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Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California, United States. It includes a crematory for cremation services. Its location is at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.[1]

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
The memorial park in January 2005
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Interactive map of Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
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Established1880s as unnamed cemetery
1905 as Sunset Cemetery
1926 name officially changed to Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Location
1218 Glendon Avenue
Westwood, Los Angeles 90024
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34°03′30″N 118°26′26″W / 34.05833°N 118.44056°W / 34.05833; -118.44056
TypePrivate
Owned byService Corporation International
Websitepbwvmortuary.com
DesignatedMay 16, 2003
Reference no.731

This cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s. In 1926, the name was changed to Westwood Memorial Park and was later renamed to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.[1]

Noted interments

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Grave of Lew Ayres

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The headstone of Ray Bradbury

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Crypt of Truman Capote and Joanne Carson

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Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Grave of Dominique Dunne
Grave of Kirk, Anne and Eric Douglas.

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Grave of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal

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Grave of Eva Gabor
Grave of Merv Griffin

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The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park
Hayedeh's grave

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Grave of Burt Lancaster
Jack Lemmon's headstone

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Dean Martin's crypt.
Marilyn Monroe's crypt.

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Inscription at Heather O'Rourke's crypt.
Heather O'Rourke's crypt

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Unmarked grave of Frank Zappa, cemetery view looking southeast

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary". Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 3 "10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Truman Capote". September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Los Angeles' celebrity cemetery: Where the stars are buried". Stuff. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites, p. 221
  8. ↑ Resting Places, p. 226
  9. ↑ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Library of Congress". Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ Mansnerus, Laura (September 28, 2017). "Hugh Hefner, Who Built the Playboy Empire and Embodied It, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Google Doodle gives tribute to cinematographer James Wong Howe on his 118th Birthday!". August 28, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ Wilkins, Frank. "The Suicide Death of Brian Keith – Reel Reviews – Official Site". Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  15. 1 2 Bahn, Paul (April 14, 2014). The Archaeology of Hollywood: Traces of the Golden Age. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780759123793. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  16. ↑ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, p. 218
  17. ↑ "Walter and Carol Matthau gravesite at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, 1218 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, California". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Burial Crypt Next to Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe on Sale for $2 Million in Los Angeles".
  19. ↑ Jaffe, Ina (August 27, 2009). "Bid For Crypt Above Marilyn Monroe Falls Through". NPR. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  20. ↑ Haring, Bruce (December 23, 2023). "Ryan O'Neal Cause Of Death Revealed". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Obituary for Heather O'Rourke (Aged 12)". Scrantonian Tribune. February 6, 1988. p. 19. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  22. ↑ Royce, Brenda Scott (October 14, 1990). Donna Reed: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313268069. Retrieved October 14, 2018 – via Google Books.
  23. ↑ "Minnie Riperton". www.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  24. 1 2 Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, p. 221
  25. ↑ "Visiting Billy Wilder | Suzanne Gates". Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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