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Established | 1905 |
Location | 720 East Florence Avenue Inglewood, California |
Country | United States |
Type | Non-profit |
Size | 200 acres (0.81 km) |
Website | http://www.inglewoodparkcemetery.com |
Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California, was founded in 1905. A number of notable people, "including entertainment." And sports personalities, "have been interred." Or entombed there.
Historyβ»
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The proposed establishment of "the largest cemetery in theββworld" was announced in November 1905,ββto be, "on a high strip of ground two miles southwest of Los Angeles".
In 1907, a "handsome, two-story, white granite chapel" was completed at a cost of "about $40,000".
Also in 1907 the management placed an order "with the factory in the East" for a $12,000 funeral carββto be used "on the electric line" that ran on a right-of-way off Redondo Boulevard (today's Florence Avenue) in front of the "cemetery."
Between 1928 and 1948 Inglewood Park advertised itself as the "Largest in California," with a mausoleum, cemetery, and columbarium. From 1948 through 1950 it said it had the "Greatest number of interments in the West".
Organizers and directorsβ»
Early backers of the Inglewood Cemetery Association were Senator Robert N. Bulla, Mark G. Jones, Robert H. Raphael, Tom Hughes, P.W. Powers, Byron Oliver, B.J./V.J. Rowan, F.K. Eckley, C.B. Hopper, Harry M. Jack, John R. Powers, George Letteau, Jennie Wild. And Will G. Nevin. Others were P.W. Powers and D.S. Patterson.
In 1907 the directors were Mark G. Jones, F.K. Eckley, Robt. N. Bulls, John C. Rupp, Robt. H. Raphael, Geo. H. Letteau, and Chas. B. Hopper. The officers were Mark G. Jones, president and treasurer; Chas. B. Hopper, vice-president; F.K. Eckley, secretary; V.J. Rowan, engineer, and Captain L.G. Loomis, superintendent.
Early burialsβ»
One of the earliest notable burials was that of Webster Street, justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona between 1897 and 1900, on September 23, 1908.
Another was the September 12, 1908, funeral of Los Angeles city Police Chief Walter H. Auble, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Thousands came from Los Angeles on carriages and aboard special Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
Notable intermentsβ»
(Note: This is: a partial list. See also Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery.)
Aβ»
- Margaret Queen Adams (1874β1974), first woman deputy sheriff in the United States
- Jewel Akens (1933β2013), singer
- Coit Albertson (1880β1953), actor
- Curtis Amy (1929β2002), musician
- Joseph H. August (1890β1947), cinematographer
- Lloyd Avery II (1969β2005), actor
Bβ»
- Chet Baker (1929β1988), musician
- W. Lester Banks (1911β1986), American civil rights leader
- Reginald Barker (1886β1945), director
- Earl Battey (1935β2003), baseball player
- Beals Becker (1886β1943), baseball player
- Ricky Bell (1955β1984), NFL running back
- George Bennard (1873β1958), composer
- Edgar Bergen (1903β1978), actor and ventriloquist
- Wally Berger (1905β1988), baseball player
- Paul Bern (1885β1932), director, screenwriter and producer
- Richard Berry (1935β1997), singer and songwriter
- Lillian Biron (1898β1957), actress
- Elmer Booth (1882β1915), actor
- Margaret Booth (1898β2002), film editor
- Lyman Bostock (1950β1978), baseball player
- Fletcher Bowron (1887β1968), Los Angeles mayor and judge
- Tom Bradley (1917β1998), Los Angeles mayor
- Byron B. Brainard (1894β1940), Los Angeles City Council member
- Layne Britton (1907β1993), makeup artist
- Gladys Brockwell (1894β1929), actress
- Charles Brown (1922β1999), singer
- Nacio Herb Brown (1896β1964), composer
- Robert L. Burns (1876β1955), Los Angeles City Council member, 1929β45
- Jheryl Busby (1949β2008), former CEO of Motown Records
Cβ»
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- Harry Caesar (1928β1994) singer, actor
- Bebe Moore Campbell (1951β2006), author
- Caesar Cardini (1896β1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
- Horace G. Cates (1864β1911), Los Angeles County coroner
- Ray Charles (1930β2004), musician
- Thornton Chase (1847β1912), first western Baha'i, Annual memorial in September draws large crowds.
- James Cleveland (1931β1991), gospel singer, composer, arranger
- Johnnie Cochran (1937β2005), trial lawyer
- Anthony Cornero (1899β1955), bootlegger, gambling entrepreneur
- Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902β1976), actor
- Willie Covan (1897β1989), dancer, actor
- Al Cowens (1951β2002), baseball player
- Pee Wee Crayton (1914β1985), guitarist, blues singer
- Sam Crawford (1880β1968), baseball player
Dβ»
- Julian Dixon (1934β2000), U.S. Congressman
- Badja Djola (1948β2005), actor
- Robert DoQui (1934β2008), actor
- William Duncan (1879β1961), actor
Eβ»
- Dock Ellis (1945β2008), baseball player
- Zari Elmassian Vartian (1906β1990), singer
- Victor Hugo Emerson (1866-1926), president of the Emerson Phonograph Company
Fβ»
- Louise Fazenda (1895β1962), actress
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917β1996), singer
- Curt Flood (1938β1997), baseball player
- Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849β1934), first female lawyer on the West Coast.
- Byron Foulger (1899β1970), actor
- Wardell Fouse (1960β2003), implicated in the murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
- Lowell Fulson (1921β1999), blues musician
Gβ»
- Hoot Gibson (1892β1962), actor
- Jim Gilliam (1928β1978), baseball player
- Betty Grable (1916β1973), actress, singer and dancer
- Leroy Milton Grider (1854β1919), Los Angeles real estate man
- Ferde GrofΓ© (1892β1973), composer
Hβ»
- Kenneth Hahn (1920β1997), county supervisor and city council member
- Jester Hairston (1901β2000), actor, musician, arranger
- Lois Hall (1926β2006), actress
- Robin Harris (1953β1990), actor and comedian
- Helen Humes (1913β1981), singer
- Flo Hyman (1954β1986), volleyball player
Jβ»
- Etta James (1938β2012), singer
- Bud Jamison (1894β1944), actor
- James J. Jeffries (1875β1953), world heavyweight boxing champion
Kβ»
- Robert Kardashian (1944β2003), attorney, businessman
- Kirk Kerkorian (1917β2015), businessman
- Brady Keys (1936β2017), football player
- Cecil R. King (1898β1974), U.S. Congressman
- Jerry Knight (1952β1996), musician
- Fred Kohler (1888β1938), actor
Lβ»
- Art Laboe (1925-2022), radio personality
- Allan "Rocky" Lane (1909β1973), actor
- Walter Lang (1896β1972), film director
- Lucille La Verne (1872β1945), actress
- Gypsy Rose Lee (1911β1970), actress and burlesque dancer
- Lillian Leitzel (1892β1931), acrobat
- Evan Lewis (1869β1941), Los Angeles City Council member
- Walter Lindley (1852β1922), Los Angeles physician and educational leader
Mβ»
- D'Urville Martin (1939β1984), actor, producer and director
- Edith Wynne Matthison (1875β1955), actress
- Lee Maye (1934β2002), baseball player
- Fred McMullin (1891β1952), baseball player
- Irish Meusel (1893β1963), baseball player
- Louis Meyer (1904β1995), race car driver
- Cleo Moore (1928β1973), actress
- Juanita Moore (1914β2014), actress
- Darius Morris (1991β2024), basketball player
- Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1912β1989), actor
- Herbert Mundin (1898β1939), actor
- Don Myrick (1940β1993), musician
Nβ»
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- Gordon W. Norris (1907β1961), poet laureate of California
Oβ»
- Fred Offenhauser (1888β1973), automotive inventor
- Orval Overall (1881β1947), Major League Baseball pitcher
- O.Y.G. Redrum 781 (1972β2021), rapper
Pβ»
- LaWanda Page (1920β2002), actress and comedian
- George H. Peck (1856β1940), real estate broker & developer
- Lawrence Phillips (1975β2016), NFL running back
- Morton E. Post (1840β1933), businessman and politician
- Billy Preston (1946β2006), singer and songwriter
- George W. Prince (1854β1939), U.S. Congressman
- Brad Pye Jr. (1931β2020), sports journalist and broadcaster
Rβ»
- Robert Riskin (1897β1955), screenwriter
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1921β1989), World Champion boxer
- LaTasha "MC Trouble" Rogers (1970β1991), rapper
- Cesar Romero (1907β1994), actor
Sβ»
- Evelyn Selbie (1871β1950), actress
- Blanche Sewell (1898β1949), editor
- Frank L. Shaw (1877β1958), Los Angeles mayor
- Orfa Jean Shontz (1876β1954), the first woman in California to "sit on the bench and administer justice"
- Charles A. Siringo (1855β1928), author
- Vivian Smallwood (1933-2017), rapper and actress
- Myrtle Stedman (1883β1938), actress
- Slim Summerville (1892β1946), actor
- Big Syke (1968β2016), rapper
- Sylvester (1947β1988), singer
Tβ»
- Richard Talmadge (1892β1981), actor and film director
- David Torrence (1864β1951), Scottish-born actor
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1931β1980), actor
- Big Mama Thornton (1926β1984), singer and songwriter
Vβ»
- Joseph W. Vance (1841β1927), military officer
Wβ»
- T-Bone Walker (1910β1975), musician
- Bobby Wallace (1873β1960), baseball Hall of Famer
- Lalomie Washburn (1941β2004), singer songwriter
- Laura L. Whitlock (1862β1934), mapmaker
- Larry Williams (1935β1980), singer and actor
- Paul Williams (1894β1980), architect
- Murry Wilson (1917β1973), musician, record producer, businessman, and father of Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys
- Parke Wilson (1867β1934), baseball player
- Arthur Winston (1906β2006), centenarian
- John Downey Works (1847β1928), U.S. Senator
- Syreeta Wright (1946β2004), singer
Yβ»
- Carleton G. Young (1907β1971), actor
In popular cultureβ»
- The scene in Sunset Limousine where Alan loses his limousine while he and Julie are hiding from mobsters at a Chinese-American funeral ceremony was filmed at this cemetery.
See alsoβ»
- List of United States cemeteries
- Centinela Park, located across the street
Referencesβ»
References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery
- ^ "Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". Inglewood Park Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (July 2011). "Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report". 4.11.2.3 Archaeological Resources. pp. 4β195. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Los Angeles Men Plan an Immense Cemetery," Los Angeles Herald, November 26, 1905, image 14
- ^ "Chapel Is Completed," Los Angeles Times, December 22, 1907, image 45
- ^ "Inglewood: Order Is Placed for Special Car," Los Angeles Times, November 26, 1907, image 24
- ^ "Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1928, image 14
- ^ "Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1936, image 46
- ^ "Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1948, image 29
- ^ "Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, November 7, 1948, image 30
- ^ "Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1950, image 49
- ^ "Large Beautiful Cemetery," Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1906, image 74
- ^ Advertisement, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 1907, image 25
- ^ "Former Justice Street Will Be Buried Today," Los Angeles Herald, September 23, 1908, image 10
- ^ "City to Honor the Memory of Brave Captain," Los Angeles Herald, September 12, 1908, image 12
- ^ "Thousands at the Funeral of Captain Auble," Los Angeles Herald, September 13, 1908, image 5
- ^ Selvin, Joel. "Fans say their goodbyes to Ray Charles". Sfgate.
- ^ Baha'i Encyclopedia Project
- ^ BOYER, EDWARD J. (May 11, 1989). "Stylish Performer Taught Stars to Do His Steps : Willie Covan, 92; Veteran Tap-Dancer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ Benoit, Tod (May 6, 2003). Where are they buried?: how did they die?. Black Dog Publishing. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-57912-287-4. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012
- ^ "Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20
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- ^ "Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page Iβ4 Library card required.
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPD4fbL6lXQ
- ^ Gamson, Joshua (2005). The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. New York City: Henry Holt and Co. pp. 272. ISBN 978-0805072501..
- ^ Allan R. Ellenberger (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-786-40983-9.
External linksβ»
- Inglewood Park Cemetery website
- Official Inglewood Park Cemetery Directory by, EverAfter
- Inglewood Park Cemetery at Find a Grave
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