-born professional basketball player noted for his time in the NBA and is buried ...

Buddy Baker

1918–2002 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Buddy Baker (1918–2002) of Springfield was the Disney composer and conductor whose scores for theme park attractions a...

Salvatore Camarata

1913–2005 (age 92)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Salvatore Camarata (1913–2005) of Glen Ridge was an Italian-American composer, arranger, and conductor whose Hollywood...

David Bailey

1933–2004 (age 71)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

David Bailey (1933–2004) of Newark was an actor whose film and television work remains part of his legacy at Forest La...

Norman Whitfield

1940–2008 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Norman Whitfield (1940–2008) of Harlem was the Motown songwriter and producer behind hits for the Temptations and Marv...

Joe Brooks

1923–2007 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joe Brooks (1923–2007) of Los Angeles composed pop songs and musical material that brought him to rest at Forest Lawn ...

Johnny Carpenter

1914–2003 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Johnny Carpenter (1914–2003) of Dardanelle was a Western film actor, writer, and producer whose career culminated in h...

Hilary

1950–2007 (age 57)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Hilary (1950–2007) of Los Angeles, known professionally by her single name, is interred at Westwood Village Memorial P...

Isabel Bigley

1926–2006 (age 80)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Isabel Bigley (1926–2006) of The Bronx was a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress who later moved to Los Angeles before...

Beverly Roberts

1914–2009 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Beverly Roberts (1914–2009) of Brooklyn was a Golden Age Hollywood actress who later undertook civic work and was laid...

Billie Bird

1908–2002 (age 94)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Billie Bird (1908–2002) of Pocatello was a character actress and comedian whose television and film roles led to her b...

Rainbeaux Smith

1955–2002 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rainbeaux Smith (1955–2002) of Los Angeles was an actress featured in cult films of the 1970s and 1980s before being i...

Julie Bishop

1914–2001 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Julie Bishop (1914–2001) of Denver was a film actress known for her 1940s Hollywood roles before she was laid to rest ...

Lula Mae Hardaway

1930–2006 (age 76)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lula Mae Hardaway (1930–2006) of Eufaula was a songwriter and Stevie Wonder’s mother who co-wrote several early hits...

Marian McCargo

1932–2004 (age 72)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Marian McCargo (1932–2004) of Pittsburgh was a former actress and tennis champion who spent her later years as a civic...

Michael Blodgett

1939–2007 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Michael Blodgett (1939–2007) of Minneapolis was an actor and novelist whose film work and writing career earned him a ...

Robert S. Stevens

1916–2000 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert S. Stevens (1916–2000) was a Salt Lake City native whose life was commemorated with burial at Forest Lawn Memor...

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...

Alexander Courage

1919–2008 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Alexander Courage (1919–2008) was a Philadelphia-born composer and conductor whose themes, including for Star Trek, fo...

Ford Rainey

1908–2005 (age 97)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ford Rainey (1908–2005) was a New York City-born actor with a long career in film and television whose grave is at Wes...

Ian Copeland

1949–2006 (age 57)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ian Copeland (1949–2006) was a Damascus-born music promoter who helped launch new wave acts and was buried at Westwood...