Cemetery in Inglewood, California
Inglewood Park Cemetery, in
Inglewood, California , was founded in 1905.
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[3] A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed there.
History
Left, the chapel; right, entrance and general view, from a newspaper advertisement, 1907
Aerial view, 2008
Florence Avenue entrance, 2013
The proposed establishment of "the largest cemetery in the world" was announced in November 1905, to be "on a high strip of ground two miles southwest of Los Angeles".
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In 1907, a "handsome, two-story, white granite chapel" was completed at a cost of "about $40,000".
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Also in 1907 the management placed an order "with the factory in the
East " for a $12,000
funeral car to be used "on the electric line"
[6] 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 .
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[9] From 1948 through 1950 it said it had the "Greatest number of interments in the
West ".
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Organizers and directors
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. or 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.
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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.
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Early burials
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.
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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.
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Notable interments
(Note: This is a partial list. See also
Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery .)
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Chet Baker (1929–1988), musician
W. Lester Banks (1911–1986), American civil rights leader
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
Wally Berger (1905–1988), baseball player
Paul Bern (1885–1932), director, screenwriter and producer
Richard Berry (1935–1997), singer and songwriter
Lillian Biron (1898–1957), actress
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
Gladys Brockwell (1894–1929), actress
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
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Horace G. Cates
Ray Charles
Harry Caesar (1928–1994) singer, actor
Bebe Moore Campbell (1951–2006), author
Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
Horace G. Cates (1864–1911), Los Angeles County coroner
Ray Charles (1930–2004), musician
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Thornton Chase (1847–1912), first western Baha'i, Annual memorial in September draws large crowds.
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James Cleveland (1931–1991), gospel singer, composer, arranger
Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), trial lawyer
Anthony Cornero (1899–1955), bootlegger, gambling entrepreneur
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), actor
Willie Covan (1897–1989), dancer, actor
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Al Cowens (1951–2002), baseball player
Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985), guitarist, blues singer
Sam Crawford (1880–1968), baseball player
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D'Urville Martin (1939–1984), actor, producer and director
Edith Wynne Matthison (1875-1955), actress
Lee Maye (1934–2002), baseball player
Fred McMullin (1891–1952), baseball player
Irish Meusel (1893–1963), 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
Herbert Mundin (1898–1939), actor
Don Myrick (1940–1993), musician
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Grave marker for
Gordon W. Norris
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Cesar Romero
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Evelyn Selbie (1871–1950), actress
Blanche Sewell (1898–1949), editor
Frank L. Shaw (1877–1958), Los Angeles mayor
Orfa Jean Shontz (1876–1954), the first woman in California to "sit on the bench and administer justice"
Charles A. Siringo (1855–1928), author
Vivian Smallwood (1933-2017), rapper and actress
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Myrtle Stedman (1883–1938), actress
Slim Summerville (1892–1946), actor
Big Syke (1968–2016), rapper
Sylvester (1947–1988), singer
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T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
Bobby Wallace (1873–1960), baseball
Hall of Famer
Lalomie Washburn (1941–2004), singer songwriter
Laura L. Whitlock (1862–1934), mapmaker
Larry Williams (1935–1980), singer and actor
Paul Williams (1894–1980), architect
Murry Wilson (1917–1973), musician, record producer, businessman, and father of
Brian ,
Dennis , and
Carl 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
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In popular culture
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 also
References
References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inglewood Park Cemetery
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"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. 4–195. Retrieved August 17, 2016 .
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"Los Angeles Men Plan an Immense Cemetery," Los Angeles Herald, November 26, 1905, image 14
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"Chapel Is Completed," Los Angeles Times, December 22, 1907, image 45
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"Inglewood: Order Is Placed for Special Car," Los Angeles Times, November 26, 1907, image 24
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"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1928, image 14
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"Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1936, image 46
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"Funeral Directors," Los Angeles Times, March 16, 1948, image 29
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"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, November 7, 1948, image 30
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"Cemeteries," Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1950, image 49
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"Large Beautiful Cemetery," Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1906, image 74
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Advertisement, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 1907, image 25
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"Former Justice Street Will Be Buried Today," Los Angeles Herald, September 23, 1908, image 10
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"City to Honor the Memory of Brave Captain," Los Angeles Herald, September 12, 1908, image 12
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"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 .
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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 .
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"Etta James Honored at Inglewood Cemetery Memorial," KPCC, January 28, 2012
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"Councilman Evan Lewis' Funeral Services Conducted," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1941, page 20 Library card required
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"Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922, page I–4 Library card required.
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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 .
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