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Bradley, Tom b. December 29, 1917 d. September 29, 1998
Five-term mayor of Los Angeles, city was defined during his leadership - He was born in Calvert, Texas, one of five children. Athletics became Tom Bradley's stepping stone to achievement. His record in track and football at Los Angeles Polytechnic High School earned him an athletic scholarship to UCLA, where he became the track team's top quarter-miler. After graduation, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department completing a 21 year career ending with his retirement as a lieutenant. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunset Mission Mausoleum. Vault 1086D. On your left as you enter.
GPS coordinates: 33.9713898, -118.3430634 (hddd.dddd)
Britton, Layne 'Shotgun' b. September 5, 1907 d. December 12, 1993
Legendary Hollywood Makeup Artist. Born William Tom Layne Britton, his childhood nickname "Shotgun," by which he was always known, was given to him by his father who said he looked like a "sawed-off shotgun" in his new knickers. His famous clients included Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, the late John Belushi, John Candy and Jane Russell. He was under personal contract to Russell for ten years during the Howard Hughes ownership of RKO Studios, a rarity in Hollywood. He was also a collegiate star...[Read More]
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Pacific Terrace Plot, Lot 157, Grave B
Brown, Charles Mose b. September 13, 1922 d. January 21, 1999
Rhythm and Blues Musician. Born in Texas City, Texas, during the 1950s he had major musical hits with the songs "Drifting Blues", "Hard Times" and "Troubled Times". His song "Please Come Home for Christmas" was a 1960 hit and has remained popular during the Christmas season. He died of congestive heart failure in Oakland, California in January 1999, and the following March he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Bio by: Babe)
Cause of death: Congestive heart failure
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Bells, Crypt 930
GPS coordinates: 33.9713898, -118.3430634 (hddd.dddd)
Brown, Nacio Herb b. February 22, 1896 d. September 28, 1964
Composer. Worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures during the advent years of sound. He contributed to MGM's first all-talking movie, "The Broadway Melody" (1929). His most frequent lyricist collaborator was Arthur Freed. Among the songs he composed the melodies for include "Singin' In The Rain," "You Are My Lucky Star," "Good Morning," "All I Do Is Dream Of You," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" and "Make 'Em Laugh." All the...[Read More] (Bio by: Theologianthespian)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunny Slope, Lot 188 (S. side of section, near top of hill, in front of Brown memorial monument headstone)
Bryson Sr., John b. June 20, 1819 d. October 11, 1907
Los Angeles Mayor. A native of Los Angeles, California, Bryson served as the Mayor of Los Angeles from December 10, 1888, until February 25, 1889. He was also a noted contractor, banker, builder, and carpenter. The Bryson Building located in Los Angeles, California, was built by him. He died in 1907, and was buried in the family crypt. (Bio by: K)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Bryson Family Crypt, Sequoia Section
Bullock, John Gillespie b. January 14, 1871 d. September 15, 1933
Founder of Bullock's Department Stores.
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Inglewood Mausoleum, Room D
GPS coordinates: 33.9712791, -118.3387527 (hddd.dddd)
Busby, Jheryl b. May 5, 1949 d. November 4, 2008
Record Executive. He began his career in music as a promotion agent at Stax Records Memphis, Tennessee and in 1984, become the president of the black music division of MCA Records. In 1988, he was named the president and chief executive officer of Motown Records, Los Angeles, serving until 1995. As Motown's CEO, he helped launch the careers of Boyz II Men, Queen Latifah, Johnny Gill and Another Bad Creation. He was also instrumental in keeping many of the label's legendary artists such as...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Sierra, Crypt 577
Byrd, William Dellano b. May 3, 1966 d. July 21, 1993
Actor. Although he was deaf he could read lips and speak clearly when he was signed to Paramount Pictures. He was best known for the role of Danny the disk jockey in the film "Children of a Lesser God" (1986). He also had parts on the television series "Houston Knights", "A Man Called Hawk" and "Beauty and the Beast". He died of heart failure at age 27 in Inglewood, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Crypt 901 Sanctuary of Valor Manchester Maus.
Campbell (Moore), Bebe (Elizabeth) Moore b. February 18, 1950 d. November 27, 2006
Author, Journalist. She left a teaching career to pursue writing and her first novel "Two-Career Marriage" was published in 1986. Her work was based on real-life stories that explored racial and social issues in the perspective of various ethnic groups. She was best known for several best-sellers including "Your Blues Ain't Like Mine," "Brothers and Sisters'" and "What You Owe Me.".She also wrote children's books, including "Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry" and "I'm So Hungry." As a journalist...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Brain Cancer
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Campbell, Margaret b. April 24, 1883 d. June 27, 1939
Broadway actress and wife of veteran actor Josef Swickard, their son confessed to her murder. She appeared in revivals of Hamlet (1912) and The Merchant of Venice (1913). She followed her husband, Josef Swickard, into films in the late 1910s and was usually cast as rather grand ladies. Retiring from the screen at the advent of sound, Campbell was brutally murdered by her son on June 27, 1939. (Bio by: Spiggys)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Lot 1286, G Plot [unmarked]
Cardini, Cesare b. February 24, 1896 d. November 3, 1956
Restaurateur, chef and hotel owner. Born Caesare Cardini in the region of Lago Maggiore , Italy . Having one sister and three brothers, he moved to the United States in his early 20's with his three brothers, Allessandro, Carlotta and Caudencio; leaving his sister Mario in Italy. With his brother Alessandro as his partner, he ran a restaurant in San Diego and Tijuana , Mexico at the same time. His restaurant business spanned from Tijuana to Sacramento to San Diego and on to Hollywood . He...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe'z)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Elm, Division B, Lot 12, Grave 5
Carlisle, Walt "Rosy" b. July 6, 1881 d. May 27, 1945
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Yorkshire, England, the 5-foot-9, 155-pound switch-hitting outfielder had a single in 10 at-bats during his brief stint with the Boston Red Sox in 1908. But he was involved in one of the most unusual plays in pro baseball history. He pulled off an unassisted triple play while playing center field for Vernon, California, of the Pacific Coast League on July 19, 1911. The Los Angeles Angels had Charles Moore on second and George Metzger on first with walks in...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cassidy, Ed b. March 21, 1893 d. January 19, 1968
Actor. He played in some 200 serials and westerns from the 1930's through the 1950's. Most remembered as 'Lon Carter' in "Wells Fargo Days," as 'Sam Duncan' in "Sheriff of Cimarron" and as 'Clint' in "Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas." Also, he made some appearances in early TV shows such as "The Lone Ranger" and "Circus Boy." (Bio by: MC)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Montcrest Section - Lot 407, Division C, grave 6
Chaplin, Norman Spencer 'Little Mouse' b. July 7, 1919 d. July 10, 1919
Infant son of Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin married 16-year-old child star Mildred Harris October 23, 1918. The couple had one son, Norman Spencer Chaplin, born July 7, 1919. The baby apparently suffered from birth defects and died after three days. Chaplin's 1921 serio-comic film, The Kid, was supposed to have been inspired by Norman. (Bio by: Iola)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Del Ivy Plot, Lot 496, Grave #3
GPS coordinates: 33.9692307, -118.3414993 (hddd.dddd)
Charles, Ray b. September 23, 1930 d. June 10, 2004
Singer, Entertainer. Born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia, he was blind by age 7 and an orphan at 15. He spent his life shattering any notion of musical boundaries and defying easy definition. A gifted pianist and saxophonist, he dabbled in country, jazz, big band and blues, and put his stamp on it all with a deep, warm voice roughened by heartbreak from a childhood in the segregated South. Ray Charles won nine of his 12 Grammy Awards between 1960 and 1966, including the best R&B...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Acute liver disease
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum of the Golden West, Eternal Love Corridor, Crypt A-32
Cleveland, Rev. James Edward b. December 5, 1932 d. February 9, 1991
Well respected Gospel musician, performer, producer, pioneering composer, choral director and founder of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, Inc. (GMWA). Rev. James Cleveland was known by such titles as "King James" and the "Crown Prince," he emerged as a giant of the post war Gospel music scene. His music arrangements-jazzy and soulful, complete with odd time signatures-push the music past the confines of the traditional Baptist hymnal into unexpected directions, infusing elements of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Alta Mesa Garden Mausoleum, Crypt #77
GPS coordinates: 33.9702797, -118.3388901 (hddd.dddd)
Cochran Jr., Johnnie L. b. October 2, 1937 d. March 29, 2005
Legal Figure. He was best known for successfully defending Football star O.J. Simpson from 1994 to 1995 on double homicide charges as part of Simpson's "Dream Team." Cochran, who originally was from Shreveport, Louisiana, moved to Los Angeles, California, at a young age with his family. Cochran was a graduate of UCLA and received his law degree from Loyola Marymount University. Although he is best known for defending celebrities such as Simpson, Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, and Michael Jackson, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John Patton)
Cause of death: Brain tumor
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Manchester Garden Mausoleum, Chapel Of Honor, Crypt 1202
Codonas, The Flying
Circus Family.
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Miramar Plot, Lots 1 & 2
GPS coordinates: 33.9697800, -118.3394775 (hddd.dddd)
Cord, Errett Lobban b. July 20, 1894 d. January 2, 1974
Businessman, Industrialist, US Senator. Best known for his Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg family of automobiles. He was the man responsible for some of the most technologically advanced automobiles of the time. He began is automotive manufacturing career in 1924 when rescued the failing Auburn Automobile Company in Auburn, Indiana. He lowered vehicle prices and changed the paint schemes on some 700 unsold units to make them more cosmetically appealing to the customer. The cars were sold off in...[Read More] (Bio by: Daniel Pellegrini)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sequoia Section, Plot # 597
Cornero (Stralla), Tony (Tony Cornero) b. 1900 d. July 31, 1955
Noted gambler. "Admiral" Tony Cornero ran a string of gambling ships off the coast of California from the 1920s through the 1940s.
Cause of death: Heart attack while playing craps
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum of the Golden West, Sanctuary of Rest, Crypt A-367
GPS coordinates: 33.9724998, -118.3394394 (hddd.dddd)

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