Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Cemetery in Culver City, California, US
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California , operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese .
It is partially in the Culver City city limits.[1]
Interior of the Cemetery as of July 2021.
Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises 200 acres (81 ha).[2] It contains—amongst others—the graves and tombs of showbusiness professionals. Many celebrities are in the sections near "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery.
Notable burials
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Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress
Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino
Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor
Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress
Cecilia Alvear (1939–2017), journalist
Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress
Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor
Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor
Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor
Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress
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Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player
Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress
Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach
John Beradino (1917–1996), actor, Major League Baseball player
Johnny Bero (1922–1985), Major League Baseball player
Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress
Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir, had affair with model Vicki Morgan , a murder victim
Betsy Bloomingdale (1922–2016), widow of Alfred Bloomingdale, socialite and author
Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), American illustrator and painter
Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), actor
Ray Bolger (1904–1987), actor and dancer best known for his role of The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz [3]
Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969), actor
Charles Boyer (1899–1978), actor
Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor
Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor, producer and writer
Joseph Breen (1890–1965), former head of the Production Code Administration
Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress
Sonny Burke (1914–1980), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
Daws Butler (1916–1988), actor and voice-over artist best known for voicing Huckleberry Hound , Yogi Bear , Quick Draw McGraw , Snagglepuss , and others
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John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian[4]
Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor
Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor
Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor
Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress
D. Worth Clark (1902–1955), U.S. Senator (1939–1945) from Idaho
Ruth Clifford (1900–1998), actress
Bill Cody (1891–1948), actor
Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor and voice-over artist
Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television writer and producer
Jackie Coogan (1914–1984), actor
Charles Correll (1890–1972), actor and comedian
Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973), actress, dancer and choreographer
Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician
Bing Crosby (1903–1977), actor and singer (Father of Dennis, Lindsay, Phillip Crosby)[5]
Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby)
Leo Cullum (1942–2010), cartoonist
Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor
D
Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress
Joan Davis (1907–1961), actress and comedian
Virginia Davis (1918–2009), child actress
Bobby Day (1928–1990), singer
Dennis Day (1916–1988), actor, singer and comedian
Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor
Fred de Cordova (1910–2001), director and producer
Eadie Del Rubio (1921–1996), musician
Elena Del Rubio (1921–2001), musician
Milly Del Rubio (1921–2011), musician
Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor
Ralph DePalma (1892–1956), champion racecar driver, won 1915 Indianapolis 500 , inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991
Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), actor and singer
John Doucette (1921–1994), actor
Constance Dowling (1920–1969), actress
Doris Dowling (1923–2004), actress
William Dozier (1908–1991), producer best known for creating the TV series Batman
Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor
Al Dubin (1891–1945), songwriter
Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), actor and comedian
Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012), former Lieutenant Governor of California and U.S. Congressman from California.
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F
John Fante (1909–1983), novelist, short-story and screenwriter.
John Farrow (1904–1963), director, husband of actress Maureen O'Sullivan , father of actress Mia Farrow
Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), actress
James Flavin (1906–1976), actor
Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor and comedian
George J. Folsey (1898–1988), cinematographer
Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director
John Ford (1894–1974), director
Paul Ford (1901–1976), actor
Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor
Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress
Norman Foster (1900–1976), actor and director
Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer
Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
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Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (1891–1955), actor
William Garity (1899–1971), sound engineer
Pauline Garon (1900–1965), actress
Mike Gazella (1895–1978), MLB player
Charles Gemora (1903–1961), actor and stuntman
Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress
Gaston Glass (1899–1965), actor
James Gleason (1882–1959), actor
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales (1922–2000), actor
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor
Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress
Gilda Gray (1901–1959), actress and dancer
Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor
Fathia Ghali (1930–1976), princess of Egypt
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Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor and comedian best known for his role of The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
Jack Haley Jr. (1933–2001), director, producer and writer
Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), producer
Kipp Hamilton (1934–1981), actress
Fred Haney (1898–1977), MLB player and manager
Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress
Neal Hart (1879-1949), actor and director
Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer
June Haver (1926–2005), actress
Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer[6]
Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster
Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress
Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian
Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), actor
Barron Hilton (1927–2019), business executive
Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain
Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), actor
Stan Hough (1918–1990), former vice-president of 20th Century Fox
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J
K
Herbert Kalmus (1881–1963), co-inventor of Technicolor
Robert Keith (1898–1966), actor
Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor
Charles Kemper (1900–1950), actor
Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor and comedian
J. M. Kerrigan (1884–1964), actor
Norman Kerry (1894–1956), actor
Cammie King (1934–2010), child actress
Henry King (1886–1982), director
James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), actor and director
Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress
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Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor
Sir Lancelot (1902–2001), singer
Mario Lanza (1921–1959), actor and singer
Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), actor
Tim Layana (1964–1999), MLB pitcher
Dorothy Leavey (1897–1998), philanthropist
Dixie Lee (1909–1952) actress, dancer and singer (Bing Crosby's first wife)
Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), sports announcer
Joan Leslie (1925-2015), actress
Nick Licata (1897–1974), mobster
Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress
David Lloyd (1934–2009), screenwriter
Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor
Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress
Ella Logan (1913–1969), actress and singer
Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor
Peanuts Lowrey (1917–1986), MLB outfielder
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor[7]
William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor
M
Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor
Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter
Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor
Gene Mako (1916–2013), tennis player
Effa Manley (1897–1981), owner of Newark Eagles
Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), movie studio executive
Toni Mannix (1906–1983), wife of Eddie Mannix
George Marshall (1891–1975), director
Harry Martin (1889–1951), medical director of 20th Century Fox Studios and third husband of Louella Parsons
Marion Martin (1909–1985), actress
Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), artist, educator
Al Martino (1927–2009), singer
Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and director
May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress
Leo McCarey (1898–1969), director
Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress
David McLean (1922–1995), actor
Stephen McNally (1913–1994), actor
Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress
Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, singer, dancer
Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor
James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer
Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor
Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress
Thelma Morgan (1904–1970), socialite, twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, aunt of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
James C. Morton (1884–1942), actor
Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor
Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), actor
Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer
Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter
Nicholas Musuraca (1892–1975), cinematographer
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O
Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor
Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor
Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer
Rod O'Connor (1914–1964), announcer
Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver, actor
Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz
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Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor
George Pal (1908–1980), director, producer and animator
Erv Palica (1928–1982), MLB pitcher
Hermes Pan (1910–1990), choreographer and dancer
Louella Parsons (1881–1972), writer and columnist
Marty Pasetta (1932–2015), television producer and director
Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress
Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor
Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor and director
Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress
ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress and comedian
John Polich (1916–2001), NHL player
Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), actor
Jerry Priddy (1919–1980), MLB second baseman
Dick Purcell (1908–1944), actor
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Grave of Rosalind Russell at Holy Cross
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Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen consort of Egypt.
Gia Scala (1934–1972), actress
Fred F. Sears (1913–1957), actor and director
Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress
Edward Sedgwick (1889–1953), actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
Miriam Seegar (1907–2011), actress
John F. Seitz (1892–1979), cinematographer and inventor.
Mack Sennett (1880–1960), mogul
Frank Shannon (1874–1959), actor
Diane Sherbloom (1942–1961), figure skater
Margarita Sierra (1936–1963), singer and actress
Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of Continental Airlines
Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress
Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent.
Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer
Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer
Edmund Sylvers (1957–2004), singer
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V
W
Geraldine Wall (1912–1970), actress
Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor
Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor
Ned Washington (1901–1976), songwriter
Bernie Wayne (1919–1993), songwriter
Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), musician
Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer
Tim Whelan (1893–1957), director and screenwriter
William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of The Hollywood Reporter , Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's
Mary Wilson (1944–2021), singer; founding member of The Supremes
Paula Winslowe (1910–1996), actress
Jack Wrather (1918–1984), investor
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See also
References
External links
Geography
Areas Government
City departments Education
Primary and secondary schools Other education Other
Landmarks Transportation This list is incomplete.
Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias Bishop of Monterey Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego Archbishops of Los Angeles Auxiliary bishops, current Auxiliary bishops, former Priests who became bishops
Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
Deanery 13 (Westside)
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades
St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City
St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood
St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills
St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood
Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood
Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood
Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles
Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles
St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire
St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Deanery 15 (Downtown/South)
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
Precious Blood Catholic Church
St. Cecilia Catholic Church
St. Patrick Catholic Church
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood)
St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood
St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles
Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Spanish mission
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Note: This is not a Spanish mission, but rather, a parish church.)
San Fernando Pastoral Region
Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley)
Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks
Our Lady of Grace, Encino
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge
Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park
St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills
St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys
St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino
St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills
St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks
St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth
St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills
St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka
St. Mel, Woodland Hills
Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock)
Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale
Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale
Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank)
Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima
Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood
Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima
Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills
Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley
St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando
St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood
St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood
St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar
St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys
St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando
St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank
St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank
St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City
St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank
Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando
Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale)
Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
San Gabriel Pastoral Region
Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace)
All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra)
All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena
St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena
Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel
Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente)
Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia
Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut)
San Pedro Pastoral Region
Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood)
Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk)
Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada
Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia
Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro)
American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach
SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington
Deanery 20 (Long Beach)
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria)
La Purisima Mission, Lompoc
Mission Santa Inés, Solvang
Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara)
Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara
Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula)
Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura
Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo)
Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo
Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
Universities and colleges
Loyola Marymount University
Mount St. Mary's University
High schools
Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights
Cathedral HS (Boys)
Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls)
Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys)
Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls)
Notre Dame Acad. (Girls)
St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey
St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls)
St. Monica Preparatory, Santa Monica
Verbum Dei Jesuit HS, Watts (Boys)
High schools, closed
Daniel Murphy HS, Los Angeles
Mount Carmel HS, Los Angeles
San Fernando Pastoral Region
High schools
Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills
Chaminade HS, West Hills
Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino
Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge
Louisville HS, Woodland Hills
Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks
Paraclete HS, Lancaster
Providence HS, Burbank
St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge
St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City
High schools, closed
Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank
Our Lady of Corvallis HS, Studio City
Holy Family HS, Glendale
St. John Paul II STEM Acad., Burbank
Villa Cabrini Acad., Burbank
San Gabriel Pastoral Region
High schools
Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra
St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora
Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente
Damien HS, La Verne
Salesian HS, Los Angeles
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello
La Salle College Prep., Pasadena
Mayfield Senior, Pasadena
St. Monica Acad., Montrose
Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona
San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel
Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
San Pedro Pastoral Region
High schools
St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey
Junipero Serra HS, Gardena
St. Joseph High School, Lakewood
St. Anthony HS, Long Beach
Don Bosco HS, Rosemead
Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro
St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs
Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance
Universities and colleges, closed
Marymount College, Palos Verdes
High schools, closed
Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
San Fernando Pastoral Region
San Gabriel Pastoral Region
San Pedro Pastoral Region
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
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