Find A Grave - Riverside County

Burrud, William James 'Bill' b. January 12, 1925 d. July 12, 1990
Child actor in motion pictures in the 1930s. Later producer/host of television nature/travel documentaries: "Treasure" (1958); "Flight to Adventure" (1960); "Thrill Hunters" (1966); "Animal World" (1968-1980); "Safari to Adventure" (1969-1975); "The Challenging Sea" (1969); "World of Women" (1969); "World of the Sea" (1970); "The Great Apes" (1970); "The World of Reptiles" (1971); "Curse of the Mayan Temple" (1977); and "New! Animal World" (1983). (Bio by: Theologianthespian)
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section 28, Grave 1608
Capra, Frank b. May 18, 1897 d. September 3, 1991
Legendary motion picture director, writer, and producer of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Three-time Oscar winner for his direction on the timeless classics "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), and "You Can't Take It with You" (1938). He also directed the 1946 holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life," among many other great films. An American icon. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Lot 289, Unit 8, Block 77
Cartwright, Peggy b. November 14, 1912 d. June 13, 2001
Actress. Original member of the Our Gang series. She appeared in the first six shorts including "Our Gang" (1922). She was the last surviving member of the original "Our Gang" group of children. Canadian-born Cartwright was one of Hollywood's earliest child actors (1915's "Birth of a Nation"). At 50, she married African-American actor/activist Bill Walker (best remembered as 'Rev. Sykes' in the 1962 film classic "To Kill a Mockingbird"), making them one of the few interracial couples in...[Read More]
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Christian, Linda b. November 13, 1923 d. July 22, 2011
Actress. Born Blanca Rosa Welter, the daughter of a Dutch executive in the oil industry, she grew up in Venezuela, South Africa, Holland, Switzerland and Palestine, learning to speak multiple languages fluently while becoming a model student during her schooling. She worked at the Office of the British Censor during her residence in Palestine and began her training in the medical field, prior to moving to Los Angeles where she developed an interest in acting. She broke into films with a minor...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Clements, Stanley C. b. July 16, 1926 d. October 16, 1981
Actor. He is best known for replacing actor Leo Gorcey in the "Bowery Boys" series of motion pictures, staying with the long-running serial from 1956 until 1958 with the role of "Duke Coveleskie". He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: 4, 512
Cochran, Jacqueline b. August 28, 1910 d. August 9, 1980
Jacqueline Cochran was a aviator and business leader famous for the largest aviation speed record in the United States. In 1961, she flew speeds of up to 1,429 miles per hour at an altitude of 55,253 feet. In 1964, she set the standing woman's record for world speed. She was promoted to colonel in the reserves, from which she retired in 1970. Cochran was inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame in 1965 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1935, she became the first...[Read More] (Bio by: Charles Johnathan Baumer)
Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Riverside County, California, USA
Condon, Chris b. December 7, 1923 d. December 19, 2010
Cinematography Pioneer. Born Christo Dimitri Koudounis, he is noted as the inventor of the widescreen 3D 35mm and 70mm reflex lens used for motion picture cameras. After serving in the US Army Air Force during World War II, he began his career as a photo-optical designer at Century Precision Optics Hollywood, California. Working with Hollywood producers, he received his first patent for a 3D projection system in 1953 and developed the Tele-Athenar telephoto lens used by Walt Disney...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: 51 0 1055
Courtot, Marguerite b. August 20, 1897 d. May 28, 1986
Actress. Lovely leading lady of silent films. Born in Summit, New Jersey, she worked as a model before entering films at the age of 14. Courtot's credits include "The Octoroon" (1913), "The Ventures of Marguerite" (1915), "The Dead Alive" (1916), "The Kiss" (1916), "Crime and Punishment" (1917), "The Velvet Finger" (1920), "The Yellow Arm" (1921) and "Down to the Sea in Ships" (1922). While making the latter film she fell in love with her co-star, [Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Daniel, Frantisek b. April 14, 1926 d. February 28, 1996
Writer, Director, Producer. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: San. of Good Shepard South, #8, D
Daniels, Milton John b. April 18, 1838 d. December 1, 1914
US Congressman. Elected to represent California's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 to 1905.
Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Evergreen Mausoelum, Crypt C-29E
Darr, Mike b. March 21, 1976 d. February 15, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. Originally a draft pick of the Detroit Tigers, Darr was traded by the Tigers with Mike Skrmetta to the San Diego Padres for Jody Reed on March 22, 1997. He played parts of 3 seasons with the Padres from 1999 to 2001. The opening day starting center fielder in 2001, he hit only two home runs, both of which were game winners against the Mets and the Giants. Great defensively, but lacking power, he was known for a great sense of humor and intensity on the ballfield as...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Memorial Park & Mortuary, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Dexter, Brad b. April 9, 1917 d. December 11, 2002
Actor. Born Boris Michel Soso, for over four decades he was a versatile character performer best remembered for the role as gunfighter Harry Luck in the film "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). Trained in theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse, after serving in the US Army during World War II, he made his screen debut in "Heldorado" (1946) His many other credits include "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950), "Run Silent, Run deep" (1958), "Taras Bulba" (1962), "None But the Brave" (1965) and "Shampoo" (1975). For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section B2, grave 28
Draves, Victoria 'Vicki' b. December 31, 1924 d. April 11, 2010
Olympic Athlete. A two-time gold medalist, she became the first woman to achieve first-place finishes in both the springboard diving and platform diving events, during the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London. Born Victoria Manalo in San Francisco, one of twins to a Filipino father and an English mother, she was raised in poverty. At age 16 while attending Commerce High School, she became interested in diving and was introduced to and trained by coach Phil Patterson. While learning she endured...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Mission Santa Rosa West Exterior, Niche 17
Dreier, Alex b. June 26, 1916 d. March 12, 2000
He was an award winning broadcaster with seven Emmy Awards for his radio and television commentary and reporting, whose booming delivery earned him the nickname "The Voice". As a fledging UPI reporter, he was expelled from Germany in 1941 by the Nazi government. He dined with the likes of Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt. He performed briefly in a Las Vegas act with Phil Harris and once contemplated doing a sitcom. At the time of his death he was serving on the board of Eisenhower...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section B-30, lot 351
Farrell, Charles D. b. August 9, 1901 d. May 6, 1990
Silent Screen Star, Politician, Entrepreneur. He was a popular Hollywood leading man, first silent and then early talkie movies. By the end of the 30's, Farrell's star diminished but in 1938, he with several partners founded the fabled Hollywood Racquet Club which became the watering hole of the stars in Palm Springs that took a dusty, hot little town where no one ever ventured to a place of prosperity, plush development and the winter home of movie stars and famous people of every...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest
Welwood Murray Cemetery, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section 10-3, Lot F
Faye, Alice b. May 5, 1915 d. May 9, 1998
Actress. Born Alice Jeane Leppert and raised in New York City’s “Hells Kitchen,” Alice Faye quit school at 14 to become a chorus girl, lying about her age in order to get the audition. She danced in the famous “George White’s Scandals” revues. Not long after that she was discovered by Rudy Vallee, who hired her to sing with his band. Vallee went to Hollywood to star in Fox’s 1934 film version of George White’s Scandals and Faye, who was slated to sing one song in the film, became leading...[Read More] (Bio by: Craig Johnson)
Cause of death: Stomach cancer
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Field, Virginia b. November 4, 1917 d. January 5, 1992
Actress. A popular Hollywood glamour girl, she is remembered for her dozens of film and television appearances. Born Margaret Cynthia Field to a respected British judge and a mother related to General Robert E. Lee, she was educated in London and Paris and broke into show business with the help of her aunt, actress Auriol Lee. After stage appearances in London and Vienna, Virginia made her silver screen bow in 1934's "The Primrose Path" with her turn later that same year in "The Lady is Willing"...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Flame, Ditra b. 1912 d. 1984
American Folk Figure. She appeared at the Rudolph Valentino memorial services for many years as the original "Lady in Black."
San Jacinto Valley Cemetery, San Jacinto, Riverside County, California, USA
Fowley, Douglas (Daniel Vincent) b. May 30, 1911 d. May 21, 1998
Character Actor. He moved to Los Angeles and studied at Los Angeles City College and later, he served in the Navy during World War II. He appeared in more than 200 films, from his debut in The Mad Game (1933), with Spencer Tracy and Claire Trevor. But he is fondly remembered for his role in the classic 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain (1952), where he played a film director trying to ease a silent-film star into her first talking picture. In television, he is remembered for his role as Doc...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Laurel Cemetery, Murrieta, Riverside County, California, USA
Frey, Albert b. October 18, 1903 d. November 14, 1998
Architect. A pioneer of the "Mid-Century Moderne" style. He was born in Switzerland and showed an interest in mechanics early in life, but his father wanted him to be an architect. Frey didn't think designing chalets and other ordinary buildings he saw in his homeland would be interesting work, but after seeing the exciting modern structures being designed by the architect "Le Corbusier", Frey changed his mind and decided to travel to Paris to work for him. By 1930 Frey was moving to New York...[Read More] (Bio by: Christian)
Welwood Murray Cemetery, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA

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