Find A Grave - Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)

Andrews, Laverne b. July 6, 1915 d. May 8, 1967
Jazz Musician. Along with her sisters Maxene and Patty, she was part of the Big Band singing Trio "The Andrews Sisters". Enormously popular during World War II, they were dubbed as "America's Wartime Sweethearts". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cause of death: Cancer
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Memory, niche 20390
Andrews, Maxene Anglyn b. January 3, 1918 d. October 21, 1995
Jazz Musician. Along with her sisters Laverne and Patty, she was part of the Big Band singing Trio "The Andrews Sisters". Enormously popular during World War II, they were dubbed as "America's Wartime Sweethearts". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Memory, niche 20390
Andrews, Patty (Patricia Marie) b. February 16, 1918 d. January 30, 2013
Singer. She shall be remembered as one third of the legendary trio The Andrews Sisters. Born Patricia Marie Andrews to a Greek immigrant family originally named Andreas, she was raised along with her sisters Maxine and La Verne in the Minneapolis suburbs; the girls formed their ensemble when Patty, who became the lead vocalist, was seven then when she was 12 they won their first major competition. They refined their art at county fairs and in Vaudeville then as their skills and popularity...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Andriot, Lucien b. November 19, 1892 d. March 19, 1979
Cinematographer. A solid, dependable craftsman, he brought great visual gloss to routine assignements as well as more prestigious films. His 160 credits include "Camille" (1915), "Monte Cristo" (1922), "Loves of Carmen" (1927), "Topaze" (1933), "The Gay Desperado" (1936), "Jitterbugs" (1943), "The Southerner" (1945), "And Then There Were None" (1945), "Diary of a Chambermaid" (1946), and "Borderline" (1950). Born in Paris, Andriot entered films as an assistant cameraman in 1908 and moved to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Honor, Columbarium of the Evening Star, N-2527
Andriot (Stone), Poupée (Edna) b. October 29, 1899 d. November 13, 1988
Actress. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures during the 1920s and 1930s. Married to famed cinematographer Lucien Andriot. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Honor, Columbarium of the Evening Star, N-2527
Archainbaud, George b. May 7, 1890 d. February 20, 1959
Motion Picture Producer. French-born producer/director of stage, motion picture, and television productions dating back to the silent era. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Court of Freedom, Columbarium of Heavenly Peace
Arness (Aurness), James (James King) b. May 26, 1923 d. June 3, 2011
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'Marshall Matt Dillon' in the long-running television Western "Gunsmoke" (1955 to 1975). Born James King Aurness, his father was a traveling salesman, his mother was a newspaper columnist. He briefly attended Beloit College in Wisconsin before his service with the United States Army during World War II. He would suffer severe leg wounds (he was recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star) during the Anzio landing and after his recovery and return...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Jasmine Terrace, Sanctuary of Abiding Hope, Crypt 16174
Ash, Russell Harvey b. December 12, 1910 d. June 4, 1974
Actor. Born in Springfield, Ohio, he was a veteran character performer in feature films from the 1930s to 1960s. His credits included "The Champ's a Champ" (1936), "Weekend in Havana" (1941), "Where Do We Go From Here?" (1945), "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956), "Marjorie Morningstar" (1958) and "Do Not Disturb" (1965). He died at the age of 63 in Los Angeles, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: GM-Columbarium of Memory Niche 19477
Ates, Roscoe b. January 20, 1895 d. March 1, 1962
Actor. Born in Grange, Mississippi, for over three decades he was a popular figure in films and television. His first film role was at the age of 34 in "South Sea Rose" (1929), followed by "Billy the Kid" (1930). He is most remembered for his role as Soapy Jones appearing in fifteen western films such as "Stars Over Texas" (1946), "Black Hills" (1947), "Wild Country" (1947) and "The Westward Trail" (1948). For television, he appeared on multiple shows to include "The Cisco Kid", "Boston Blackie"...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Consecration, Niche #1882.
Austin, Gene b. June 24, 1900 d. January 24, 1972
Crooner, Composer and Politician. His singing style was remarkably influential, attractive and appealing to millions. Gene Austin's vocal sound became known as crooning (performing in a soft low voice) during his singing in the 20's and 30's. Some very successful imitators that followed...Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Russ Columbo. He was born Lemeul Eugene Lucas in Gainesville, Texas to parents Nova Lucas and Serena Belle Harrell but grew up in Louisiana. A blacksmith step-father, Jim...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Sacred Promise, crypt 14180
Austin, Laurence W. b. February 5, 1922 d. January 17, 1997
Folk Figure. Born the son of Ethel Austin, Cecil B. DeMille's tailor, and William Austin, a silent film actor. He apparently cultivated a mysterious mien, declining even to discuss his age in interviews. He acquired a theater specializing in silent films about 1990. He apparently delighted in his role as proprietor of Silent Movie, which was the only theater in the country devoted solely to silent films. On the evening of January 17, 1997, during the showing of the silent short "School Days," a...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Austin, Lois b. April 3, 1901 d. April 26, 1957
Actress. She appeared in 58 movies in the 1940s and 1950s, usually playing society ladies, although many of her roles were uncredited. She is remembered particularly for her role as "Mom" in the sexploitation thriller "Mom and Dad" (1944). In the 1951 television series "The Amos 'n Andy Show", she played Harriet Harrington and Mrs Wentworth; Austin also had roles in the TV series "Schlitz Playhouse" (1953), "The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953), "The Pride of the Family" (1954) and "You Are...[Read More] (Bio by: Priscilla)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Nativity Columbarium, Niche 20653
Aye, Marion b. April 5, 1903 d. July 21, 1951
Actress. A noted beauty of the early 1920s, she had a brief career in silent films. Raised in Chicago, she was signed by producer Mack Sennett who had an eye for girls that looked good in swimsuits and made her silver screen bow in the 1919 short "Hearts and Flowers". Marion went on to roles in a number of western short films, was named a WAMPAS Baby Star for 1922, and had parts in several features, her assignments often utilizing her dancing ability. Seen in "The Eternal Three" and "The Week-...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Tranquility, Map G03, Lot 807, Space 2
Ayres, Mitchell b. 1909 d. 1969
Orchestra Conductor. Born Mitchell Agress in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was a violinist whom started his own orchestra as a front man in the 1930s. Performing in ballrooms around the country, he was known for specializing in novelty numbers and swing versions of the classics. His most memorable hit was ''On Treasure Island'', which featured singers such as Maryann Mercer, Tommy Taylor and Meredith Blake. The orchestra also appeared in three movies in the early 1940s before disbanding. He became...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Hit by a car in Las Vegas while crossing the street with his wife.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Remembrance, #1448
Babcock, Fay b. 1895 d. 1970
Motion Picture Set Decorator. Worked on numerous films from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Court of Freedom, lot #130A
Baggett, Lynn b. May 10, 1924 d. March 22, 1960
Actress. Stage and screen figure and writer. Married to movie producer Sam Spiegel. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Overdose of sleeping pills
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Graceland, Lot 992
Bakaleinikoff, Constantin b. April 26, 1896 d. September 3, 1966
Conductor, Composer. Born in Moscow, he was a student at the Conservatory there when the Bolshevik Revolution erupted in 1917. He fled the country with his older brother, Mischa Bakaleinikoff, arriving in the United States in 1926. The following year he was hired as conductor of the new Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, which opened doors for him in the movie business once talkies arrived. After freelancing for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Ascension, Lot 8436, space 2
Bakaleinikoff, Mischa R. b. November 10, 1890 d. August 10, 1960
Conductor, Composer. Real name Mikhail Bakaleinikoff. He was born in Moscow and trained at the Conservatory there. In 1917 he fled the Russian Revolution with his younger brother, Constantin Bakaleinikoff, settling in the United States in 1926. In 1931 he joined Columbia Pictures as a composer-doublebass player and for the rest of his life was that scrappy studio's most dependable (and unsung) musical workhorse...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Ascension, Lot 8612
Baker, Art b. January 7, 1898 d. August 26, 1966
Actor. Played the 'Announcer' in the film "Living it Up." (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Memory
Baker, Edwin b. November 17, 1897 d. February 4, 1968
Actor. His long career spanned from 1917 to 1965. He was one of the original "Keystone Cops," and was also the first secretary/treasurer of the Screen Actors Guild. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Comemmoration, L-3598

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