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Akens, Jewel b. September 12, 1933 d. March 1, 2013
Singer. He will be best remembered for his 1965 hit "The Birds And The Bees". After moving with his family to Los Angeles at the age of nine, he began performing as a vocalist at his local church. At the age of eighteen, he joined his first ensemble The The Four Dots whom recorded a number of singles in 1959. They will probably be best known for featuring Eddie Cochran's guitar work on some of their tracks. After they disbanded, Akens landed a contract with the Era label and recorded the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Albertson, Coit b. October 14, 1880 d. December 13, 1953
Actor. He starred in the theater prior to making his motion picture debut in 1915, most notably in the play "Stubborn Cinderella". He appeared in "The $1,000,000 Reward"(1920), "Face to Face"(1922), "Scandal Street"(1925) as 'Frank Arnold' in "The Jazz Girl" (1926) and "The Return of Boston Blackie"(1927). (Bio by: MC)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Grace Chapel Columbarium, Community Niche C
Amy, Curtis Edward b. October 11, 1929 d. June 5, 2002
Jazz Musician. A native of Houston, Texas, Amy was a talented saxophonist who could play styles of Be-bop, soprano, and soul-jazz. At a young age, he became interested in music and he began playing the clarinet, before moving onto the tenor sax. Educated in music at the Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky, he earned his Bachelor's Degree, and began teaching school in Tennessee. In the 1940s, he became more involved in music, but also worked as a postman on the side, and later joined...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August, Joseph H. b. April 26, 1890 d. September 25, 1947
Cinematographer. A Hollywood pioneer, August was among the earliest in his craft to create a distinctive visual style, typified by low-key lighting and a flair for dramatic compositions. He received Academy Award nominations for "Gunga Din" (1939) and "Portrait of Jennie" (1948). A graduate of the Colorado School of Mining, he entered films in 1911 as a camera assistant for Thomas Ince and was promoted to director of photography in 1914. He became a favorite of William S. Hart and photographed...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Pinecrest, lot 1340
Baker, Chet b. December 23, 1929 d. May 13, 1988
Musician. Born Chesney Henry Baker in Yale, Oklahoma, he was an inspirational jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and singer. He began his career after serving in the US 6th Army Band, playing in San Francisco jazz clubs and joined Vido Musso's band in 1951. For the next three decades, he established a large following, based in part on his matinee idol qualities and emotionally remote performances. During his career, he performed and recorded with such notable jazz greats as Charlie Parker, Gerry...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Elm plot, Division C, Lot 152
GPS coordinates: 33.9613914, -118.3388901 (hddd.dddd)
Barker, Reginald b. April 2, 1886 d. February 23, 1945
Motion Picture Director. Working for producer Thomas Ince in the 1910s, he directed William S. Hart's first westerns and co-directed Ince's famous pacifist feature "Civilization" (1916). He was highly esteemed for his outdoor adventure films shot in rugged locations, such as "The Eternal Struggle" (1923) and "The Flaming Forest" (1927). With the coming of talkies Barker was reduced to directing B pictures at Poverty Row studios and by 1937 he was out of the business altogether. He ended his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum of the Golden West.
Battey, Earl b. January 5, 1935 d. November 15, 2003
Major League Baseball Player. At 6'1", and 205lbs, he made his major league debut on September 10, 1955, playing the position of catcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1953 originally as an amateur free agent, and then again with the Chicago White Sox from 1955 to 1960, the Washington Senators in 1960, and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1967. He was considered one of baseball's best catchers of the 1960s, and he was an All-Star in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966. In 1967 Battey retired...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Becker, Beals b. July 5, 1886 d. August 16, 1943
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an outfielder for 8 seasons (1908 to 1915). Broke in with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1908, but played only 20 games that season before being traded to the Boston Braves. The next year with the Braves he played in all 152 games in the season for the only time in his career. He was then sent to the New York Giants in 1910, playing for them for the next three years, and appearing with them in the 1911 and 1912 World Series (the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum of the Golden West, Sanctuary of Devotion, Crypt N-180
GPS coordinates: 33.9724998, -118.3397217 (hddd.dddd)
Bell, Ricky Lynn b. April 8, 1955 d. November 28, 1984
Professional Football Player. Born in Houston, Texas, he was an All-American running back for the USC Trojans and a first round choice when drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977. For five seasons he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977-81) and the San Diego Chargers in 1982. He played in 64 games with a total of 3063 yards rushing, 97 receptions, 842 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns scored. He was the younger brother of recording artist Archie Bell. He died at age 29 in Los Angeles...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Dermatomyositis (a rare heart and muscle disease)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Parkview Plot, Lot 973, Grave D
GPS coordinates: 33.9664688, -118.3365173 (hddd.dddd)
Bennard, George b. February 4, 1873 d. October 10, 1958
Hymnist. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of an Ohio coal miner. He wrote words and music to over 300 hymns, most famous being "The Old Rugged Cross". He died in Reed City, Michigan.
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Oak Plot, Division D, Lot 24
Bergen, Edgar b. February 16, 1903 d. September 30, 1978
Comedian. A ventriloquist and one of the last of the great Vaudeville-style actors, he is best remembered for his creation of the puppet characters �Charlie McCarthy' and �Mortimer Snerd' Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Northwestern University, where he developed his acting ability and practiced ventriloquism. His early movie roles were so popular that in 1937, he starred in his own radio show, "The Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy Show" which ran until 1956, when the growing popularity...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Miramar Plot, Lot 131, Grave 2
GPS coordinates: 33.9697304, -118.3384171 (hddd.dddd)
Bergen, Frances b. September 14, 1922 d. October 2, 2006
Actress. The wife of entertainer Edgar Bergen and mother of actress Candice Bergen. She started her career as a model in New York. She was "the Chesterfield Cigarette Girl" and "the Ipana Girl" in magazines and on billboards. At age 19 she caught the eye of her future husband at one of his shows. He was 20 years her senior. They married in Mexico. They had two children, Candice and son Kris. She appeared in the 1953 film "Titanic". She would appear in several other films including "American...[Read More] (Bio by: David)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Berger, Wally b. October 10, 1905 d. November 30, 1988
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League Baseball as an outfielder for 11 seasons (1930-1940). An outstanding prospect in the Cubs minor league organization in the late 1920's, he was traded to the Boston Bees (Braves) in November 1929 when it was clear he would not break into a Cubs outfield that included Kiki Culyer and Riggs Stephenson. Batted .310 with 38 home runs and 119 RBI's in an outstanding rookie year for the Braves (his 119 RBI's would stand as a Rookie record for 71 years...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Parkview Plot, Lot 9, Grave J
Bern, Paul b. December 3, 1889 d. September 5, 1932
Producer, director, screenwriter. Born Paul Levy in Germany he emigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in New York. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Bern began his career on stage and from 1911 to 1915 worked as an actor, stage manager, and producer. In the mid-1920s, he became a production assistant and story consultant to Irving Thalberg at MGM. At 42, his sudden marriage to Jean Harlow in July 1932 became the stuff of tabloid gold. On Labor Day weekend 1932...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Murder or suicide, in dispute
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Of The Golden West, Santuary Of Faith, Section F-96, Niche D
GPS coordinates: 33.9727516, -118.3395233 (hddd.dddd)
Berry, Richard b. April 11, 1935 d. January 23, 1997
Songwriter. His fame rests on one notorious hit: "Louie Louie." Recorded by The Kingsmen in 1963, the song became a pop phenomenon largely because its unintelligible lyrics were rumored to be pornographic. "Louie Louie" sparked unsuccessful investigations of its content by the FBI and FCC, books have been written about it's cultural impact, and its status as a 1960s frat house party anthem was immortalized in the film "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978). It has since been recorded more...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary El Sereno, Crypt D-222
GPS coordinates: 33.9708214, -118.3432999 (hddd.dddd)
Booth, Elmer b. December 9, 1882 d. June 16, 1915
Actor. He starred in D. W. Griffith's "The Musketeers of Pig Alley" (1912), cited by many film experts as the first gangster flick. Playing The Snapper Kid, a Manhattan street tough engaged in a turf war on the Lower East Side, Booth interpreted the gangster as a cocky, enterprising antihero, far different from the standard teeth-gnashing movie bad guys of the time. His groundbreaking performance created a new character type and paved the way for all the Cagneys, Bogarts, and Robinsons who...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sequoia, Lot 164 (unmarked, beneath the Booth Family marker).
Booth, Margaret b. January 14, 1898 d. October 28, 2002
Motion Picture Editor. The sister of actor Elmer Booth, she was born in Los Angeles. Director D. W. Griffith launched her movie career by hiring her as an assistant editor on "Orphans of the Storm" (1921). She then joined the Louis B. Mayer studio in that capacity and was promoted to full editor at MGM in 1924. Booth's razor-sharp cutting technique enlivened many Metro silents but her best work was done in the 1930s, especially her magnificent editing of "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935). In 1937...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sequoia Plot, Division A, Lot 164, Grave 7
Bostock, Lyman b. November 22, 1950 d. September 23, 1978
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an outfielder for 4 seasons (1975 to 1978) before having his life tragically cut short. A product of a baseball family (his father, Lyman Bostock Sr., played in the Negro Leagues from 1940 to 1949), he hit .282 in his 1975 rookie season for the Minnesota Twins. Over the next two seasons he would be one of the best hitters in the American League, batting .323 in 1976 and .336 in 1977 (he finished second in the batting race that year...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Parkview Section, Lot 342, Grave D
GPS coordinates: 33.9660301, -118.3369293 (hddd.dddd)
Bouton, Edward b. April 12, 1834 d. November 25, 1921
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as a Captain with the 1st Illinois Light Artillery, then as Colonel and commander of the 59th United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers in February 28, 1865 in recognition of his war-time services. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Inglewood Mausoleum, Crypt 99
GPS coordinates: 33.9712791, -118.3387527 (hddd.dddd)
Bowron, Fletcher b. 1887 d. September 11, 1968
42nd Los Angeles Mayor. He was elected mayor of Los Angeles, California after his predecessor was recalled because of corruption, and served from 1938 to 1953. He attended the University of Southern California School of Law, and, before receiving certification as a lawyer, worked as a reporter for newspapers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. He is credited as the major force in cleaning up the city government of links to racketeering, graft, prostitution and gambling. He served on...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: El Portal Plot, Lot 214, Grave A
GPS coordinates: 33.9666710, -118.3381882 (hddd.dddd)

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