- Source: Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
It is partially in the Culver City city limits.
Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises 200 acres (81 ha). 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.
Notable burials
= 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
=Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player
Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress
Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
John Beradino (1917–1996), actor, Major League Baseball player
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
Betsy Bloomingdale (1922–2016), widow of Alfred Bloomingdale, socialite and author
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
Sonny Burke (1914–1980), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
Dick Butkus (1942–2023), football player and actor
Daws Butler (1916–1988), actor and voice-over artist best known for voicing Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and others
= 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
Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television writer and producer
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 (Father of Dennis, Lindsay, Phillip Crosby)
Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Kathryn Crosby (1933-2024), actress and singer (Second Wife of Bing Crosby)
Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Leo Cullum (1942–2010), cartoonist
Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor
= D
=Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress
Joan Davis (1907–1961), 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), champion racecar driver, 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
Doris Dowling (1923–2004), actress
William Dozier (1908–1991), producer best known for creating the TV series Batman
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
= 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
Paul Ford (1901–1976), actor
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
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales (1922–2000), actor
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor
Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor
Fathia Ghali (1930–1976), princess of Egypt
= 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
Kipp Hamilton (1934–1981), actress
Fred Haney (1898–1977), MLB player and manager
Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress
Neal Hart (1879-1949), actor and director
Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer
June Haver (1926–2005), actress
Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer
Volga Hayworth (1897–1945), dancer and vaudevillian, mother of Rita Hayworth
Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster
Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress
Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian
Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), actor
Barron Hilton (1927–2019), business executive
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
=Earl Michael Irving (1953–2022), diplomat
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
= 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 (1909–1952) actress, dancer and singer (Bing Crosby's first wife)
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
Gene Mako (1916–2013), tennis player
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
Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), artist, educator
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
Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer
Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter
Nicholas Musuraca (1892–1975), cinematographer
= 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
= 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, actor
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
Marty Pasetta (1932–2015), television producer and director
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
=Rosa Raisa (1893–1963), opera singer
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
Eileen Ryan (1927–2022), actress
Faiza Rauf (1923–1994) princess of Egypt
= 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
Margarita Sierra (1936–1963), singer and actress
Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of Continental Airlines
Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent.
Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer
Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer
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, along with her unborn son Paul Richard Polanski
Dallas Taylor (1948–2015), drummer
Ray Teal (1902–1976), actor
Dewey Terry (1938–2003), musician
George Trafton (1896–1971), NFL player
= V
=Joseph 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
Virginia Davis (1919-2009), 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
Mary Wilson (1944–2021), singer; founding member of The Supremes
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
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- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
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