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Ballin, Hugo b. March 7, 1879 d. November 27, 1956
Artist, Director, Writer. As a painter his first ceiling mural was in the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison in 1913. In 1917 he received commissions for murals at the Los Angeles Times Building and the City Hall in Burbank, California. These caught the eye of film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who hired him as a movie art director. Ballin went on to write, direct and produce more than 100 silent films, including "Baby Mine" (1917), "Bonds of Love" (1919), "Jane Eyre" (1921), and "The...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Wall J, Crypt 1XC (unmarked community crypt)
Ballin, Mabel b. January 1, 1887 d. July 24, 1958
Actress. She started acting during World War I. Ballin played several roles and she was very popular at the time. Best remembered as 'Jane Withersteenin' in "Riders of the Purple Sage" (1925) with Tom Mix. (Bio by: MC)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Wall J, Crypt 1XC (unmarked community crypt)
Bancroft, George b. September 30, 1882 d. October 2, 1956
Actor. Appeared on stage and in motion picturea. One of the 1920s top stars. Continued in films until 1942, when he retired to become a rancher. Married to actress Octavia Broske. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Corridor P
Belasco, Jay b. January 11, 1888 d. May 1, 1949
Actor/Film Director. Born Reginald James Belasco. Cousin of David Belasco. Best remembered as 'Billy Cupps' in "The Prince Of The Silence," as 'Herbert Austin' in "Life's a Funny Proposition," and as 'Billy Hill' in "The Palace of Darkened Windows." (Bio by: MC)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Wall J, Crypt 1XC (unmarked community crypt)
Bessell, Ted b. March 20, 1935 d. October 6, 1996
Actor. Director. Born in New York City. He was a piano prodigy and at age 12 performed a recital at Carnegie Hall. By the time he graduated from college in 1958, he had decided to become an actor. His early work included guest appearances in soap operas. He launched his career in 1961, playing an elevator operator in the feature film "Lover Come Back." He become a semi-regular on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." in 1966. His big break would be as Don Hollinger on the Marlo Thomas television series "That...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks)
Cause of death: Aortic aneurysm
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 12
GPS coordinates: 34.0177994, -118.4738693 (hddd.dddd)
Bickford, Charles b. January 1, 1891 d. November 9, 1967
Actor. Starred in over 90 motion pictures, most notably "The Big Country", "A Star Is Born", "Man Behind The Badge", and "Four Faces West". (Bio by: Frank Jasinski)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 113, Grave C (unmarked Community Plot)
Billingsley, Barbara b. December 22, 1915 d. October 16, 2010
Actress. Born Barbara Lillian Combes, she attended Los Angeles Junior College in the mid 1930s and then moved to New York City, where she worked as a model. In 1945 she received a contract from MGM, and she appeared in several films during the late 1940s and 1950s, sometimes without screen credit. In the 1950s she turned to television and appeared in shows including the sitcoms "Professional Father" and "The Brothers", as well as guest starring on "The Abbott and Costello Show", the David...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Block 12, Lot 120 Grave A
Bishop, William b. July 16, 1918 d. October 3, 1959
Actor. The nephew of actress Helen Hayes and writer Charles MacArthur. he made appearances in the theater on Broadway in New York City, New York in plays such as "Victoria Regina" and "Tobacco Road" before going to Hollywood in 1941 for roles in motion pictures. He would go on to appear in over thirty films, with roles in "A Guy Named Joe" (1943), "Song of the Thin Man" (1947), "The Walking Hills" (1949), "The Texas Rangers" (1951), "The Raiders" (1952), "Short Cut to Hell" (1957) and "The...[Read More] (Bio by: Fritz Tauber)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, 667 Hope-1 (Columbarium)
Blair, Janet b. April 23, 1921 d. February 19, 2007
Actress. She was a singer in Hal Kemp's Band when she signed with Columbia Studios in 1941. She made her film debut in "Three Girls on the Town" and held lead roles in "Broadway" (1944), "The Fabulous Dorseys," "The Fuller Brush Man"(1946) and "The Black Arrow"(1948). After Columbia dropped her contract, she turned to acting in theater and on television. She toured with the theatre version of "South Pacific," clocking more than 1,200 performances in three years. On television, she appeared on "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bonnell, Bonnie Wright b. August 1, 1905 d. March 14, 1964
Actress who starred with Ted Healy in a number of movie 'shorts' in the early 1930's which also featured the Three Stooges. Ted Healy coined her as "Bonnie." Her real first name is Marion.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, first floor, Faith Room, Niche 840
Booth, Edwina b. September 13, 1904 d. May 18, 1991
Actress. Real name Constance Woodruff. She was a virtual unknown when MGM chose her for the female lead in the early talkie adventure film "Trader Horn" (1931). While shooting that film on location in Africa, Booth suffered heatstroke and numerous tropical maladies that left her disabled for years. In a highly publicized lawsuit she accused MGM of reckless endagerment but ultimately settled for a paltry $45,000. After three minor roles in B pictures, Booth never worked in films again. (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 11, Plot 43
Brophy, Edward b. February 27, 1895 d. May 27, 1960
Actor. Character actor who enlivened many films playing dumb cops and dumber hoodlums. He also provided the voice of 'Timothy Q. Mouse' in Disney's "Dumbo"(1941). (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 18, Grave 407-B
Broske, Octavia b. June 4, 1886 d. March 19, 1967
American actress of the silent screen. Appeared with Lionel Barrymore in the 1921 romantic comedy, "The Great Adventure." Wife of actor George Bancroft. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Corridor P
GPS coordinates: 34.0180206, -118.4751587 (hddd.dddd)
Bundy, May Sutton b. September 25, 1887 d. October 4, 1975
Professional tennis champion of the early 1900s. The first American to win at Wimbledon where she won two singles titles (1905 and 1907). She earlier had won two U.S. Open titles (singles and doubles) in 1904. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 17
GPS coordinates: 34.0189896, -118.4779129 (hddd.dddd)
Carrillo, Leo b. August 6, 1881 d. September 10, 1961
Actor, Author, Conservationist, Preservationist. He had a long entertainment career that included vaudeville, motion pictures, and television. He played the role of 'Pancho' in the 1950s series "The Cisco Kid," which appeared on television and in assorted movies. Wrote the book "The California I Love" shortly before his death in 1961. He served on the California Beach and Parks commission for eighteen years and was instrumental in the state's acquisition of the Hearst property at San Simeon. In...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 2
Chorre Jr., Joseph Vance b. November 14, 1914 d. June 14, 1987
Professional Wrestler and Actor. Known as Suni War Cloud, he wrestled professionally during the 1940s thru mid 1960s. His most noted acting role was that of 'Mr. Denny,' the coach in "Jim Thorpe All-American," which starred Burt Lancaster (1951). Grandfather of Scott Chorre-Hunter. (Bio by: Heather Chorre Garcia)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cuesta, Henry b. December 23, 1931 d. December 17, 2003
Musician. A highly regarded clarinetist best known as a featured musician with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, his technical mastery of the clarinet was often compared to that of Benny Goodman. He performed with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra on television and in concerts from 1972 until 1982, when Welk's weekly program ended after 27 years on ABC Television and in syndication. He was 71 years old when he succumbed to cancer. (Bio by: Muffie)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Block 1, right hand side just inside main entrance 2 rows in
Dancer, Faye b. April 24, 1925 d. May 22, 2002
Athlete. Born Faye Katherine Dancer, the daughter of Lloyd Dancer, an inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Olive Pope Dancer, a schoolteacher. She attended University High School in West Los Angeles where she broke an all-city basketball record when she shot 42 baskets in one minute; she also ran an obstacle course in 9.4 seconds and fast-walked the half mile in 2 minutes and 42 seconds. From 1940 to 1942 she played for the Dr. Peppers, a class-A amateur girls'...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Daniell, Henry b. March 5, 1894 d. October 31, 1963
Actor. One of the screen's most memorable heavies. Born Charles Henry Daniel in London, he made his stage debut in 1914 and served in the British Army during World War I. He began appearing on Broadway in the late 1920s and settled in Hollywood in 1934. Daniell's shark-like eyes, thin slash of a mouth, and haughty delivery made him a natural to play suave, cold-blooded villains, especially in period costume. He dueled to the death with Errol Flynn in "The Sea Hawk" (1940), made the title...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Wall B, Crypt 32 [unmarked]
Dawson, John Barkley b. November 10, 1830 d. December 27, 1918
Western Figure. Born in Western Kentucky, he was a Texas Ranger when he decided to trail blaze cattle to the western frontier. In 1869, he purchased part of the Maxwell Land Grant in New Mexico, built a ranch and became the area's first major plains pioneer, cattleman rancher. He helped establish the Dawson Trail which herded cattle to Colorado, California and points although the western coast states. By the time he sold his ranch in 1901, he was also owner of the Dawson Fuel Company. The town...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section 4
GPS coordinates: 34.0174408, -118.4755936 (hddd.dddd)

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