Find A Grave - Eternal Valley Memorial Park

Bice, Robert b. March 4, 1914 d. January 8, 1968
Actor in 91 television series/shows including: "The Lone Ranger," "The Gene Autry Show," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Perry Mason," "Wagon Train" and "The Rifleman." Bice also appeared in 99 films including: "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo," "The Red Stallion," "Tales of Robin Hood," "Superman's Peril," and "It! The Terror From Outer Space." (Bio by: Tony Scott)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum of Golden Oaks, 9-D
Brown, Roy b. 1920 d. 1981
Musician. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was a pioneer blues singer, songwriter and musician whom had a primary influence on the early development of rock music. In 1947, he wrote and recorded the epochal "Good Rocking Tonight" which was covered by many artist such as Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Pat Boone, Jerry Lee Lewis and Led Zeppelin. His other works included "Long about Midnight", "Rockin' at Midnight", "Hard luck Blues", "Let the Four Winds Blow" and "Party Doll". In the 1960s to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Meditation, L-202E
GPS coordinates: 34.3606415, -118.5098419 (hddd.dddd)
Cain, Ace b. August 23, 1903 d. May 18, 1973
Actor. Born Horace Truman Cain, he played the 'bad guy' in 1930s B-Westerns including: "The Texas Rambler," "Vanishing Riders" and "The Irish Gringo." Also, he played police 'Inspector Bull' in the gangster film "The Shadow Of Silk Lennox," starring Lon Chaney. (Bio by: MC)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Gilbert, Edmund b. June 29, 1931 d. May 8, 1999
On-screen and cartoon voice actor. Played Fenton Hardy on "The Hardy Boys Mysteries" and was the voice of Baloo on "Talespin." (Bio by: Kenneth McNeil)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Liberty, Lot 218-D
Johnson (Noble), Noble (Mark) b. April 18, 1881 d. January 9, 1978
Actor. Born Noble Mark Johnson in Marshall, Missouri, he was a veteran character performer whom appeared in nearly 150 films. He made his screen debut in the silent film era appearing in primarily serials, westerns and adventure movies. In 1916, he founded his own studio to produce movies made for the African-American audience, which was widely ignored by the mainstream film industry. From the 1920s, until he retired from the movie industry in 1950, he was popular figure in top-notch films such...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Peace, A-270
GPS coordinates: 34.3619385, -118.5098572 (hddd.dddd)
Johnson, Tor b. October 19, 1903 d. May 12, 1971
Actor. Born in Sweden in 1903. the husky son of Karl J. Johansson and Lovissa Petersson, he became a professional wrestler while in his early teens. Shortening his name to "Tor Johnson", the young man journeyed to the United States and California in 1928. He immediately found work on the wrestling circuit as "The Super Swedish Angel", a large economy size version of the International mat villain, Frenchman Maurice Tillet, who was wrestling in the United States at the time as "The French Angel"...[Read More]
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Whispering Pines, 177 E
GPS coordinates: 34.3628998, -118.5100937 (hddd.dddd)
Spahn, George b. February 11, 1889 d. September 22, 1974
Owner of 'Spahn Ranch,' refuge of the infamous Manson Family.
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Stone (Snyder), Cliffie (Clifford Gilpin) b. March 1, 1917 d. January 17, 1998
Country singer, musician, record producer, and music publisher. His father was country musician Herman the Hermit. Early in his life, he played bass in the big bands of Freddie Slack and Anson Weeks in Southern California, as well as working at local radio stations KXLA, KFUD and KFWB. He appeared on the Los Angeles-based shows Covered Wagon Jubilee, Hollywood Barn Dance, Dinner Bell Roundup/Hometown Jamboree, and Lucky Stars, singing as well as performing comedy routines and acting as host and...[Read More]
Cause of death: Heart attack
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Twain (Clemens), Mark (Samuel Langhorne) [cenotaph] b. November 30, 1835 d. April 21, 1910
Author, Humorist. He is remembered not only for authoring many books but also for his humorist maxims, quotations and opinions. Similar to many authors of his day, he had little formal education. His family moved from his birthplace Florida, Missouri to nearby Hannibal on the Mississippi where he grew up experiencing life on the waterfront. His came from the print shops and newspaper offices where he worked as a youth, and became a licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot navigating the river for...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mark Twain Garden
GPS coordinates: 34.3634491, -118.5093918 (hddd.dddd)
Vincent (Craddock), Gene (Vincent Eugene) b. February 11, 1935 d. October 12, 1971
Singer. Born Vincent Eugene Craddock to Ezekiah Jackson Craddock and Mary Louise Craddock He grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. Gene got his first guitar at the age of 12. He dropped out of school to join the navy in 1952. Three years later, while still in the navy, he had a motorcycle accident. His leg was severely damaged and he had to wear a steel brace. He was discharged from the navy in 1955 and was in and out of the hospital most of that year. He and his band recorded "Be-Bop-A-Lula", "Race...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks)
Cause of death: Bleeding ulcer
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Repose, grave #A91
GPS coordinates: 34.3618584, -118.0773010 (hddd.dddd)
Williams, Tex b. August 23, 1917 d. October 11, 1985
Actor, Singer, Songwriter. Born Sollie Paul Williams, in Ramsey, Illinois, he was among the most popular country entertainers of the 1940s. As a singer songwriter, he is best known for the hit "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigerette" which held the number one sales position on the Billboard charts for six weeks in 1947. His other songs included "The California Polka", "Suspicion", That's What I Like About the West", "Who? Me?", "Talking Boogie" and "Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It?". For feature films...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Cancer
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Zane Grey Garden, L-139C
GPS coordinates: 34.3632889, -118.5112000 (hddd.dddd)
Wills, Henry b. September 14, 1921 d. September 15, 1994
Motion Picture Stuntman. He arrived in Hollywood in the late 1930s, and found work in front of the camera as a member of a gang or posse in various westerns. He developed the skills to do stunt work, and over time, he became a second unit director in television and movies. He set the record for horse falls with over 1,500. A lot of Hollywood's top stars including Alan Ladd, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Roy Rogers and Jerry Lewis all insisted Henry double for them in their films...[Read More] (Bio by: Paula Berry Nelson)
Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Will Rogers Garden, Grave 132-F

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