Inglewood Park Cemetery

Inglewood Park Cemetery was founded in 1905 in Inglewood, California.^[1][2][3] A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed here.

Notable interments/funerals

(Note: This is a partial list. See also Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery.)

Contents 

• Top
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Y

• See also
• External links

Mausoleum of the Golden West at Inglewood Park Cemetery

A

• Margaret Queen Adams (1874–1974), first woman deputy sheriff in the United States
• Coit Albertson (1880–1953), actor
• Curtis Amy (1929–2002), musician
• Joseph H. August (1890–1947), cinematographer
• Lloyd Avery II (1969–2005), actor

B

• Gertrude Baines (1894–2009), supercentenarian
• Chet Baker (1929–1988), musician
• Reginald Barker (1886–1945), director
• Earl Battey (1935–2003), baseball player
• Beals Becker (1886–1943), baseball player
• Ricky Bell (1955–1984), NFL running back
• George Bennard (1873–1958), composer
• Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), actor and ventriloquist
• Frances Bergen (1922–2006), actress
• Wally Berger (1905–1988), baseball player
• Paul Bern (1885–1932), director, screenwriter and producer
• Richard Berry (1935–1997), singer and songwriter
• Elmer Booth (1882–1915), actor
• Margaret Booth (1898–2002), film editor
• Lyman Bostock (1950–1978), baseball player
• Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968), Los Angeles mayor and judge
• Tom Bradley (1917–1998), Los Angeles mayor
• Byron B. Brainard (1894–1940), Los Angeles City Council member
• Layne Britton (1907–1993), makeup artist
• Charles Brown (1922–1999), singer
• Nacio Herb Brown (1896–1964), composer
• Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), Los Angeles City Council member, 1929–45
• Jheryl Busby (1949–2008), former CEO of Motown Records

C

Ray Charles

• Bebe Moore Campbell (1951–2006), author
• Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), musician
• Thornton Chase, first western Baha'i, Annual memorial in September draws large crowds.^[4]
• James Cleveland (1931–1991), gospel singer, composer, arranger
• Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), trial lawyer
• Anthony Cornero (1899–1955), bootlegger, builder of Stardust Resort & Casino in Paradise, Nevada
• Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), actor
• Willie Covan (1897-1989), dancer, actor^[5]
• Al Cowens (1951–2002), baseball player
• Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985), guitarist, blues singer
• Sam Crawford (1880–1968), baseball player

D

• Julian Dixon (1934–2000), U.S. Congressman
• Badja Djola (1948–2005), actor
• William Duncan (1879–1961), actor

E

• Dock Ellis (1945–2008), baseball player

F

• Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), actress
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), singer^[6]
• Curt Flood (1938–1997), baseball player
• Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934), First female lawyer on the West Coast.
• Byron Foulger (1899–1970), actor
• Lowell Fulson (1921–1999), blues musician

G

• Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), actor
• Jim Gilliam (1928–1978), baseball player
• Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer and dancer
• Leroy Milton Grider (1854–1919), Los Angeles real estate man
• Ferde Grofé (1892–1973), composer

H

• Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997), county supervisor and city council member
• Jester Hairston (1901–2000), actor, musician, arranger
• Lois Hall (1926–2006), actress
• Bernie Hamilton (1928–2008), actor
• Robin Harris (1953–1990), actor and comedian
• Helen Humes (1913–1981), singer
• Flo Hyman (1954–1986), volleyball player

J

• Bud Jamison (1894–1944), actor
• James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), world heavyweight boxing champion
• Etta James (1938–2012), singer^[7]

K

• Robert Kardashian (1944–2003), attorney
• Cecil R. King (1898–1974), U.S. Congressman
• Fred Kohler (1888–1938), actor

L

• Allan "Rocky" Lane (1909–1973), actor
• Walter Lang (1896–1972), film director
• Lucille La Verne (1872–1945), actress
• Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970), actress and burlesque dancer
• Lillian Leitzel (1892–1931), acrobat
• Evan Lewis (1869–1941), Los Angeles City Council member^[8]
• Walter Lindley (1852–1922), Los Angeles physician and educational leader^[9]

M

Mosher grave marker

• D'Urville Martin (1939–1984), actor, producer and director
• Lee Maye (1934–2002), baseball player
• Fred McMullin (1891–1952), baseball player
• Louis Meyer (1904–1995), race car driver
• Cleo Moore (1928–1973), actress
• Juanita Moore (1914–2014) actress
• Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1912–1989), actor
• Don Myrick (1940–1993), musician

N

Grave marker for Gordon W. Norris

• Gordon W. Norris (1907–1961), poet laureate of California

O

• Fred Offenhauser (1888–1973), automotive inventor

P

• LaWanda Page (1920–2002), actress and comedian
• George H. Peck (1856–1940), real estate broker & developer
• Lawrence Phillips (1975–2016), NFL running back
• Billy Preston (1946–2006), singer and songwriter
• George W. Prince (1854–1939), U.S. Congressman

R

Cesar Romero

• Robert Riskin (1897–1955), screenwriter
• Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), World Champion boxer
• Cesar Romero (1907–1994), actor

S

• Evelyn Selbie (1871–1950), actress
• Blanche Sewell (1898–1949), editor
• Frank L. Shaw (1877–1958), Los Angeles mayor
• Charles A. Siringo (1855–1928), author
• Myrtle Stedman (1855–1938), actress
• Slim Summerville (1892–1946), actor
• Sylvester (1947–1988), singer.^[10]

T

• David Torrence (1864–1951), Scottish-born actor
• Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1931–1980), actor
• Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), singer and songwriter
• David Townsend (1955–2005), musician

V

• Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), military officer

W

• T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
• Bobby Wallace (1873–1960), baseball Hall of Famer
• Lalomie Washburn (1941–2004), singer songwriter
• Larry Williams (1935–1980), singer and actor
• Paul Williams (1894–1980), architect
• Murry Wilson (1917–1973), father of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys
• Parke Wilson (1867–1934), baseball player
• Arthur Winston (1906–2006), centenarian
• John Downey Works (1847–1928), U.S. Senator
• Syreeta Wright (1946–2004), singer

Y

• Carleton G. Young (1907–1971), actor
• Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013), actor

See also

• List of United States cemeteries

References

References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery
2. "Inglewood Park Cemetery: Heritage". Inglewood Park Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
3. 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". 4.11.23 Archaeologial Resources. p. 4-195. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. Baha'i Encyclopedia Project
5. BOYER, EDWARD J. (1989-05-11). "Stylish Performer Taught Stars to Do His Steps : Willie Covan, 92; Veteran Tap-Dancer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
6. Benoit, Tod (2003-05-06). Where are they buried?: how did they die?. Black Dog Publishing. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-57912-287-4. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
7. "Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012
8. "Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20Library card required
9. "Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page I–4 Library card required.
10. Gamson, Joshua (2005). The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco. New York City: Henry Holt and Co. p. 272. ISBN 978-0805072501..

External links

• Inglewood Park Cemetery
• Inglewood Park Cemetery at Find a Grave

Coordinates: 33°58′03″N 118°20′20″W / 33.96750°N 118.33889°W