Find A Grave - Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Campos Jr., Rafael b. May 13, 1936 d. July 9, 1985
Actor. He is best remembered for his role as 'Ramon Diaz Jr.' on the "Rhoda" television series from 1977 to 1978. Among his films are, "The Return Of Josey Wales" (1986), "Fever Pitch" (1985), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1984), "Heartbreaker" (1983), "V" (1983), "The Return Of Frank Cannon" (1980), "Where The Buffalo Roam" (1980), "The Return Of The Mod Squad" (1979), "Centennial" (1978), "Slumber Party '57" (1977), "Killer On Board" (1977), "Hangup" (1974), "The Doll Squad" (1973), "Oklahoma...[Read More]
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Gethsemane Lot 293
GPS coordinates: 34.1516685, -118.7993164 (hddd.dddd)
Carpenter, Karen Anne b. March 2, 1950 d. February 4, 1983
Singer. Best remembered for her singing partnership with her brother, Richard, as "The Carpenters." Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Her older brother, Richard, put together an instrumental trio, with Richard playing the piano, Karen on the drums, and friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba. In 1966, their group won first place in the Hollywood Bowl Battle of the Bands, and landed a recording contract with RCA Records. After two...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Consolo, Billy b. August 18, 1934 d. March 27, 2008
Major League Baseball Player. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was an infielder for ten seasons (1953 to 1962) with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Athletics. After retiring as a player, he served as a coach for fifteen seasons (1979 to 1992, 1995) with the Detroit Tigers and was on staff when they won the World Series title in 1984. In 603 career games, Consolo had 260 hits with a .221 lifetime batting average...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Curtin, Hoyt b. September 9, 1922 d. December 3, 2000
Composer who wrote the theme music for cartoon characters such as the Flintstones, the Jetsons and Scooby Doo.
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Danova, Cesare b. March 21, 1926 d. March 19, 1992
Italian-born film actor. Originally intended to be a surgeon until tapped by filmmaker Dino De Laurentis for the lead role in "The Captain’s Daughter" (1947). Appeared in "Catch Me if You Can" (1959), "Tender is the Night" (1961), "Gidget Goes to Rome" (1963), "Cleopatra" (1963), "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), "Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number" (1966) and "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978). (Bio by: Theologianthespian)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Oak Knoll Mausoleum (northeast side), Court 6, Mausoleum Crypt 58B
De Briac, Jean b. August 15, 1891 d. October 18, 1970
Actor. French-born character player of Hollywood films. His most notable roles were in silent films, as The Knifer in Clara Bow's "Parisian Love" (1925) and as the Stage Director in Greta Garbo's "The Divine Woman" (1928). After talkies arrived De Briac was typed as a French waiter or maitre d', even in movies with Parisian settings, and his debonair looks and waxed moustache made him a perfect foil in several Laurel & Hardy comedies. His credits include "High Heels" (1921), "The Eagle" (...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Oak Knoll Columbarium (left), Row D, Niche 33
Dean (Glosup), Eddie (Edgar) b. July 9, 1907 d. March 4, 1999
Country Music Singer, Actor, Songwriter. He appeared on the Grand Old Oprey stage, starred in 57 movies (mostly "B" westernssuch as "Check Your Guns" and "The Tioga Kid"), wrote the songs "Hillbilly Heaven" and "One Has My Heart The Other Has My Name". He was the recipient of the CMA Pioneer Award, and has a star on the Palm Springs "Walk of Fame". He also was one of the founders and a past Vice President of the Academy of Country Music. (Bio by: Frank Jasinski)
Cause of death: Heart and Lung Disease.
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Gethsemane 976
GPS coordinates: 34.1506004, -118.8006516 (hddd.dddd)
Derderian, Vigen b. November 23, 1929 d. October 26, 2003
Musician. Born in Hamada, Iran, Vigen was a pioneer in his field and started a new chapter in Persian Music, with a career lasting 50 years. He also appeared in six films. He died of cancer in Los Angeles, California. (Bio by: Sean Tash)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Dillaway, Donald b. March 17, 1903 d. November 18, 1982
Actor. Dillaway appeared in over 70 movies. He also made appearances in a dozen television shows in the 50s and 60s, including "Leave It To Beaver" and "Perry Mason." He is best remembered as "Eddie" in Laurel and Hardy's "Pack Up Your Troubles." (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Dunn, Josephine b. May 1, 1906 d. February 3, 1983
Actress. A striking blonde beauty, she played leading ladies in silent films and then supporting roles in talkies, often as a vamp. Dunn is memorable in D. W. Griffith's "The Sorrows of Satan" (1926) and as Ginger in "Our Modern Maidens" (1929). Her other credits include W. C. Fields' "It's the Old Army Game" (1926), "The Singing Fool" (1928), "A Most Immoral Lady" (1929), "Madonna of the Streets" (1930), "Fast Life" (1932), and "Birth of a Baby" (1938). Mary Josephine Dunn was born in...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Oak Knoll Columbarium (right), Row H, Niche 6
Goldman, Ronald b. July 2, 1968 d. June 12, 1994
Murder Victim. He and a casual friend, Nicole Brown Simpson, were found murdered at her Brentwood condominium, just outside her front door. Ronald Goldman, a waiter at a nearby restaurant, was returning eyeglasses that she had accidentally left there at dinner that night. He is considered an accidental victim of the murder, either arriving just as she was being murdered, or shortly before. As police reconstructed the crime, he attempted to defend Nicole from her attacker, but was also cut down...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Beth Olam garden, Plot 63, Grave D
GPS coordinates: 34.1518898, -118.7989807 (hddd.dddd)
Goodrich, Bert M. b. December 26, 1906 d. December 6, 1991
Actor. He appeared in the films, "Roseanna McCoy" (1949), in the role of a strong man, and "Berlin Express" (1948), as a member of the acrobatic team. In 1939 he was the first winner of the Mr. America Competition. (Bio by: K)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Oakvale 27C
GPS coordinates: 34.1498108, -118.7980499 (hddd.dddd)
Grady (Agrati), Don b. June 8, 1944 d. June 27, 2012
Actor, Musician. Born Don Louis Agrati, he is best remembered both as an original Mouseketeer, and as Robbie Douglas from 'My Three Sons'. After his stint on The Mickey Mouse Club, he appeared on 'The Restless Gun', 'Wagon Train', 'The Eleventh Hour' and 'The Rifleman' before being cast the middle brother on 'My Three Sons'. Later on, he became the confident elder brother with the departure of Mike (Tim Considine), and the adoption of Ernie (Barry Livingston), who became the new "third son"...[Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Hirschhorn, Joel b. 1938 d. September 18, 2005
Songwriter. Together with his longtime collaborator, Al Kasha, he won Academy Awards for the theme songs "The Morning After" from "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from "The Towering Inferno" (1974). Hirschhorn and Kasha also received Oscar nominations for Best Original Score and Best Song ("Candle on the Water") for "Pete's Dragon" (1977), as well as two Tony nominations, for the score of "Copperfield" (1981) and for new songs they added to a 1983...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Hussey, Ruth Carol b. October 30, 1911 d. April 19, 2005
Actress. Often played graceful, sophisticated, and intelligent women. Best Known for her Oscar-nominated role as the cynical photographer Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie in "The Philadelphia Story" in 1940. Ruth was a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Drama. Her first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station. Ruth then traveled to New York where she became a model for the famous Powers agency. Ruth Hussey acted primarily on stage until she was noticed by...[Read More] (Bio by: The Perplexed Historian)
Cause of death: complications after surgery
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Jarvis, Graham P. b. August 25, 1930 d. April 16, 2003
Actor. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jarvis is best known for his many films, television roles, including, 'Fame' "Making The Grade' 'The Guiding Light.' He also appeared in the films, "Trial By Jury" (1994), "Son In Law" (1993), "The Journeyman Project" (1992), "Misery" (1990), "Do You Known The Muffin Man?" (1989), "Parents" (1989), "Tough Guys" (1986), "Vanishing Act" (1986), "Mischief"(1985), "Carpool" (1983), "Mr. Mom" (1983), "The Amateur" (1981), "The Prophecy" (1979), "Russian...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Gethsemane Lot 107A
GPS coordinates: 34.1518517, -118.7994003 (hddd.dddd)
Kirby, Jack (Jacob Kurtzberg) b. August 28, 1917 d. February 6, 1994
Artist. Legendary and influential comic book artist who co-created the Marvel Comic's characters "Captain America," the "Fantastic Four," the "Hulk," "Thor," the "X-Men," the "Black Panther," and "Silver Surfer." (Bio by: David E. Brady)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Beth Olam section near the cemetery's entrance. Kirby's grave is near the row of trees along the section's perimeter.
GPS coordinates: 34.1518402, -118.7988281 (hddd.dddd)
Lindsey, Mort b. March 21, 1923 d. May 4, 2012
Conductor, Composer. Best remembered for his collaborations with Judy Garland. Born Morton Lippman to Russian-Jewish parents, he acquired his musical skills while a child, as he was trained in classical piano and as his talents developed, he attained his BA and Doctorate in Musical Education from Columbia University. His studies yielded for a period, while he served with the US Army Air Force during World War II. He launched his career during the late 1940s as a staff pianist with NBC and...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Mako (Iwamatsu) (Makoto) b. December 10, 1933 d. July 21, 2006
Actor. Born Makoto Iwamatsu in Kobe, Japan, he came to the United States after World War II and studied theater at the Pasadena Playhouse. He had been working primarily in television and on stage when he was cast as Po-Han in the film "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), which earned him an Oscar nomination. In 1976 Mako appeared in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Pacific Overtures," playing multiple roles as reciter, shogun, emperor and an American businessman. This performance won him a Tony Award...[Read More]
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Mayo, Virginia b. November 30, 1920 d. January 17, 2005
Actress. Popular motion picture figure who appeared in numerous films of the 1940s through 1990s. Some of the films include "The Princess and the Pirate" (1944), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947). She was married for many years to actor Michael O'Shea until his death in 1973. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Pneumonia, heart failure
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Gethsemane, Plot 313, next to her husband, Michael O'Shea

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