Find A Grave - Mission Hills

Abbott (Alexander), Philip b. March 20, 1924 d. February 23, 1998
Actor. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he served in the United States Air Force during World War II and was awarded an Air Medal and three oak leaf clusters. After studying at Fordham University and the Pasadena Playhouse, he co-starred in the national touring company of Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story" (1950) and came to Hollywood in 1952. Although he made a handful of films, notably "The Bachelor Party" (1957) and "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1962), Abbott spent practically his whole career in...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Anders, Laurie b. January 16, 1922 d. October 3, 1992
Entertainer. Born Lorayne Day in Casper, Wyoming. A voluptuous blonde starlet, she enjoyed brief fame as a crooning cowgirl on CBS TV's "The Ken Murray Show" from 1950 to 1953. Her hit theme song, "I Love the Wide Open Spaces" (with the emphasis on "Wide"), became a popular catch phrase of the era. Anders brought this character to the big screen as the star of "The Marshal's Daughter" (1953), which Time magazine called "undoubtedly one of the worst westerns ever made"; today it is considered...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section C, Tier 338, Grave 10
Arnold, Edward b. February 18, 1890 d. April 26, 1956
Actor. A veteran actor of over 150 movies in his career, Edward Arnold achieved the kind of stardom seldom achieved by character actors. A burly man with a commanding presence, a round face and piercing eyes, Arnold began acting in his teens in New York. He worked in several Broadway shows and made several dozen Chicago-made films in 1915, but returned to the theatre. Arnold went to Hollywood in 1932 and began the most productive period of his career. He played Diamond Jim Brady in Diamond...[Read More] (Bio by: Craig Johnson)
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 132, Grave 9
Avila, Michele Yvette b. February 8, 1968 d. October 1, 1985
Murder victim. Her murder was the subject of a book,"Missy's Murder", by Karen Kingsbury. Her story was told in a movie made for television called "A Killer Among Friends".
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section BB, Tier 6, Grave 64
Beaumont, Charles b. January 2, 1929 d. February 21, 1967
Author and Screenwriter. A specialist in science fiction, horror, and fantasy, he gave these genres a contemporary twist with his rather cynical world view and an emphasis on plot rather than atmosphere. Beaumont wrote one novel, "The Intruder" (1959), and the short-story collections "The Hunger" (1957), "Yonder" (1958), "A Touch of the Creature" (1959), "Night Ride, and Other Journeys" (1960), "The Magic Man" (1965), and "The Edge" (1966). In Hollywood he worked frequently for B movie...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 236, Grave 10
Beckett, Scotty b. October 4, 1929 d. May 10, 1968
Actor. He is best-known for his role as Scotty, one of the cutest of "The Little Rascals". Born in Oakland, California, Beckett had already made his film debut (at age three) when producer Hal Roach signed him up for his "Our Gang" series in 1934. Clad in an oversized sweater and a baseball cap worn sideways, he was always watchable but never really developed his own personality among the gang. Scotty was most often paired with Spanky to provide wry commentary about the bigger kids. He appeared...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Drug overdose
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Block 3, Lot 1099
GPS coordinates: 34.2760010, -118.4639664 (hddd.dddd)
Begley, Ed b. March 25, 1901 d. April 28, 1970
Actor. An imposing character player, he was often cast as a corrupt or misguided authority figure. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Boss Finley in the film "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1962). Edward James Begley was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Irish immigrants. He ran away from home at age 11, and after a series of odd jobs he served in the U. S. Navy for four years. Making his show business debut in 1931 as a radio actor and announcer, he first appeared on Broadway...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section C, Block 8, Lot 401
Bendix, William b. January 14, 1906 d. December 14, 1964
Actor. A gruff, coarse-featured character player, with a voice to match, he was typically seen as a working-class urban type. Bendix received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for "Wake Island" (1942), but won his greatest fame as the flustered family man Chester A. Riley in the radio and TV series "The Life of Riley". His signature line from that show, "What a revoltin' development dis is", became a popular catchphrase. Bendix was born in New York City. Contrary to published sources his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, lot 247, row 14, grave 10
Blake, Larry J. b. April 24, 1914 d. May 25, 1982
Actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career on the stage and made his big screen debut in "The Road Back" (1937). A veteran of nearly a 100 films, his credits included "Backlash" (1947), "Cruisin Down the River" (1953), "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956), "Hang 'Em High" (1968), "The Stone Killer" (1973), "The Strongest Man in the World" (1975) and "Tim After Time" (1979). During the early 1950s, he appeared in the role of Frank on the ABC-TV comedy series "The Pride of the Family"...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section C, Tier 152, Grave 8
Brennan, Walter b. July 25, 1894 d. September 21, 1974
Actor. The only man to win three Best Supporting Actor Oscar awards, Walter Brennan was probably the most successful character actor in American film. While attending college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying to be an engineer, Brennan became interested in theatre and appeared in school plays. He worked some in vaudeville and also held various jobs such as a bank clerk and lumberjack. He toured with small musical comedy companies before entering the military in 1917. After World War I...[Read More] (Bio by: Craig Johnson)
Cause of death: Emphysema
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 445, Grave 8
Brent, Evelyn b. October 20, 1901 d. 1975
Actress. Real name Mary Elizabeth Riggs. Born in Tampa, Florida, she was raised in Brooklyn and worked as a model before making her film debut in 1914. Brent was playing romantic leads onscreen while still in high school, and at 18 she was chosen by John Barrymore as his leading lady in "Raffles the Amateur Cracksman" (1917). After starring in several post-World War I British films she returned to Hollywood in 1922 and was named a "WAMPAS Baby Star" the following year. During the late 1920s she...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Lot B-698, Grave 12
GPS coordinates: 34.2761688, -118.4659195 (hddd.dddd)
Brown, John b. 1904 d. 1957
Actor. Born in Yorkshire, England, he began his career in America in the 1930s, as a narrator and a lead character in the theatre. During the 1940s, he was a popular radio figure performing as a regular in the roles of Gillis and Digby "Digger" O'Dell on the "The Life of Riley" series. He also played AL on the radio series "My Friend Irma". For feature films, he appeared in "Casanova Brown" (1944), "It's in the Bag" (1945), "Strangers on a Train" (1951), "Something for the Birds" (1952) and "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Akiba section 17-55
Bruce (Schneider), Lenny b. October 13, 1925 d. August 3, 1966
Writer and Comedian. He is best remembered for his social commentary and criticism of the 1950s and 1960s. Born Leonard Alfred Schneider in Mineola, New York, he grew up in Bellmore, NY, attending Mepham High School. When his parents divorced when he was 5, he spent his growing up years moving among his various relatives over the next 12 years. His mother, Sally Marr, made a living as a stage performer, but would pass her son to her family to raise when finances were tight, as they often...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Drug overdose
Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mount Nebo,section 298-C
GPS coordinates: 34.2815094, -118.4668427 (hddd.dddd)
Caine, Howard b. January 2, 1926 d. December 28, 1993
Actor. He is best remembered for playing the role of German Gestapo Major 'Wolfgang Hochstetter' in the television comedy series, "Hogan's Heroes" (1967 to 1971). Born Howard Cohen in Nashville, Tennessee, he appeared in a Hal Roach "Our Gang" skit that was being filmed there, and took an interest in becoming an actor. In 1939, his family moved to New York City, where he began to learn acting. After service in the United States Navy at the end of World War II, he continued his studies at the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Candido, Candy b. December 25, 1913 d. May 19, 1999
Actor. He did hundreds of uncredited voiceovers for Disney and other movie studios and was the voice of popular characters in many Disney films, most notably the Indian Chief in Peter Pan, the Crocodile in Disney's Robin Hood and Fidget in The Great Mouse Detective. During his early years in show business he was also the bassist/vocalist with the Ted Fiorito Orchestra. In 1935 he sang a duet with Fred Astaire in the film Roberta and in the early 1960's he toured the country as Bud Abbott's...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cedar, Jon b. January 22, 1931 d. April 14, 2011
Actor. He was a veteran character performer fondly remembered for his role as Corporal Langenscheidt on the TV sitcom "Hogan's Heroes", from 1965 to 1971. He began his career as a child traveling the country with his family appearing in off-Broadway and in national tour shows. Settling in California, he did many performances with the Players Ring Hollywood theater troupe, when he was cast on the "Ben Casey" TV series in 1962. He soon became a constant regular on television, appearing in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cohen, Harvey b. September 13, 1951 d. January 14, 2007
Composer and Orchestrator. The Boston, Massachusetts native was best known for writing and composing musical scores for movies on television and the big screen as well as television serials and animated programming. Cohen's two Emmy wins for musical direction and composition were for children's animated programming "The Adventures of Batman and Robin: A Bullet For Bullock" and "Disney's Aladdin". His prime time television musical credits were "Sex and The City", "The Wonder Years" and "Dallas"...[Read More] (Bio by: Allcalmap)
Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Colonna, Jerry b. September 17, 1904 d. November 21, 1986
Actor, Comedian, Singer, Composer. He is best remembered for his popping eyes and screeching voice, and for being a popular foil for comedian Bob Hope, whom he accompanied on his USO junkets during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born Gerald Luigi Colonna of Italian immigrant parents in Boston, Massachusetts, he admired his grandfather's enormous moustache so much that he would describe it as "its so large that you can see it from the back" and growing up, he determined to...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 848, Grave 7
GPS coordinates: 34.2760506, -118.4651337 (hddd.dddd)
Compson, Betty b. March 19, 1897 d. April 18, 1974
Actress. Versatile star of silent films and later a character performer in talkies. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for "The Barker" (1928). Born Eleanor Luisime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she made her vaudeville debut at 15, billed as "The Vagabond Violinist". She broke into films in 1915 and served her apprenticeship in slapstick comedies, westerns, and serials. The melodrama "The Miracle Man" (1919), in which she co-starred with Lon Chaney, established her as one of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 853, Grave 4
GPS coordinates: 34.2762604, -118.4651031 (hddd.dddd)
Connors, Chuck b. April 10, 1921 d. November 10, 1992
Actor. Real name Kevin Joseph Charles Aloysius Connors. He appeared in over 40 films but won his greatest fame as TV's "The Rifleman". Born in Brooklyn, the strapping, 6'5" Connors attended Seton Hall College and served in the Army during World War II. After his discharge in 1946 he briefly played professional basketball with the newly-formed Boston Celtics, and baseball with his hometown Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, but after spending most of his sports career in the minor leagues he decided...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Cancer
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section J, T-20, grave 123
GPS coordinates: 34.2773094, -118.4659882 (hddd.dddd)

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