Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

Last updated
Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery entrance.jpg
The entrance to the Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Details
Established1939
Location
Culver City, California
Country United States
Type Catholic
Owned by Los Angeles Archdiocese
Size200 acres (0.81 km2)
Find a Grave Holy Cross Cemetery

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

Contents

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

Interior of the Cemetery as of July 2021. Holy Cross Cemetery interior.jpg
Interior of the Cemetery as of July 2021.

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.

Notable burials

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

Grave of Rosalind Russell at Holy Cross Rosalind Russell Grave.JPG
Grave of Rosalind Russell at Holy Cross

S

T

V

W

Y

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery</span> Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California, United States

The Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary is a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California, United States. Many Jewish people from the entertainment industry are buried here. The cemetery is known for Al Jolson's elaborate tomb, a 75-foot-high pergola and monument atop a hill above a water cascade, all visible from the adjacent San Diego Freeway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary</span> Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, US

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inglewood Park Cemetery</span> Cemetery in Inglewood, California

Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California, was founded in 1905. A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Fernando Mission Cemetery</span> Historic cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California

The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The property adjoins the San Fernando Mission and Bishop Alemany Catholic High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery</span> Cemetery in Los Angeles, California

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kensico Cemetery</span> Cemetery in New York, United States

Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city. Initially 250 acres (1.0 km2), it was expanded to 600 acres (2.4 km2) in 1905, but reduced to 461 acres (1.87 km2) in 1912, when a portion was sold to the neighboring Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars is the American Film Institute's list ranking the top 25 male and 25 female greatest screen legends of American film history and is the second list of the AFI 100 Years... series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westchester Hills Cemetery</span> Cemetery in Westchester County, New York

The Westchester Hills Cemetery is at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, approximately 20 miles north of New York City. It is a Jewish cemetery, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there. It was founded by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in 1919 when the synagogue acquired the northern portion of the Mount Hope Cemetery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zincirlikuyu Cemetery</span> Burial ground in Istanbul, Turkey

The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friedhof Heerstraße</span> Cemetery in Berlin

The Friedhof Heerstraße cemetery is located at Trakehnerallee 1, district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin, Germany, to the east of the Olympiastadion. It covers an area of 149,650 square meters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waldfriedhof Dahlem</span> Cemetery in Berlin, Germany

The Waldfriedhof Dahlem is a cemetery in Berlin, in the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf on the edge of the Grunewald forest at Hüttenweg 47. Densely planted with conifers and designed between 1931 and 1933 after the plans of Albert Brodersen, it is one of Berlin's more recent cemeteries. Its graves include those of writers such as Gottfried Benn, composers such as Wolfgang Werner Eisbrenner and entertainers like Harald Juhnke, and put it among the so-called "Prominentenfriedhöfe" or celebrity cemeteries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desert Memorial Park</span> Cemetery in Cathedral City, California

Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957, it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District. The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zorgvlied (cemetery)</span> Dutch cemetery

Zorgvlied is a cemetery on the Amsteldijk in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the left bank of the river Amstel. The cemetery was opened in 1870 by the city of Amstelveen which still owns and operates it, though since 1896 it is located within the boundaries of the city of Amsterdam. One of the country's best-known cemeteries, it is notable for the large number of celebrities, especially from the literary and theater worlds, buried there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">People's Artist of the RSFSR</span> Soviet title of honor

People's Artist of the RSFSR was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the arts, and who lived in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). This title was one rank below Honored Artist of the RSFSR and one above People's Artist of the USSR.

References

  1. ↑ "City Map" (Archive). City of Culver City. Retrieved on June 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "History of Catholic Cemeteries in Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2006-02-27. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
  3. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1987-01-17). "Bolger's Funeral Set". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ↑ "John Candy Obituary (1950 - 1994) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Crosby Will Be Buried Tuesday; His Songs, in Tribute, Aired Anew". The New York Times. 1977-10-16. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  6. ↑ Sergieff, Mike (1987), Rita Hayworth funeral , retrieved 2024-01-24
  7. ↑ "Bela Lugosi". The Tombstone Tourist. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  8. ↑ "Roman Polanski Hasn't Visited Sharon Tate and Son's Graves Since Murder, Says Lawyer". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-24.