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Hollywood Forever This 60-acre cemetery lies in the heart of Hollywood and is the final resting place to countless celebrities and reportedly even a few ghosts. Originally founded as the Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery in 1899, the cemetery had its name changed to Hollywood Forever Cemetery when it was purchased nearly 100 years later in 1998. The former management was accused of financial mismanagement and the state of California had forbid the sale of further plots. It was then purchased by Forever Enterprises, which immediately gave it a new name and restored it to its previous state. In addition, they implemented several technological advances, making it arguably the most high tech cemetery in the world. The new management also inherited more than a few strange tales that came with the property, whether they wanted them or not. The Lady in Black At the time of his death, Rudolph Valentino was at the height of his fame. He died from blood poisoning following a perforated ulcer on August 23, 1926 at the young age of 31. The silent film star was so popular that an estimated crowd of 100,000 showed up for his funeral services held in New York City. When his body was transported across the nation by train to Los Angeles, the railroad tracks were lined with fans that wanted to get a glimpse of the train. Some 80,000 people were said to have flocked to this cemetery as his casket was carried into the Cathedral Mausoleum on the grounds. The mausoleum was meant as a temporary home, while a more elaborate memorial was planned. However, complications arose and the mausoleum soon turned into the permanent resting place for Valentino. His crypt can be found in the far southeast corner of the Cathedral Mausoleum. The legend of the Lady in Black was said to have begun on the first anniversary of Valentino's death. Then and every year after, a mysterious woman dressed all in black visited Valentino's crypt with a bouquet of red roses and left them there, without saying a word. It wasn't long before the media got word of the story and they soon began writing reports about the mystery visitor hidden behind the black veil, who they dubbed "The Lady in Black". Several women came forward and claimed to be the woman and there were even some suggestions that the whole thing had been nothing more than a publicity stunt. One woman's admission seems to be the most accepted version of the tale. Ditra Flame came forward in 1947 after countless other women claimed to be the true "Lady in Black" to set the story straight. According to her version, her mother had been friends with Valentino and had asked if he wouldn't visit her young daughter (Flame) who was gravely ill in the hospital. Valentino agreed and brought along a red rose on his visit. Reportedly, he then asked her to return the favor if he ever died. Flame agreed and followed through with her promise for several years after. She gave up her annual visits after 1954 when she found herself surrounded by several other women dressed all in black. She resumed her pilgrimage in 1977, but this time dressed in regular street clothes. Flame died in 1984 and her grave in San Jacinto Valley Cemetery reads "Lady in Black." The story of the "Lady in Black" does not end there. In fact, there are many reported sightings of a ghostly woman dressed all in black kneeling in front of Valentino's tomb. Yet others report being alone in the mausoleum and being shocked to find roses suddenly appear in the vases that hang from the tomb, when they had been empty just moments before. Others report hearing disembodied footsteps or the overwhelming feeling of being watched while alone inside the mausoleum. Almost all attribute these accounts to the ghost of the "Lady in Black." The Long Black Veil Hollywood Forever's "Lady in Black" has even found her way into popular culture. In 1959, Nashville songwriters Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin set out to write a song that captured the sound and feel of the old Appalachian ballads. For inspiration, they listened to Red Foley's "God Walks These Hills With Me" and turned their attention to two real-life news stories. The first involved an unsolved murder of a priest in New Jersey and the other was of this mysterious "Lady in Black" who visited Valentino's tomb. With all three elements driving them, they produced the song "The Long Black Veil." The story recalls a man accused of murder that he didn't commit. He has a rock-solid alibi, but refuses to reveal it since it involves his affair with his best friend's wife. With no defense, he is found guilty and put to death and every year after, his lover comes to his grave dressed all in black. Dill and Wilkin were apparently successful in mimicking the old Appalachian ballads, as "The Long Black Veil" is often believed to be a traditional tune to this day. It was first recorded by Lefty Frizzell, but has since been performed by the likes of Johnny Cash, The Band, the Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, plus many, many more. The Ghost of Clifton Webb While Clifton Webb wowed the critics with his acting skills in the film-noir thrillers Laura (1944) and The Dark Corner (1946), it is his portrayal of the snobbish, yet-brilliant babysitter, Mr. Belvedere, in the three films Sitting Pretty (1948), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) that he is most remembered. His performance in Sitting Pretty earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, which was the third and last nomination he received from the Academy. Webb had a house on North Rexford Drive in Los Angeles, which he constantly renovated to make it his "dream home." He reportedly once said that he would always remain at the house, even in death. In 1960, Webb became devastated at the loss of his mother with whom he had a very close relationship and shared his house with him. It was said that they were inseparable in life and his health took a nasty turn following her death. On October 13, 1966, Webb died of a heart attack in the house at the age of 76 and his body was laid to rest at Hollywood Forever. By most accounts, his promise to linger on at the residence came true as his apparition was often spotted there and reportedly made it very clear when he disagreed with what the occupants at the time were doing with the house. The house was reportedly torn down in the late-1990s and since then, his spirit is said to haunt the Sanctuary of Peace in the Abbey of the Psalms Mausoleum where his body resides. The accounts vary from witnesses describing the translucent figure of Webb, dressed in the type of fine suit he was known for, to a bright, shimmering light the size of a human being that illuminates the surrounding crypts. Yet others report hearing disembodied whistling and even his distinctive voice yelling out, trying to get their attention but only managing to shock the startled visitor. Webb's crypt can be found on the first row to the left after entering the mausoleum on the east wall near the last side-corridor. The Spirit of Virginia Rappe Virginia Rappe was a struggling silent-film actress at the time of her death on September 9, 1921 at the young age of 30. Rappe died of a case of peritonitis brought about by a ruptured bladder and was laid to rest at Hollywood Forever. The exact cause of these injuries sparked a worldwide scandal that led to Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle being charged with rape and murder. Witnesses testified that Arbuckle grabbed Rappe while she was in an intoxicated state and led her into a room during a party at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. There, according to witnesses, he brutally raped Rappe, even using a bottle by some accounts. Arbuckle would end up being tried three separate times for the crime, but would be acquitted each time. The trials became a media sensation and added to the growing sense of immorality in Hollywood. Even today, the case is still greatly debated with some putting forth the theory that Rappe's injuries were due to a botched abortion or some unsavory fault of her own and that Arbuckle was innocent. Regardless, both of their reputations were forever damaged by the trial and Arbuckle was forced into early retirement from acting and was followed by the accusations to his death in 1933. For her part, many claim that Rappe's inability to tell her side of the story that severely damaged her reputation may be behind the accounts of her spirit today in Hollywood Forever. Visitors to her small grave have reported hearing an incessant sobbing and crying that seemingly comes from nowhere. When they reportedly look around for the source of the noise, they are immediately disturbed to hear it coming from under their feet in the very ground where Rappe's coffin resides. Rappe is located in the Garden of Legends (Section 8) around the center part of the east-side of the lake. Her headstone lies under a large shrub. The Murder of William Desmond Taylor Another scandal to rock Hollywood around the same time of the Arbuckle/Rappe case was the murder of director William Desmond Taylor, whose body now resides in the Cathedral Mausoleum in Hollywood Forever. At the time of his death on February 1, 1922, Taylor was a popular and successful member of the Hollywood community. He was shot dead at his bungalow at 404-B South Alvarado Street in the Westlake Park area of Los Angeles. Police questioned many popular celebrities at the time and the newspapers ran sensational (and sometimes fabricated) headlines about the case. Though there have been countless suspects overtime, and even an alleged deathbed confession by actress Margaret Gibson, the case remains unsolved to this day. With the Arbuckle case and Taylor's murder combined with various drug-related deaths of other Hollywood celebrities, the perception of the general public was that the immorality of Hollywood was running amok. To crack down on the tainted image of their celebrities as well as the films, studios joined forces to create the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association, which is known today as the Motion Pictures Association of America. The new organization, headed at that time by Will H. Hayes, began to institute a series of "morality clauses" to be added to anyone who worked in films. Hays also compiled a specific code format (the do's and don'ts) for filmmakers to follow, which was dubbed the "Hays Code," but would later be renamed to the organization that enforced it - The Production Code Administration. Taylor is buried under his birth name of "William C. Deane-Tanner" in the Cathedral Mausoleum. His crypt is located on the north wall near the start (before the first side-corridor) of the second row to the right after entering. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Infamous American gangster, Benjamin Siegel, is buried in the Beth Olam Mausoleum on the grounds of Hollywood Forever. Siegel was commonly known as "Bugsy" and was allegedly responsible for establishing an organized crime syndicate in Los Angeles. He is also credited for the large-scale development of the Las Vegas strip in Nevada and transforming that city into what it is today. Siegel was killed on June 20, 1947, when an unknown assailant opened fire on him through a window at his girlfriend's house at 810 Linden Drive in Beverly Hills. Siegel was hit multiple times and died at the scene. The case remains unsolved to this date. Siegel's story was recounted in the 1991 film, Bugsy, starring Warren Beatty and directed by Barry Levinson. Siegel's tomb is located in section M2 of the Beth Olam Mausoleum, which is the second section to the right after entering the mausoleum. His marker reads perhaps ominously, "In Loving Memory from the Family." Griffith J. Griffith A name that is forever attached to the city of Los Angeles is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. His name is both lauded at times and held in contempt at others, but Griffith Jenkins Griffith will forever be something of a symbol to the city for his donation of 3,015 acres that today is known as Griffith Park. According to the stories, Griffith donated the property on December 16, 1896 in order to escape the so-called "Griffith Park Curse" that had plagued former owners and often left them penniless. He purchased the property (then known as Rancho Los Feliz) in 1882 to open an ostrich farm, but was beset by a series of misfortunes, such as flooding, storms, and reports of ghostly specters. Some accounts suggest that Griffith's known eccentricities were somehow exasperated during his time on the property and he started drinking heavily, only visiting the property during daytime hours to avoid the menacing spirits said to reside within. Local tales suggest that the donation did little to calm the so-called curse. On September 3, 1903, Griffith and his wife Christina were visiting the Arcadia Hotel in Santa Monica, when Griffith walked in the room carrying a gun and forced her to her knees (reportedly believing that she was conspiring with the Pope to poison him), handing her a prayer book. She apparently narrowly escaped death when she jerked her head just as the shot was fired, but the bullet still left her disfigured and blind in one eye. Griffith was charged with attempted murder and put on trial. Somehow, his defense successfully argued a case of insanity brought on by heavy drinking and Griffith was sentenced to only two years in San Quentin State Prison. Following his stay in prison that reportedly stabilized his mental state, Griffith apparently tried to repair the damage to his name by offering to build an observatory, planetarium, amphitheater and more on the grounds of Griffith Park. The city of Los Angeles was not inclined to accept a gift from a convicted felon and turned down his offers. Undaunted, Griffith set up a trust fund and willed the gifts to the city. On July 6, 1919, Griffith passed away and was buried in Hollywood Forever. Following his death, the city finally accepted the donation he willed to them and built the now-famous Griffith Observatory and Greek Theatre. Griffith's grave can be found under a large cenotaph dedicated to him on the northeast corner of the naturally named Griffith Lawn (Section 7). Jayne Mansfield: Victim of Satanism? There are differing accounts of how involved actress Jayne Mansfield was with Anton LaVey and his Church of Satan. Some stories claim that Mansfield's violent car accident demise on June 28, 1967 was brought about by a curse that LaVey placed on one of its occupants, Sam Brody, who was Mansfield's divorce lawyer and allegedly also her lover at the time. Mansfield, Brody, and driver Ronnie Harrison all died in the crash, while Mansfield's three children in the car survived with minor injuries. Reportedly Mansfield did pose for promotional photos with LaVey, but is believed to have maintained her Christian beliefs until her death. Jayne Mansfield has a cenotaph in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, but is actually buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Pennsylvania. Her cenotaph is located very near the northeast tip of the lake in the Garden of Legends (Section 8). The Curse of the Little Rascals Two stars of the comedy series The Little Rascals are also interred at Hollywood Forever. As like most of their co-stars, Carl Switzer and Darla Hood, led short lives with tragic ends. Switzer, who portrayed the character of Alfalfa in the series, died at the age of 31 on January 21, 1959. He was the victim of a gunshot wound to the groin during a physical altercation with someone Switzer believed owed him money. The killing was ruled to be justifiable in self-defense. Hood, who played the character of Darla, lived a bit longer, but passed away on June 13, 1979 at the age of 47 after she contracted acute hepatitis following minor surgery. The young ages of some of the cast at the time of their deaths led some people to claim that there is a curse on the cast. This "curse" was popularized in 2002 when an episode titled "The Curse of the Little Rascals" aired on E! True Hollywood Story. Switzer is located on the southwest side in the Garden of Memory (Section 6) very near Maple Avenue. Hood is entombed in the Abbey of the Psalms, in the Sanctuary of the Light (second row to the left from the entrance) on the top row near the side-corridor. Peter Lorre The ashes of actor Peter Lorre are interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. While he does not supposedly haunt the facility, nor was his death overly suspicious, he is well known in the world of horror. Lorre launched on to the horror scene in the 1931 Fritz Lang classic, M, playing the role of a child-murder with a penchant for whistling the "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt Suite. He would further cement his status with his performance in 1946 with the horror film, The Beast with Five Fingers, and would later become something of a regular in various horror films produced by American International Pictures (AIP) such as Tales of Terror (1962), The Raven (1963), and The Comedy of Terrors (1964). His soft creepy voice is often imitated by voice actors for animated characters; including episodes of Looney Tunes, Ren & Stimpy, and the film The Brave Little Toaster. Lorre also appeared as Le Chiffre in the Casino Royale installment of the TV show Climax! - The first adaptation of an Ian Fleming James Bond novel for film or television. This made Peter Lorre the first actor to play a Bond villain. In his later years, Lorre's health struggled from an accumulation of weight issues, diabetes, and an addition to morphine. He passed away at the age of 59 on March 23, 1964 from a stroke. Fellow horror star and good friend, Vincent Price, read the eulogy at Lorre's funeral. Lorre's tomb can be found on the bottom row of the Cathedral Mausoleum on the south wall towards the last side-corridor on the second row to the right from the entrance. Coral Browne Australian Actress Coral Browne's ashes were scattered in the rose garden at Hollywood Forever. Browne appeared in only one horror film, 1973's Theater of Blood. In it, she played the character of a female critic who was electrocuted by a hairdryer that had been booby-trapped by villain Edward Kendall Sheridan Lionheart, played by Vincent Price. She would hit it off with Price and the two would be married in 1974. The duo would again team up for the 1979 TV mini-series, Time Express, where they ran a fantastical train that could take its passengers back to a turning point in their lives, so that they could alter the course. Price and Browne remained married until she succumbed to breast cancer on May 29, 1991 at the age of 77. The rose garden is located on the northwest corner of the Garden of Eternal Love (Section 5), directly across from the Chapel. Leo Gordon and Lynn Cartwright Also interred at Hollywood Forever are husband and wife, Leo Gordon and Lynn Cartwright. Gordon is familiar name to the horror genre as both an actor and screenwriter. His tough-man appearance landed him several bad guy roles in westerns over the years, but he also popped up in horror films like The Haunted Palace (1963), The Lucifer Complex (1978) (with his wife), and Bog (1983). However it was his work with Roger Corman that horror fans know best, writing such AIP films as Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959), The Wasp Woman (1959), Tower of London (1962), and The Terror (1963). Wife Lynn Cartwright appeared in a few of Gordon's films like The Wasp Woman, but also made a name for herself in the genre appearing in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) and a young Steven Spielberg's 1972 TV-Movie Something Evil. Gordon died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles on December 26, 2000 after a brief illness. He was 78 years old at the time. Cartwright followed on January 2, 2004 at the age of 76, when she passed away from complications of dementia, which set in after she had fractured her hip. Their ashes are now interred together at Hollywood Forever on the north wall of the second floor of the Columbarium, located directly behind the Chapel. Fay Wray Hollywood Forever is also the final resting place for the actress widely credited as the first true "Scream Queen." Though she appeared in such films as Doctor X (1932), The Vampire Bat (1933), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), and The Clairvoyant (1934), she will always be fondly remembered for her portrayal of Ann Darrow in the original 1933 King Kong. The film made such a dramatic impact, Wray found herself unable to escape its shadow. Fortunately, she completely embraced the resulting fandom and was even quoted once saying, "Every time I'm in New York I say a little prayer when passing the Empire State Building. A good friend of mine died up there." Wray passed away of natural causes on August 8, 2004. She was 96 years old at the time. In tribute of her memory, the Empire State Building dimmed its lights for fifteen minutes two days later. Wray's headstone can be found on the southwest corner of the lake in the Garden of Legends (Section 8), next to a bench. Darren McGavin Actor, producer and director, Darren McGavin is also buried inside of Hollywood Forever. McGavin was the star of the two Kolchak TV movies (The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler) as well as the TV show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker. The character of Carl Kolchak as portrayed by McGavin was a sharp-witted, fast-talking though clumsy reporter who frequently stumbled upon supernatural forces. The character and series inspired a short-lived remake of the TV series and a line of comic books and graphic novels. Darren is also widely remembered for his role as the father in the classic A Christmas Story. Among the many films and television shows that Darren McGavin appeared in are Tales of the Unexpected, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Hitchhiker, Tales From the Darkside, Worlds Beyond, Dead Heat, Monsters, Happy Hell Night, Gargoyles, Millenium and The X-Files. The last two television shows were directly inspired by McGavin's Kolchak series. McGavin passed away at the age of 83 on February 25, 2006 of natural causes. McGavin's distinctive white tombstone can be found on the eastern side of Griffith Lawn (Section 7) towards Griffith J. Griffith's cenotaph. Maila "Vampira" Nurmi Maila Nurmi, known primarily for her character Vampira, is buried at Hollywood Forever. Maila made horror history by being the world's first TV horror host with The Vampira Show in 1954 and went on to appear in a number of films, including Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) and I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998). Nurmi would also inspire several "Vampira" songs from the likes of the Moon-Rays, Bobby Bare, The Misfits and more. Later in life, Nurmi filed a lawsuit against actress Cassandra Peterson with the charge that Peterson's Elvira character was modeled after Vampira. The court ruled in favor of Peterson. Nurmi died of natural causes on January 10, 2008 at the age of 86. Following her passing, friends and fans banded together to raise money to buy her a plot in Hollywood Forever and hold a proper funeral service in her honor. Nurmi's grave is located directly in front of Darren McGavin's on Griffith Lawn (Section 7). It currently is only marked by photos and a flower arrangement, but a headstone is in the works. Other Horror Celebrities The following is a list of other stars buried or interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery that frequented the horror genre: Murray Alper (1904-1984): Thriller (TV), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV), Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) Tony Beckley (1927-1980): When a Stranger Calls (1979) Lana Clarkson (1962-2003): Brainstorm (1983), Blind Date (1984), The Haunting of Morella (1990) Frances Drake (1912-2000): Mad Love (1935), The Invisible Ray (1936) Victor Fleming (1889-1949): Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), The Wizard of Oz (1939) Kathleen Freeman (1919-2001): The Fly (1958), The Willies (1991), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV), Tales from the Crypt (TV) Joan Hackett (1934-1983): The Twilight Zone (TV), Tales of the Unexpected (TV), Dead of Night (TV - 1977), The Possessed (TV - 1977) John Hamilton (1887-1958): The Invisible Monster (1950), Donovan's Brain (1953) John Huston (1906-1987): The Visitor (1979), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) Skelton Knaggs (1911-1955): Isle of the Dead (1945), House of Dracula (1945), Terror by Night (1946) Jack Laird (1923-1991): Producer/Director of Night Gallery (TV) Nat Perrin (1905-1998): Producer of The Addams Family (TV) Dee Dee Ramone (1951-2002): Bassist of The Ramones. Buried under his real name Douglas Glenn Colvin. Johnny Ramone (1948-2004): Guitarist of The Ramones Rolfe Sedan (1896-1982): Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954), The Addams Family (TV), Young Frankenstein (1974) Almira Sessions (1888-1974): Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Willard (1971) Vladimir Sokoloff (1889-1962): I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Monster from Green Hell (1958), Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Edgar G. Ulmer (1904-1972): The Black Cat (1934), Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957), The Amazing Transparent Man (1960) George Wallace (1917-2005): Forbidden Planet (1956), Ghost Story/Circle of Fear (TV), Monsters (TV), The Haunted (TV - 1991) David White (1916-1990): The Twilight Zone (TV), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV), Bewitched (TV) Movie and Television Locations Not surprisingly, Hollywood Forever Cemetery has also been used as a set or backdrop for TV shows and movies. Most have been comedies or dramas, but one horror/supernatural related show to be filmed there were a couple episodes the WB series, Charmed. In the episode "Power of Two," the characters of Prue and Phoebe summoned an evil spirit that haunted Alcatraz from his tomb on the grounds. The show would return in the episode "Charmed Again" (Part 1/2) where one scene took place in the Cathedral Mausoleum as the character of Prue was laid to rest. More Celebrities In addition to the names above, there are various other familiar Hollywood celebrities buried or interred in Hollywood Forever. Among the names are Mel Blanc, Douglas Fairbanks, Cecil B. Demille, Nelson Eddy, Peter Finch, Edward G. Robinson, H.H. Wilcox, and many, many more. Sadly, the cemetery is also notable for one celebrity that is not buried here. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, taking the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the classic Gone With the Wind. It was her expressed wish to be buried in Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery (as it was known then), but that wish was not fulfilled after her passing on October 26, 1952. Then-owner Jules Roth refused her request by enforcing the "whites only" policy that cemetery had at the time. She was then buried in nearby Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, where she remains today. Following the purchase of the grounds in 1999, new owner Tyler Cassity immediately offered to move McDaniel's remains to Hollywood Forever, in order to correct the mistake made by his predecessor. Her family declined the offer, saying they did not wish to disturb her grave after so much time. Instead, the new owners built a large four-foot cenotaph memorial on the grounds in her honor at the south-end of the lake in Garden of Legends (Section 8). Today, it is one of the most popular tourist stops for visitors. Hollywood Forever Today In addition to attempting to correct the nonsensical and bigoted policies of the past, Forever Enterprises has transformed the cemetery into one of the most high tech cemeteries in the world and a famous tourist stop, complete with gift shop. Aside from the renovations that restored the cemetery to its original grandeur, the cemetery now also offers webcasts for funeral services. Furthermore, the grounds now feature an interactive exhibit called the Library of Lives. Visitors can look up famous people interred at the cemetery in the library and view or listen to video, audio and written articles about the subject they choose. Hollywood Forever also offers outdoor showings of classic films with the movies projected on the sides of buildings, complete with a DJ providing music for the audience before and after the movie showings. The audience is allowed to bring their own food and drink for a picnic in the cemetery during the film screening. Such horror classics as The Shining (1980) and Rosemary's Baby (1968) have screened on the grounds, amongst the mausoleums and tombstones. It even played host to the premiere of David Arquette's 2006 horror film, The Tripper. The 2000 documentary The Young and the Dead covers the transformation of the former Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery into the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The documentary first premiered on the cable network HBO as part of the "America Undercover" series and also chronicles the technological advances made at Hollywood Forever and how they might change cemeteries around the world. More Information For more information about Hollywood Forever Cemetery, including hours of operation or for more information on what they have to offer, please visit their site below. For information on future movie screenings on the grounds, check the Cinespia site also in the links below. The cemetery does make a map of the cemetery, complete with several of the celebrities locations, available upon request.

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Rudolph Valentino's Crypt haunted by the Lady in Black in Hollywood Forever Cemetery - June 2008.
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The reportedly haunted grave of Virginia Rappe in Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA - June 2008.
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Photo of the tomb for Peter Lorre and wife, Anne Marie, in Hollywood Forever - January 2009.
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The final resting place of Darren McGavin in Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles, CA - June 2008.
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