Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale
The Celebrity Graves
CEMETERY
Celebrity Graves
At Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale
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Art Acord
Ross Alexander
T. Roy Barnes
Mary Blackford
Helen Burgess
Russ Columbo
Marie Dressler
Junior Durkin
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Joseph Farnham
John Gilbert
Sam Hardy
Walter Hiers
Jobyna Howland
David Landau
Beryl Mercer
Monroe Owsley
Lyda Roberti
Lowell Sherman
Irving Thalberg
Ernest Torrence
Robert Williams
Robert Woolsey
Ross Alexander
T. Roy Barnes
Mary Blackford
Helen Burgess
Russ Columbo
Marie Dressler
Junior Durkin
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Joseph Farnham
John Gilbert
Sam Hardy
Walter Hiers
Jobyna Howland
David Landau
Beryl Mercer
Monroe Owsley
Lyda Roberti
Lowell Sherman
Irving Thalberg
Ernest Torrence
Robert Williams
Robert Woolsey
Posted: November 2026
Art Acord
Silen Film Actor
1890-1931
1910s through the 1930s
- He was in over 100 Movies!
- Poisoned in Mexico some say Suicide others say jealous husband murdered him!
40 Years Old
Cyanide Poisoning
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/stars/art-acord.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124988,-118.245709]
Joseph Farnham
Writer
1884-1931
1920s through the 1930s
- He wrote Titles and Dialogue for about 100 Movies!
- In 1929 he won the Best Writing, Title Writing Oscar!
46 Years Old
Heart Attack
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/joseph-farnham.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.125380,-118.249459]
Robert Williams
Actor
1894-1931
1930s
- He was in a handful of Movies and predicted to be a superstar but then he passed away
- His was Stew Smith in Platinum Blonde!
37 Years Old
Appendix
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/robert-williams.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.125181,-118.249395]
Walter Hiers
Silent Film Actor
1893-1933
1910s through the 1930s
- He was in over 100 Movies and Shorts!
39 Years Old
Pneumonia
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/walter-hiers.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124946,-118.246685]
Ernest Torrence
Actor
1878-1933
1920s through the 1930s
- He was in about 50 Movies!
- He was Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
- He was Dr. Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes!
- David Torrence was his brother!
54 Years Old
Gall Stones
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/stars/ernest-torrence.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Russ Columbo
Actor / Singer
1908-1934
1920s through the 1930s
- He was in about a dozen Movies!
- He was shot with an antique pistol by accident by his photographer friend!
- He was dating Carole Lombard!
26 Years Old
Shot by Accident
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/russ-columbo.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Marie Dressler
Actress
1868-1934
1910s through the 1930s
- She was in about 30 Movies!
- In 1931 she won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for Min and Bill!
65 Years Old
Cancer
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/stars/marie-dressler.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Lowell Sherman
Actor / Director
1888-1934
1910s through the 1930s
- He was involved in about 60 Movies!
46 Years Old
Pneumonia
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/lowell-sherman.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Junior Durkin
Actor
1915-1935
1930s
- He was in about 10 Movies!
- He was Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer and in Huckleberry Finn!
19 Years Old
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/junior-durkin.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124993,-118.246498]
Sam Hardy
Actor
1883-1935
1910s through the 1930s
- He was in about 85 Movies!
- He was Charles Weston in King Kong!
52 Years Old
Intestines
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/sam-hardy.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.125283,-118.249582]
David Landau
Actor
1879-1935
1930s
- He was in about 30 Movies!
56 Years Old
Stroke
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/david-landau.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122166,-118.249298]
John Gilbert
Actor
1897-1936
1910s through the 1930s
- He was in about 100 Movies!
38 Years Old
Heart
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/stars/john-gilbert.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.125357,-118.250372]
Jobyna Howland
Broadway / Actress
1880-1936
1910s through the 1930s
- She acted in about 20 Movies!
56 Years Old
Heart Attack
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/jobyna-howland.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Irving Thalberg
Producer
1899-1936
1920s through the 1930s
- He produced close to 100 Movie!
- He was married to Norma Shearer!
37 Years Old
Pneumonia
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/stars/irving-thalberg.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122616,-118.248406]
Ross Alexander
Actor
1907-1937
1930s
- He was in about 15 Movies!
- He was Jeremy Pitt in Captain Blood!
- He was a homosexual. His wife killed herself, then he got remarried but then he killed himself too.
29 Years Old
Suicide by Gunshot
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/ross-alexander.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.122306,-118.247374]
T. Roy Barnes
Actor
1880-1937
1920s through the 1930s
- He acted in about 50 Movies!
56 Years Old
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/t-roy-barnes.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124444,-118.242794]
Mary Blackford
Actress
1914-1937
1930s
- She was only in three Movies!
- She was in a car accident and got paralyzed from the neck down then passed away.
23 Years Old
Car Accident
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/mary-blackford.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124370,-118.248409]
Helen Burgess
Actress
1916-1937
1930s
- She was only in a handful of films!
- She was an up and coming actress with lots of promise but then caught a cold and died!
20 Years Old
Pneumonia
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/helen-burgess.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124362,-118.247319]
Monroe Owsley
Actor
1900-1937
1930s
- He was in about 30 Movies!
- He was Jack Goodwin in The Woman Who Dared!
36 Years Old
Car Accident
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/monroe-owsley.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.125511,-118.249424]
Lyda Roberti
Actress
1912-1938
1930s
- She was in about 15 Movies then had a heart attack!
25 Years Old
Heart Attack
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/lyda-roberti.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.123438,-118.241729]
Robert Woolsey
Actor
1888-1938
1930s
- He was in about 25 Movies!
- His was Gilbert Simpson in Half Shot at Sunrise!
50 Years Old
Kidney
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/robert-woolsey.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124710,-118.248430]
Caryll Ann Ekelund
Child Actress
1935-1939
1940
- She was only in one Movie: The Blue Bird!
- She accidentally caught fire and later died from the burns!
4 Years Old
Burned to Death
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/caryll-ann-ekelund.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.124533,-118.243373]
Beryl Mercer
Actress
1876-1939
1910s through the 1930s
- She was in about 50 Movies!
- She was Mrs. Fairfax in Jane Eyre!
- She was married to Holmes Herbert!
56 Years Old
- ON EAT LIFE:
[https://www.eatlife.net/vips/beryl-mercer.php] - ON GOOGLE MAPS:
[https://www.google.com/maps/ ... 34.121942,-118.247733]
Celebrity Graves
At Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale