Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

It is partially in the Culver City city limits.^[1]

Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises 200 acres (81 ha).^[2] 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; after entering the main gate, turn left and follow the leftmost road up the hill. Holy Cross Cemetery Overland Gate 11298 Playa St, Culver City, CA 90230 https://goo.gl/maps/3zRcLjN1pht

List of notable interments and their families

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Use the following alphabetical links to find someone.

A

• Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress
• Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino
• Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor
• Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress
• Cecilia Alvear (1939-2017), journalist
• Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress
• Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor
• Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor
• Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor
• Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress

B

• Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress
• Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
• John Beradino (1917–1996), actor
• Johnny Bero (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, a murder victim
• Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), American illustrator and painter
• Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), actor
• Ray Bolger (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 (1899–1978), actor
• Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor
• Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor, producer and writer
• Joseph Breen (1890–1965), former head of the Production Code Administration
• Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress
• 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 (1939–1945) from Idaho
• Ruth Clifford (1900–1998), actress
• Bill Cody (1891–1948), actor
• Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor and voice-over artist
• Jackie Coogan (1914–1984), actor
• Charles Correll (1890–1972), actor and comedian
• Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973), actress, dancer and choreographer
• Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician
• Bing Crosby (1903–1977), actor and singer
• Dixie Lee Crosby (1911–1952) actress (Bing's first wife)
• Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and singer
• Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor and singer
• Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor and singer
• Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor

D

• Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress
• Joan Davis (1912–1961), actress and comedian
• Virginia Davis (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 (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), Italian-American racecar driving champion, won 1915 Indianapolis 500, inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991
• Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), actor and singer
• John Doucette (1921–1994), actor
• Constance Dowling (1920–1969), actress
• William Dozier (1908–1991), producer
• Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor
• Al Dubin (1891–1945), songwriter
• Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), actor and comedian
• Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012), former Lieutenant Governor of California and U.S. Congressman from California.

E

• Vince Edwards (1928–1996), actor
• Richard Egan (1921–1987), actor
• St. Louis A. Estes (1876-1951), raw food movement founder

F

• John Fante (1909–1983), novelist, short-story and screenwriter.
• John Farrow (1904–1963), director, husband of actress Maureen O'Sullivan, father of actress Mia Farrow
• Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), actress
• James Flavin (1906–1976), actor
• Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor and comedian
• George J. Folsey (1898–1988), cinematographer
• Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director
• John Ford (1894–1974), director
• Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor
• Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress
• Norman Foster (1900–1976), actor and director
• Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer
• Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress
• Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970) twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt

G

• Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (1891–1955), actor
• William Garity (1899–1971), sound engineer
• Pauline Garon (1900–1965), actress
• Mike Gazella (1895–1978), MLB player
• Charles Gemora (1903–1961), actor and stuntman
• Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress
• Gaston Glass (1899–1965), actor
• James Gleason (1882–1959), actor
• Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor
• Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
• Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
• Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor

H

• Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor and comedian best known for his role of The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
• Jack Haley, Jr. (1933–2001), director, producer and writer
• Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), producer
• Fred Haney (1898–1977), MLB player and manager
• Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress
• Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer
• June Haver (1926–2005), actress
• Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
• Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer
• Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster
• Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress
• Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian
• Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain
• Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), actor
• Stan Hough (1918–1990), former vice-president of 20th Century Fox

I

• Amparo Iturbi (1899–1969), composer and concert pianist
• José Iturbi (1895–1980), composer and concert pianist

J

• Rita Johnson (1913–1965), actress
• Spike Jones (1911–1965), musician and comedian
• Jim Jordan (1896–1988), actor and comedian
• Marian Jordan (1898–1961), actress and comedian
• Marvin Jenkins (1932-2005), musician

K

• Herbert Kalmus (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 (1884–1964), actor
• Norman Kerry (1894–1956), actor
• Cammie King (1934–2010), child actress
• Henry King (1886–1982), director
• James Kirkwood, Sr. (1875–1963), actor and director
• Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress

L

• Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor
• Sir Lancelot (1902–2001), singer
• Mario Lanza (1921–1959), actor and singer
• Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), actor
• Tim Layana (1964–1999), MLB pitcher
• Dorothy Leavey (1897-1998), philanthropist.
• Dixie Lee (1911–1952), actress, dancer and singer. First wife of Bing Crosby
• Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), sports announcer
• Joan Leslie (1925-2015), actress
• Nick Licata (1897–1974), mobster
• Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress
• David Lloyd (1934–2009), screenwriter
• Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor
• Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress
• Ella Logan (1913–1969), actress and singer
• Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor
• Peanuts Lowrey (1917–1986), MLB outfielder
• Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor
• William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor

M

• Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor
• Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter
• Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor
• Effa Manley (1897–1981), owner of Newark Eagles
• Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), movie studio executive
• Toni Mannix (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 (1909–1985), actress
• Al Martino (1927–2009), singer
• Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and director
• May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress
• Leo McCarey (1898–1969), director
• Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress
• David McLean (1922–1995), actor
• Stephen McNally (1913–1994), actor
• Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress
• Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, singer, dancer
• Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor
• James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer
• Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor
• Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress
• Thelma Morgan (1904–1970), socialite, twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, aunt of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
• James C. Morton (1884–1942), actor
• Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor
• Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), actor
• Jack Mullaney (1929–1982), actor
• Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer
• Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter

N

• Anne Nagel (1915–1966), actress
• Reggie Nalder (1907–1991), actor
• Grete Natzler (1906–1999), actress and singer
• Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), actress
• Fred C. Newmeyer (1881–1967), director
• Neal Hart, actor and director

O

• Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor
• Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor
• Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer
• Rod O'Connor (1914–1964), announcer
• Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver
• Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz

P

• Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor
• George Pal (1908–1980), director, producer and animator
• Erv Palica (1928–1982), MLB pitcher
• Hermes Pan (1910–1990), choreographer and dancer
• Louella Parsons (1881–1972), writer and columnist
• Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress
• Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor
• Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor and director
• Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
• ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress and comedian
• John Polich (1916–2001), NHL player
• Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), actor
• Jerry Priddy (1919–1980), MLB second baseman
• Dick Purcell (1908–1944), actor

R

Grave of Rosalind Russell at Holy Cross

• Rosa Raisa (1893–1963), opera singer
• Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), artist, educator
• Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), actor
• Kane Richmond (1906–1973), actor
• Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), actor
• Rip Russell (1915–1976), MLB infielder and outfielder
• Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), actress

S

• Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen consort of Egypt.
• Gia Scala (1934–1972), actress
• Fred F. Sears (1913–1957), actor and director
• Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress
• Edward Sedgwick (1889–1953), actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
• Miriam Seegar (1907–2011), actress
• John F. Seitz (1892–1979), cinematographer and inventor.
• Mack Sennett (1880–1960), mogul
• Frank Shannon (1874–1959), actor
• Diane Sherbloom (1942–1961), figure skater
• Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of Continental Airlines
• Margarita Sierra (1936–1963), singer and actress
• Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
• Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent.
• Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer
• Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer
• Leonora Summers (1897-1976), actress
• Edmund Sylvers (1957–2004), singer

T

• Doris Tate (1924–1992), anti-parole activist, mother of Sharon Tate
• Sharon Tate (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

V

• Joseph A. Valentine (1900–1949), cinematographer
• Mabel Van Buren (1878–1947), actress
• Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (1904–1965), socialite, twin sister of Thelma Morgan, mother of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
• Joe Viterelli (1937–2004), actor

W

• Geraldine Wall (1912–1970), actress
• Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor
• Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor
• Ned Washington (1901–1976), songwriter
• Bernie Wayne (1919–1993), songwriter
• Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), musician
• Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer
• Tim Whelan (1893–1957), director and screenwriter
• William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of The Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's
• Paula Winslowe (1910–1996), actress
• Jack Wrather (1918–1984), investor

Y

• Georgiana Young (1923–2007), actress
• Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress
• Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), actress

See also

• Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma

References

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross Cemetery

Coordinates: 33°59′48″N 118°22′48″W / 33.99667°N 118.38000°W / 33.99667; -118.38000