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• Barrier, Edgar    b. March 4, 1907  d. June 20, 1964
  Actor. He appeared in 15 television series/shows and 52 films including: "Escape," "Comrade X," "Journey Into Fear," "Phantom of the Opera," "Macbeth," "The War of the Worlds," and "Snow White and the Three Stooges." (Bio by: Tony Scott)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   
• Barton, Eileen    b. November 24, 1929  d. June 27, 2006
  Singer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career singing on radio at age 15 and had her own program "The Eileen Barton Show" in the 1940s. She is best known for the apostrophic hit tune, "If I Knew You Were Coming, I would've Baked A Cake" (1950). Her other hits included "Would You Believe Me?", "Honey, Won't You Honeymoon with Me?", "Cry", "Honey, Won't You Honeymoon with Me?" and "You Brought Me a New Kind of Love". She also appeared on the television programs "The Swift Show", "Video...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   
• Basehart, Richard    b. August 31, 1914  d. September 17, 1984
  Actor. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, he was fondly remembered for the lead role of Admiral Harriman Nelson on the TV series "Voyage To the Bottom Of the Sea". He began his career in Hollywood, making his big screen debut in "Repeat Performance" (1947), followed by "Cry Wolf" (1947). His many other film credits included "House on Telegraph Hill" (1948), "Titanic" (1953), "Moby Dick" (1956), "Portrait in Black" (1960) and "Rage" (1972). For television he also appeared on "The Twilight Zone", "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cause of death: Stroke
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: In the smaller, central 'ash garden'. His ashes are three down on the right
   
• Bautzer, Greg    b. April 3, 1911  d. October 26, 1987
  A Navy pilot in WWII, Bautzer was The Attorney to the Stars, representing Ginger Rogers, Ingrid Bergman and Joan Crawford to name a few, he also represented MGM owner Kirk Kerkorian and Howard Hughes. Engaged to actresses Barbara Payton, Lana Turner and Dorothy Lamour, he married actress Dana Wynter. He is also credited with founding the Los Angeles Music Center. (Bio by: Tony Scott)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Sanctuary of Devotion
   
• Beatty, Roberta    b. December 29, 1890  d. April 7, 1978
  Stage and motion picture actress of the 1920s and 30s. Appeared with Claudette Colbert and Fredric March in the 1931 drama "Honor Among Lovers." She was the daughter of James P. Beatty and Ellen Stanley. She divorced her first husband, William J. McGreal, in 1925. She married Julius M. Cohen in 1936. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Small urn garden toward the west end of the lawn (Section D).
  GPS coordinates: 34.0582809, -118.4413605 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Bell, William Joseph    b. March 6, 1927  d. April 6, 2005
  Television Producer. He created the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" in 1987, and was a writer for the shows "Guiding Light," "Another World", "As the World Turns", "Our Private World", "Days of Our Lives," and "Restless". (Bio by: GW)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   
• Bigley, Isabel    b. February 23, 1926  d. September 30, 2006
  Actress, Singer. She won a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical (1951) for "Guys and Dolls," and a Theater World Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Born the daughter of a salesman, she attended Walton High School in the Bronx before going to the Juilliard School of Music in 1944. She made her Broadway debut as a member of the chorus in "Oklahoma!" (1946), following the show to England's Drury Lane. There she landed the small part of Armina in 1947. Her success there...[Read More] (Bio by: James Lacy)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: New Mausoleum near Garden of Serenity (exterior wall crypt)
   
• Bissell, Whit    b. October 25, 1909  d. March 5, 1996
  Prolific American motion picture and television actor of the 1940s through the 1980s. Fondly remembered for his role in the 1954 horror classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon." (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Sanctuary of Devotion, Niche 65
   
• Bloch, Robert    b. April 5, 1917  d. September 23, 1994
  Author. Best known for his book "Psycho."
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Roof of Prayer columbarium
   
• Bochner, Lloyd    b. July 29, 1924  d. October 29, 2005
  Actor. Born Lloyd Wolfe Bochner in Toronto, Canada. Known for his smooth speech and suave mannerisms that were tailor made for stage and radio, he also found success, most often in supporting roles, in numerous television episodes and movies. He appeared in 202 titles, including television series, ‘The Richard Boone Show', ‘Perry Mason', ‘12 O'Clock High', ‘Hawaii Five-O', ‘Vega$', and ‘Dynasty', and in the movies, ‘Tony Rome' (1967), ‘The Detective' (1968), both featuring Frank Sinatra, and ‘...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank R. Adamski)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Garden of Serenity
   
• Boemler, George    b. March 5, 1902  d. June 11, 1968
  Editor on 63 films from 1930 to 1962 including: Suzy (1936), Two-Faced Woman (Garbo's last film in 1941), Adam's Rib (1949), Oklahoma! (1955 - for which he shared an Oscar nomination) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1962). (Bio by: Tony Scott)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Sanctuary of Remembrance
   
• Bogeaus, Benedict   b. 1904  d. August 23, 1968
  American motion picture producer of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Married to actress Mimi Forsythe, and later to actress Dolores Moran. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
  Cause of death: Heart attack
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Large urn garden in southwest corner
  GPS coordinates: 34.0581017, -118.4412994 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Boles, John    b. October 28, 1895  d. February 27, 1969
  Actor. Born John Love Boles in Greenville, Texas, after serving in World War I, as an American spy in Germany, Bulgaria and Turkey, he entered into a acting career making his film debut in "The Sixth Commandment" (1924). A popular performer, he appeared in over 50 films to include "The Water Hole" (1928), "Frankenstein" (1931), "Only Yesterday" (1933), "Stella Dallas" (1937), "Thousands Cheer" (1943) and "Babes in Bagdad" (1952). He also was the first leading actor to command a $50,000 salary...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Sanctuary of Serenity
   
• Bond, Raleigh    b. July 20, 1935  d. August 10, 1989
  Actor. He appeared in "The Onion Field" (1979), "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), and as 'Raleigh' on the television series "Alice"(1979 to 1981). (Bio by: Ginny M)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   
• Bourneuf, Philip Hilaire    b. January 7, 1908  d. March 23, 1979
  Actor in 54 television series/shows and 18 movies including: "Joan of Arc," "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt," "The Arrangement," "Pete 'n' Tillie" and "Frankenstein" (made for TV movie). (Bio by: Tony Scott)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Ashes scattered in the Garden of Roses
   
• Bowdon, Dorris    b. December 27, 1914  d. August 9, 2005
  Actress. She was the widow of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nunnally Johnson. She was also the grandmother of actor Jack Johnson who played Will Robinson in the feature film version of "Lost in Space." She is best remembered for her performance as Rose-of-Sharon in John Ford's classic film "The Grapes of Wrath." Also she worked with director Ford in "Young Mr. Lincoln" and "Drums Along the Mohawk." She retired after making 1943's "The Moon is Down," also written by Johnson and based on another...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: A portion of her ashes were scattered at sea
   
• Bradbury, Ray    b. August 20, 1920  d. June 5, 2012
  Author. Born Ray Douglas Bradbury in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Esther Moberg and Leonard Bradbury. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1934 where he was graduated from Los Angeles High School. He always said the instead of college he attended the library where he furthered his education. His writing career began with his contributions to the fanzine "Imagination!" In 1938 with the publication of "Hollerbochen's Dilemma." He launched his own short lived fanzine, "Futuria Fantasia" the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
   
• Brat, Bobbi    b. July 14, 1962  d. November 30, 1988
  Singer/songwriter. Born in 1962, Bobbi did time living on the streets but was lauded for never losing a basic decency. Bobbi was well-known on the California punk scene in the late seventies and early eighties and was highly respected. She was called tough, beautiful, kind, talented, and an incredible singer. Bobbi was one of the very few women to front a punk band. Influenced by glam and metal, the goth-punk band, Red Scare fronted by Bobbi's powerhouse vocals, produced several albums in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Section D, #160
  GPS coordinates: 34.0581894, -118.4412613 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Brice, Fanny    b. October 29, 1891  d. May 29, 1951
  Entertainer. Born Fannie Borach, the daughter of saloon proprietors, she began entertaining at an early age, as she sang to patrons at her parent's establishment. She had a knack for pulling pranks and a desire to have a career in show business. Brice (whom took the last name of a family friend) left school prior to turning fourteen and entered numerous amateur contests as a singer. She was good enough to earn a steady income averaging thirty dollars per week in prize money and her career...[Read More]
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Behind the Garden of Serenity
   
• Brice Arnstein, William J.    b. April 23, 1921  d. March 3, 2008
  Artist. Best known for his grand-scale abstract paintings. His work appears in permanent collections of major museums across the country including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. He taught at the Jepson Art Institute in Los Angeles from 1948 to 1952 before joining the UCLA art faculty in 1953, retiring as an influential professor emeritus there in 1991. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Lisa Burks)
  Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Plot: Wall niche behind Garden of Serenity
   

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