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Abbott, Gypsy b. January 31, 1896 d. July 25, 1952
Actress. She appeared in motion pictures during the "Silent Screen Era", and was married for a time to film director Henry King. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Grotto Section
Acker, Jean b. October 23, 1892 d. August 16, 1978
Actress. Despite having a undistinguished motion picture career, she gained lasting notoriety as the first wife of film icon Rudolph Valentino. Born on a farm near Trenton, New Jersey, she made her film debut in 1913. An expert horsewoman, she performed her own stunts in several westerns and serials but never progressed beyond secondary roles. In 1918 she went to Hollywood as a protégé of actress [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section N, Plot 542
Albertson, Frank b. February 2, 1909 d. February 29, 1964
Actor. He had an acting career that spanned from the 1920s to the 1960 in the theater, motion pictures and television. His best known roles were as 'Tom Cassidy' in the Alfred Hitchcock horror thriller "Psycho" in 1961, and as 'Sam Wainwright' in the Christmas classic "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946).
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section P, Lot 284, Grave 4
Allgood, Sara b. October 15, 1879 d. September 13, 1950
Actress. Sara was born in Dublin, Ireland. She joined the Fays' Irish National Theatre Society in 1903. In 1904 she performed in "Riders to the Sea"; later that year she began her acting career at the Abbey Theatre. In 1917, Sara lost her husband, Henson and their newborn daughter during the influenza outbreak. She then went on to create the original Juno Boyle in "Juno and the Paycock" in 1924. In 1941 she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role as Beth Morgan...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 249, Grave 6
Ames, Ramsay (Phillips) b. March 30, 1919 d. March 20, 1998
Actress. Born Phillips Ames, she was a dancer and a model at the Eastman Kodak-sponsored fashion show at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Invited to a screen test at Columbia Studios California, she made her film debut in "Two Senoritas from Chicago" (1943). She became a very popular B-movie leading lady appearing in films to include "Crazy House" (1943), "The Mummy's Ghost" (1944), "Follow the Boys" (1944), "The Black Widow" (1947), "Alexander the Great" (1956) and "The Running Man" (1963). She...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot N, Grave 7
Andrews, Tod b. November 10, 1914 d. November 7, 1972
Actor. Raised in California, he began his career at the Pasadena Playhouse in the early 1940s, when he was signed to a Warner Brothers Studios. He made his big screen debut in "Murder in the Big House" (1942), followed by "Heaven Can Wait" (1943), "In Harm's Way" (1965), "Hang 'Em High" (1968), "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) and "The Presidents Plane Is Missing", his final film which was released in 1973. For television, his credits included "The Gray Ghost" and "The Andy Griffith Show"...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Arlen (Van Mattimore), Richard (Cornelius) b. September 1, 1898 d. March 28, 1976
Actor. Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore, in Charlottesville, Virginia, he served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I. While working as a motorcycle messenger for a film laboratory, he was injured in an accident at Paramount Studios in the early 1920s. When he later went to the studio to thank them for their prompt medical care, studio officials him offered him a chance in pictures. It is believed they were impressed with his good looks. Arlen started his career...[Read More] (Bio by: Hallie Garrison)
Cause of death: Emphysema
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: T-T57-130
Armetta, Henry b. July 4, 1888 d. October 21, 1945
Actor. At the age of 14, he stowed away on a boat to America, performed menial tasks to get by and eventually got a part in a chorus for a New York City stage show. In 1920, he moved to Hollywood and easily found work performing as stereotypical Italian in silent films. He went on to appear in over 152 films, being in 24 features in 1934 alone. His many credits included "Madame X" (1929), "The Devils Brother" (1933), "Poor Little Rich Girl" (1936), "Once Upon a Time" (1944) and "Anchors Aweigh"...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 295
Astor, Mary b. May 3, 1906 d. September 25, 1987
Actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, but is best known for co-starring in the film "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) with Humphrey Bogart. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "The Great Lie." She was the author of five novels and an autobiography.
Cause of death: Heart attack
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: N-L523-5. Facing the mausoleum, go 10 rows down the slope to your right. The grave is about 6 feet to the right of the large wide tree.
Bambury, John Thomas b. July 10, 1891 d. November 4, 1960
Actor. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a dwarf best remembered for his role as a Munchkin in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). A popular character performer, his other credits included "The Plot Thickens" (1936), "The Terror of Tiny Town" (1938), "Maisie Was a Lady" (1941), Lady in the Dark" (1944) "Superman and the Mole Men (1951) and "The Adventures of Superman" TV series. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Banks, Joan b. October 30, 1918 d. January 18, 1998
Actress. Born in Petersburg, West Virginia, she became a regular on the 1930s radio series "Gangbusters", where she met and married actor Frank Lovejoy. For feature films, she appeared in dramas with her husband in "Cry Danger" (1951) and "Washington Story" (1952). She became better known as a supporting actor on various television series such as "I Love Lucy", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Roughriders", "Perry Mason" and "Hazel". After her work in television subsided, she appeared in 33...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Beradino (Berardino), John b. May 1, 1917 d. May 19, 1996
Actor, Baseball Player. Best Known for his role as 'Dr. Steve Hardy,' on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital" from it beginning in 1963 until his death in 1996. John started out as a child actor working for producer Hal Roach. Right after graduating University of Southern California where he attended on a baseball scholarship, he would be drafted into the Major Leagues. He would play from 1939-53 on different teams. Three years of his baseball career were taken short when he was...[Read More]
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Room 2 Crypt B1
Berardino, Johnny (Giovanni) b. May 1, 1917 d. May 19, 1996
Professional Baseball Player, Actor. He played professional baseball between the years 1939 to 1952 where he was known as Bernie or Johnny. He played 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Left Field and Short Stop for the St. Louis Browns in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951. He played 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Short Stop for the Cleveland Indians in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952. He played 2nd and 3rd for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950 and 1952. After an injury and retirement, he turned to acting full time, and was...[Read More]
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Birdwell, Russell b. October 17, 1903 d. December 15, 1977
Motion-Picture Publicist. He won almost legendary status as one of Hollywood's most flamboyant press agents. Birdwell launched his first big publicity stunt in 1927, when he hired an actress to dress in widow's garb and place flowers at the tomb of Rudolph Valentino on the first anniversary of his death. An anonymous "Woman in Black" then took it upon herself to turn this one-time gimmick into an annual event that lasted several decades. Birdwell's greatest success was his three-year...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 215
Blane, Sally b. July 11, 1910 d. August 27, 1997
Actress. Born in Salida, Colorado, she was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young, Loretta Young and half-sister to Georgiana Young. She began her career at age 7, making her debut in "Sirens of the Sea" (1917). A veteran of over a 100 films, her credits included "Once a Sinner" (1930), " Arabian Nights" (1931), "City Limits" (1934), "This is the Life" (1935), "Fighting Mad" (1939), "La Fuga" (1944) and "A Bullet for Joey" (1955). (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section W, Tier 19, Space 21 [unmarked]
Bloomingdale, Alfred S. b. April 15, 1916 d. August 23, 1982
Heir to Bloomingdale's Department Store fortune, and storied lover of murdered model, Vicky Morgan.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section W, Tier 37, Grave 78
Bodner, Joseph b. January 16, 1925 d. May 28, 1982
Artist. Compared to the "Great Masters", his oils have been collected by numerous celebrities and dignitaries. He graduated Art Center and was selected most likely to succeed by Norman Rockwell. His work was best known for Monochromatic Westerns, Majestic Horses and Dramatic Skies. He was in Who's Who in France. His paintings are still collected by art connoisseurs worldwide and has a Memorial Webpage dedicated to him at Little & Sons Gallery in England. He served honorably as a decorated Staff...[Read More]
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bohnen, Roman b. November 24, 1894 d. February 24, 1949
Actor. An outstanding character player of stage and screen. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he studied for a career in business before turning to acting in the years following World War I. As a member of New York's progressive Group Theatre from 1934 to 1940 he originated major roles in seven plays by Clifford Odets, among them "Waiting for Lefty" (1935), "Awake and Sing!" (1935), and "Golden Boy" (1937). He...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 180 [unmarked]
Bolger (Bulcao), Ray (Raymond Wallace) b. January 10, 1904 d. January 15, 1987
Actor. Born Raymond Wallace Bulcao in Dorchester, Massachusetts, son of James, a house painter, and Anne Bulcao. In 1922, he made his stage debut with the Bob Ott Musical Comedy Repertory Company in Boston. He then moved to Vaudeville, where he was half of a team called Sanford and Bolger. In 1926, he was spotted by star maker, Gus Edwards, who hired him for the Broadway show "A Merry World." Numerous Broadway roles...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Block 35, Crypt F2
Bonanova (Moll), Fortunio (Josep Lluis) b. January 13, 1895 d. April 2, 1969
Noted Spanish Actor and Opera Singer. He was born in Palma de Mallorca, but soon he moved to Hollywood where developed all his career. He is best remembered for his films "Don Juan" (1924), "Citizen Kane" (1941), "Five Graves to Cairo" (1943), "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1943), "Song of Bernadette" (1943), "Going My Way" (1944), "Double Indemnity" (1944), "Fiesta" (1947) and "An Affair to Remember" (1957). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section V, Tier 9, Grave 214

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