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Forest, Frank b. October 17, 1896 d. December 17, 1976
Singer. Born in St. Paul Minnesota, he was a operatic tenor singer when he made his debut on the New York opera scene in 1928. He spent twelve years performing leading tenor roles in opera houses all over Europe and sang in several films such as "The Big Broadcast of 1936" (1936), "I'll Take Romance" (1937), "Champagne Waltz" (1937) and "Take It Big" (1944). By the 1950s, he concentrated more on the creation of the Empire State Festival in New York and for other opera festivals through out the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Gass, Octavius Decatur b. February 28, 1829 d. December 10, 1924
Businessman. Like many from the east this Ohio native contracted “gold fever” and in 1849 went out west looking for his fortune. After several failed attempts at mining in both California and Arizona he partnered with two other men to take over an abandoned Mormon fort in the Las Vegas Valley. In 1870 he bought out his partners’ share in the “Las Vegas Ranch” and further developed the six hundred acre complex into an active producing farm that provided food, lodging and supplies to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Plot: Masonic Plot
Holden, Gloria b. September 5, 1908 d. March 22, 1991
Actress. Born in London, England, she was a Hollywood leading lady in B-movies and a supporting actress in many big budget films. She made her made her screen debut in "The Return of Chandu " (1931) and was best remembered for the role of 'Countess Marya Zaleska' in "Dracula's Daughter" (1936). Her other credits included "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937), "Test Pilot" (1938), "This Thing Called Love" (1940), "Apache Trail" (1942), "Hit the Hay" (1945), "Perilous Waters" (1948), "Dream Wife" (1953)...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Nordhoff, Charles b. February 1, 1887 d. April 10, 1947
Author. He collaborated with James Norman Hall on a number of adventure stories set in the South Seas. They won international fame for their historical novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1932) and its sequels, "Men Against the Sea" (1933) and "Pitcairn's Island" (1934). The trilogy is a fictionalized retelling of the mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty in 1789, Captain William Bligh's perilous 3700-mile open boat voyage to safety...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Plot: Block J
Pierpoint, Robert C. b. May 16, 1925 d. October 22, 2011
Television News Journalist. Best known for his work with CBS News. Following service with the US Navy during World War II, he attended the University of Redlands and while a graduate student, he studied overseas at the University of Stockholm. During this period, he landed a part-time job with CBS and advanced to foreign correspondent, achieving recognition for his diligent reporting during the Korean War. Upon his return to the US, Peirpoint initiated his TV career during the era of television'...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Prince (Upchurch), Jack (Jack Trevathian) b. January 19, 1920 d. January 8, 1994
Actor. Born Jack Trevathian Upchurch, he was trained in singing at an early age and appeared on many Broadway musicals in the early 1950s. In 1954, he broke into the television scene singing on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" and later on the Johnny Carson Show". His other TV credits include "The Buick-Berle Show", "The Danny Thomas Show", "Nashville Now!" and was most remembered for his role as Rafe Hollister on "The Andy Griffith Show". (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA

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