Find A Grave - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World movie

Anderson, Eddie (Edmund) Lincoln 'Rochester' b. September 18, 1905 d. February 28, 1977
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of ‘Rochester Van Jones', on the "Jack Benny Show". The son of a minstrel, Big Ed Anderson, and a circus tightrope walker, Ella May Anderson, Eddie was born into a show business family, where he joined his brother, Cornelius, in a vaudeville troop. For a while, he played bit roles in movies, including the role of ‘Noah' in "The Green Pastures" (1936), which led to his role with Jack Benny on his radio program in 1937. Playing the role of a Pullman...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Heart ailment
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 2504
Backus, Jim b. February 25, 1913 d. July 3, 1989
Actor. A screen, stage, radio and television figure, he is best known for being the voice of the cartoon character "Mr. MaGoo," and for playing 'Thurston Howell' on the classic 1960s television show "Gilligain's Island." Perhaps his best known film role was as James Dean's ineffectual father in "Rebel Without a Cause." His other films include "Pat and Mike," "Man of a Thousand Faces," "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," and "Myra Breckinridge."
Cause of death: Complications of Parkinson's disease
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, #203
GPS coordinates: 34.0582390, -118.4414978 (hddd.dddd)
Berle, Milton b. July 12, 1908 d. March 27, 2002
Comic Actor whose career spanned show business from vaudeville, silent films, radio, television, to Broadway and Las Vegas. Milton's career began at the age of 5 on the streets of upper Manhattan, where he did Charlie Chaplin imitations to entertain other kids. An agent saw him and found work for him as the Buster Brown boy, selling shoes. Chaplin heard about him and sent for him, and he appeared in several silent films with the great Charlie Chaplin. He began in Broadway in 1920 on a musical...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Blue, Ben b. September 12, 1901 d. March 7, 1975
Vaudeville Comedian. Born Benjamin Bernstein, Ben Blue immigrated to the United States where he became a dance instructor, dance school owner, and a successful nightclub owner. He began his movie career in short films for Warner Brothers in 1926 and later worked at Hal Roach Studios, Paramount and later at MGM. Some of his notable film appearances were in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938), For Me and My Gal (1942) which starred Judy Garland, One Sunday Afternoon (1948) which was a remake of the...[Read More] (Bio by: r77ortiz)
Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum. Columbarium of Graciousness, #810
Brown, Joe (Joseph Evan) E. b. July 28, 1892 d. July 6, 1973
Actor, Comedian. Born in Holgate, Ohio, he exhibited natural athletic ability as a boy, and joined a tumbling act which toured and appeared with circuses and area vaudeville theaters. After spending a number of years as a youth touring and performing, he returned to Toledo, Ohio at age fourteen. He played on many Toledo amateur baseball teams as a teenager, and had a brief semiprofessional stint with Needham's All-Stars until a broken leg slowed his sports career. Offered a contract with the...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunrise Slope, ornate marble statue/display towards the far south-west end of the section.
GPS coordinates: 34.1219902, -118.2477722 (hddd.dddd)
Demarest, William b. February 27, 1892 d. December 27, 1983
Well-known motion picture and television actor. His career spanned six decades, starting in Vaudeville. Fondly remembered for playing the part of 'Uncle Charley' in the classic 1965-72 TV series "My Three Sons." He was the police chief on "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," movie. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunrise Slope, L-3105
GPS coordinates: 34.1247292, -118.2466965 (hddd.dddd)
Devine, Andy b. October 7, 1905 d. February 18, 1977
Actor. Born in Flagstaff, Arizona, Andy's family moved to Kingman, Arizona when he was 1 year old. His father, having lost a leg as a railroad employee, had used the settlement money to purchase the Beale Hotel and Andy worked there as a child. A large, active boy, he suffered numerous broken bones growing up. His raspy voice was the result of a fall with a stick in his mouth which permanently damaged his vocal cords. Leaving Kingman to attend college, he played football at St. Mary and St...[Read More] (Bio by: O'side Native)
Cause of death: Leukemia
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Durante, Jimmy b. February 10, 1893 d. January 29, 1980
Legendary actor, comedian and vaudeville star for over 50 years. He is fondly remembered for his trademark large nose (which he referred to as the Great Schnozzola), gravel voice, and slaughter of words. His signature sign off, "Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are" is a tribute to his first wife, Jeanne Olsen, who had died in 1943. Born James Francis Durante in New York City, he dropped out of school in the eighth grade when his schoolmates made fun of his big nose, large ears, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: F, T96, space 6
Fell, Norman b. March 24, 1924 d. December 14, 1998
Actor. Born Norman Feld, he was a tail gunner for the Air Force Pacific division during WWII before persuing a career in acting. Star of 30 films including "The Graduate," "Sergeant Ryker," and "Inherit the Wind," he is best known for his role as landlord Stanley Roper on televison's "Threes Company" and "The Ropers," co-starring Audra Lindley as Mrs. Roper and John Ritter as aspiring chef Jack Tripper. This role won him a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor. Other television...[Read More] (Bio by: Hennessy_Bridge)
Cause of death: Cancer
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Heritage, Columbarium of Tradition, Niche 1601A
Hackett, Buddy b. August 31, 1924 d. June 30, 2003
Comedian. Legendary rubber-faced comic, actor, and entertainer. He is fondly remembered for his half-century comedy career. Described as a comic's comic, he appeared in motion pictures such as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), and "The Love Bug" (1968)." Television appearances include "What's My Line?," "The Hollywood Squares," and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In," among many others. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Horton, Edward Everett b. March 18, 1886 d. September 29, 1970
Actor. Popular motion picture character actor of the 1920s to the 1970s. Fondly remembered as the exasperated protagonist in the classic Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films "The Gay Divorcee" (1934) and "Top Hat" (1935). In the 1960s, he was the narrator on television's "Fractured Fairy Tales". He was the hardware store owner on "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Whispering Pines, Lot 984, at the top of the hill
Keaton, Buster b. October 4, 1895 d. February 1, 1966
Legendary motion picture comic actor, writer, producer, and director of the 1910s thru 1960s. Born on October 4, 1895, in Piqua, Kansas, as Joseph Francis Keaton. The oldest son of Joseph and Myra Keaton, who were stage comedians. Buster joined his family's act at a very young age. It soon developed into a very rough stage act, with Buster's dad hitting him with brooms and other objects on the stage. This...[Read More] (Bio by: Marta Monk)
Cause of death: Cancer
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: George Washington Section, Court of Valor, Lot 5512
GPS coordinates: 34.1447182, -118.3176193 (hddd.dddd)
Knotts, Don b. July 21, 1924 d. February 24, 2006
Actor, Comedian. Born Jesse Donald Knotts in Morgantown, West Virginia, he is best known for his roles as 'Deputy Barney Fife' in the 1960s television series the "Andy Griffith Show," and as landlord 'Ralph Furley' from the late 1970s television situation comedy series "Three's Company." He began his career as a ventriloquist and comedian in his local hometown of Morgantown. Following an unsuccessful career launch in New York, he returned home to attend West Virginia University. He entered the...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Cause of death: Complications of lung cancer
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Kramer, Stanley b. September 29, 1913 d. February 19, 2001
Motion Picture Director. His credits include "The Defiant Ones," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Inherit the Wind," and numerous others. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Lane, Charles b. January 26, 1905 d. July 9, 2007
Actor. He was a prolific character actor who appeared in films and television shows, during a career which spanned more than seven decades. He is best remembered by many as 'Homer Bedloe' in the 1960s television comedy series "Petticoat Junction". Some of his memorable movie roles include, "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" (1936), "The Cat and the Canary" (1939), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "The Juggler" (1953), "Teacher's Pet" (1958), "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Merman (Zimmerman), Ethel (Ethel Agnes) [cenotaph] b. January 16, 1908 d. February 15, 1984
Entertainer. One of the most celebrated performers of the Broadway Musical stage. Her loud, brash singing style made her an overnight sensation when she belted out "I Got Rhythm" in the 1930 production of Girl Crazy. Among her most notable Broadway performances were Anything Goes, Panama Hattie, Call Me Madam, Gypsy, Hello Dolly and "Annie Get Your Gun" in which she sang her signature song, "There's No Business Like Show Business." She recreated several of her Broadway roles on the big screen...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis)
Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Family Room. Ashes with family in New York, to be interred here at a later date.
Shawn (Schulefand), Dick (Richard) b. December 1, 1923 d. April 17, 1987
Actor, Comedian. Born Richard Schulefand in Buffalo, New York. He made his television debut in a support role in Judy Holliday's ‘Sunday in Town' in 1954. He appeared in his first feature film in 1956's ‘The Opposite Sex,' followed by back to back releases of ‘The Wizard of Baghdad' and ‘Wake Me When It's Over' opposite Ernie Kovacs in 1960. He made his Broadway bow in 1962's extremely short running ‘The Egg,' which was quickly followed by a role in ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Memorial Court, North Wall, Crypt 734
Silvers, Phil b. May 11, 1911 d. November 1, 1985
Comedian, Actor. He is best remembered for his classic role of ‘Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko’, in the television series, "You'll Never Get Rich," later changed to "The Phil Silvers Show" (1954 to 1959). Born Philip Silversmith in New York City, he started in show business as a child actor in vaudeville, and by 1934, he was working in Minsky's Burlesque, where he trained in comic routines and perfected his timing. Eventually, he was brought to Hollywood, and in a classic Phil Silvers comedy...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Gardens of Heritage, Lot 1004
Tracy, Spencer b. April 5, 1900 d. June 10, 1967
Actor. Legendary, award-winning American stage and motion picture figure of the 1930s through the 1960s. He was nominated nine times for Academy Awards. He won the Oscar twice, once for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the film "Captains Courageous" (1937), the other for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the film "Boys Town" (1938). Married to ...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Heart attack.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Everlasting Peace, immediately to the right as you enter.
GPS coordinates: 34.1226044, -118.2350769 (hddd.dddd)

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