Inglewood Park Cemetery

Inglewood Park Cemetery
Details
Established	1905
Location	Inglewood, California
Country	United States
Size	200 acres (0.81 km2)

Inglewood Park Cemetery is a cemetery at 720 East Florence Avenue in Inglewood, California, United States. It was founded in 1905 in the Inglewood city limits. ^[1]^[2]^[3] A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed here.

Notable interments/funerals

(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
Jewel Akens (1933-2013), singer
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
Big Syke (1968–2016), rapper
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

C

Ray Charles

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.^[4]
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
Willie Covan (1897-1989), dancer, actor^[5]
Al Cowens (1951–2002), baseball player
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
Robert DoQui (1934–2008), actor
William Duncan (1879–1961), actor

E

Dock Ellis (1945–2008), baseball player

F

Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), actress
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), singer^[6]
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
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
Betteye J. Johnson (1945-2017), entrepreneur
Etta James (1938–2012), singer^[7]

K

Robert Kardashian (1944–2003), attorney
Kirk Kerkorian (1917-2015), businessman
Brady Keys (1936-2017), football player
Cecil R. King (1898–1974), U.S. Congressman
Jerry Knight (1952-1996), musician
Fred Kohler (1888–1938), actor

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^[8]
Walter Lindley (1852–1922), Los Angeles physician and educational leader^[9]

M

Mosher grave marker

D'Urville Martin (1939–1984), actor, producer and director
Lee Maye (1934–2002), baseball player
Fred McMullin (1891–1952), baseball player
Louis Meyer (1904–1995), race car driver
Cleo Moore (1928–1973), actress
Juanita Moore (1914–2014), actress
Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1912–1989), actor
Herbert Mundin (1898–1939), actor
Don Myrick (1940–1993), musician

N

Grave marker for Gordon W. Norris

Gordon W. Norris (1907–1961), poet laureate of California

O

Fred Offenhauser (1888–1973), automotive inventor

P

LaWanda Page (1920–2002), actress and comedian
George H. Peck (1856–1940), real estate broker & developer
Lawrence Phillips (1975–2016), NFL running back
Billy Preston (1946–2006), singer and songwriter
George W. Prince (1854–1939), U.S. Congressman

R

Cesar Romero

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
Orfa Jean Shontz (1876-1954), the first woman in California to "sit on the bench and administer justice"
Charles A. Siringo (1855–1928), author
Myrtle Stedman (1855–1938), actress
Slim Summerville (1892–1946), actor
Sylvester (1947–1988), singer.^[10]

T

Richard Talmadge (1892–1981), actor and film director^[11]
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

V

Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), military officer

W

T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
Bobby Wallace (1873–1960), baseball Hall of Famer
Lalomie Washburn (1941–2004), singer songwriter
Laura L. Whitlock (1862-1934), mapmaker
Larry Williams (1935–1980), singer and actor
Paul Williams (1894–1980), architect
Murry Wilson (1917–1973), musician, record producer, and businessman
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 (service held here; buried in South Carolina)

References

References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery
↑ "Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". Inglewood Park Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
↑ U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (July 2011). "Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report". 4.11.23 Archaeologial Resources. p. 4-195. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
↑ Baha'i Encyclopedia Project
↑ BOYER, EDWARD J. (1989-05-11). "Stylish Performer Taught Stars to Do His Steps : Willie Covan, 92; Veteran Tap-Dancer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
↑ 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 20Library 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. .
↑ Allan R. Ellenberger (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-786-40983-9.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery

[2] "Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". Inglewood Park Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

[3] U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (July 2011). "Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report". 4.11.23 Archaeologial Resources. p. 4-195. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[4] Baha'i Encyclopedia Project

[5] BOYER, EDWARD J. (1989-05-11). "Stylish Performer Taught Stars to Do His Steps : Willie Covan, 92; Veteran Tap-Dancer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-04.

[Benoit2003-6] 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.

[7] "Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012

[ServiceConducted-8] "Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20Library card required

[9] "Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page I–4 Library card required.

[10] 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. .

[11] Allan R. Ellenberger (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-786-40983-9.