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• Bruckman, Clyde A.    b. September 20, 1894  d. January 4, 1955
  Clyde A. Bruckman was both a writer and director of Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello and Buster Keaton films. In January 1955 he was out of work and broke. He borrowed Buster Keaton's gun and after eating a dinner he could not afford, he shot himself. Conflicting stories are that he shot himself in the bathroom of the restaurant or in the phone booth outside. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn AG, Lot 1610, and Space 1
   
• Ching, William Brooks    b. October 2, 1913  d. July 1, 1989
  Actor. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he began his career as a professional singer, appearing in musical stage productions. Signed with Republic Pictures, he made his screen debut in "The Mysterious Mr. M" (1946), followed by "I‘ll Be Yours" (1947) and "The Michigan Kid" (1947) . He went on to appear in nearly twenty films with his best performances being in "D.O.A." (1950) and "Pat and Mike" (1952). On television, he was a regular of shows such as "Are Miss Brooks", "The Millionaire", "Science...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Rose Alcove Row 2 Niche 18 G
   
• Cordova, Linda    b. March 19, 1926  d. May 21, 1994
  Actress. Born in California, she began her career appearing on television western series such as "Have Gun-Will Travel", Wanted Dead or Live" and "El Gato" and "Place for Abel Hix". For feature films, her credits included "Virginia Sacrifice" (1959), "Long Rope" (1961) and "Hombre" (1967). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Main Mausoleum, Alcove of Remembrance, N-8
   
• Corrigan, Douglas 'Wrong Way'    b. January 22, 1907  d. December 9, 1995
  Pilot that was to fly to the West coast but ended up in Ireland instead.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Block M, Grave 31
   
• Denver, Mary Esther    b. May 10, 1918  d. June 3, 1980
  Actress. Born Mary Esther Wood in Iowa, she made her big screen debut in "Born to Be Loved" (1959). She also appeared in "The Interns" (1962), "Under the Yum Yum Tree" (1963), "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), "The Russians are Coming" (1966), "Project X" (1968) and "Wicked, Wicked" (1973). Her television credits include "Ben Casey", "Star Trek", "The Wild, Wild West", "Bewitched" and "Columbo". She died at age 62 in Hollywood, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn Ab Lot 229 Space 1
  GPS coordinates: 33.4614716, -117.5064163 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Dunn, Herbert   b. November 24, 1891  d. April 14, 1979
  Screen, stage actor and property master. He played the Cisco Kid 1913-15.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Memorial Garden Lot 469 Space 2
  GPS coordinates: 33.4633408, -117.5060501 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Fender, Leo (Clarence Leonidas)    b. August 10, 1909  d. March 21, 1991
  Guitar maker and innovator. Born Clarence Leonidas Fender in Fullerton, California. As a boy, Fender became interested in electronics and began dismantling and repairing radios. In 1938, he opened Fender Radio Service in Fullerton. In 1946, he started the Fender Electric Instrument Company. Fender became the first to design and successfully market a solid body electric guitar with his Broadcaster in 1948. His design was renamed the Telecaster in 1950. The following year he introduced his...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn Section J
   
• Grace, W.T.    b. 1907  d. 1989
  Founder of Helen Grace Candy. He began his career as a candy assistant.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Section H, Lot 654-E
   
• Hall, Francis C.    b. 1909  d. August 25, 1999
  Businessman. He started a radio and electronics store in Orange County, California, which started selling guitars and amps after World War II. His company became Rickenbacker Guitar after buying out stock from Adolph Rickenbacker. His success helped Leo Fender, the leading distributor for Fender guitars. Rock music groups such as the The Beatles, The Byrds, Tom Petty, and many others played Rickenbacker and Fender guitars. Leo Fender is buried near Francis Hall's crypt. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Court of Prayer, West Tier A, Crypt 11-T
   
• Hart, C.J. "Pappy"    b. April 29, 1911  d. June 25, 2004
  Drag Car Racing Pioneer. He found himself in Southern California after World War II, just as drag racing was becoming a somewhat organized sport on dry lake beds. His idea was to charge admission to watch or participate in races on a runway at the Orange County Airport (now John Wayne Airport) in Santa Ana, California. The National Hot Rod Association, as well as the Encyclopedia Britannica, say that the first race was there, on June 19, 1950. It is considered the first commercial competition...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: J - Lot 546 - Space E
   
• Irving, Margaret    b. January 18, 1898  d. March 5, 1988
  Actress. She started in silent screen motion pictures in 1923. Her last movie was the 1955 film “The People’s Choice.” (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Main Mausoleum, Columbarium #3, Niche 101
   
• Lyden, Pierce    b. January 8, 1908  d. October 10, 1998
  Actor. Born in Naponee, Nebraska, the son of Ida Pearson and Albert C. Lydon, a stockman for the U.S. Army. He attended Naponee High School and the University of Nebraska and was graduated from their School of Music and Fine Arts in 1927. He also attended Emerson College in Boston. He supported himself with roles in stock company performances and Vaudeville prior to his film debut in 1940. For the next three years he played unbilled heavies or cowboys before gaining his first screen credit in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn AY, Lot 6, Space 1
  GPS coordinates: 33.4632416, -117.5037613 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Martin, Glenn Luther    b. January 17, 1886  d. December 4, 1955
  Airplane inventor. His first plane, built in 1909, flew 100 feet, reaching an altitude of two feet. A barnstorming flyer from 1910-14, he began his aircraft company in 1911, and developed several military airplanes. The first Martin bomber appeared in 1918-19, too late for use in WW1. He built "clippers," the B-10 bomber, and the Marauder.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Old Mausolem Corridor East Tier C Room 2
  GPS coordinates: 33.4622307, -117.5054016 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Morrison (Courson), Pamela Susan    b. December 22, 1946  d. April 25, 1974
  Longtime girlfriend and alleged wife of singer Jim Morrison (of the Doors). Pamela Susan Courson was born December 22, 1946, in Weed California. She met Jim Morrison when she was 19 while an art student at Los Angeles City College. She would become Jim's girlfriend for the next 5 years until his death in 1971. Pamela took the name Morrison later on in their relationship. On July 2, 1971, Jim and Pamela went to see a movie. After the movie, they returned to their apartment in Paris. Jim went to...[Read More] (Bio by: Fan of the Site)
  Cause of death: Heroin overdose
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Garden courts, compartment 164
   
• Mortensen, Myrdith  
  Wife of artist William Mortensen. She was the model for much of his work.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn AG, Lot 1586
   
• Mortensen, William    b. January 27, 1897  d. August 12, 1965
  Artist, photographer, author, developer of many now lost photographic processes.
  Cause of death: Leukemia
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn AG, Lot 1587
   
• Nelson, Bobby    b. July 21, 1923  d. August 5, 1993
  Actor. Born in Santa Monica, California, he was primarily a child actor in films from 1926 to 1937. He made his big screen debut in "Beyond the Rockies" (1926), followed by "The Fighting Boob" (1926). Cast mostly in western features, he appeared in over fifty films such as "Dangerous Days" (1929), "The Texan" (1932), "The Ghost Rider" (1935), "Valley of the Lawless" (1936) and "Boothill Brigade" (1937). After he left acting he became a public accountant in Santa Ana, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Lawn J, Lot 477, Space E
   
• Nieman, Bob   b. January 26, 1927  d. March 10, 1985
  Major League Baseball Player. He did something that had never been done before in a big-league game. On September 14, 1951, as a member of the St. Louis Browns, he hit homers in his first two big-league at-bats, both coming off Boston southpaw Mickey McDermott at Fenway Park. The right-handed-hitting outfielder played 12 years with the Browns (1951 to 1952), the Detroit Tigers (1953 to 1954), the Chicago White Sox (1955 to 1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956 to 1959), the St. Louis Cardinals (...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
  Plot: Memory Gardens, Lot 405, Grave 2
   
• Rees, Rollin Raymond   b. January 10, 1865  d. May 30, 1935
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Kansas in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1913.
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
   
• Ten Boom, Corrie    b. April 15, 1892  d. April 15, 1983
  Author. Born April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Holland, Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom was the child of Casper and Cornelia ten Boom. Her father was a second-generation watchmaker, a trade which Corrie also learned. During her adult years, Corrie became the first female licensed watchmaker in Holland. The Ten Boom family held membership in the Dutch Reformed Church. The family's devout faith soon became tested during the Nazi occupation of Holland in World War II. The Ten Boom family opened their home...[Read More] (Bio by: Luke Williams)
  Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
   

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