Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery (Santa Monica, California)

Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary, formerly Ballona Cemetery, is located at 1847 14th Street, alongside Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, United States. The cemetery was founded in 1897 and sits on 26 acres. It is owned and operated by the city of Santa Monica and is the final resting place of more than 54,000 people. The cemetery has an eco-friendly section. History Founded in 1897, the cemetery was first named the Ballona Township Cemetery as it was located on the Rancho La Ballona. In the 1980s, it began to be used as a filming location. In the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the cemetery was damaged. Notable burials Roger Allers (1949–2026), animator and film director Hugo Ballin (1879–1956), artist Mabel Ballin (1887–1958), actress George Bancroft (1882–1956), actor Jay Belasco (1888–1949), actor Ted Bessell (1935–1996), actor Charles Bickford (1891–1967), actor Barbara Billingsley (1915–2010), actress William Bishop (1918–1959), actor Bonnie Bonnell (1905–1964), actress Edwina Booth (1904–1991), actress Edward Brophy (1895–1960), actor Leo Carrillo (1880–1961), actor and conservationist James Crabe (1931–1989), cinematographer Henry Cuesta (1931–2003), musician Faye Dancer (1925–2002), professional baseball player Henry Daniell (1894–1963), actor Weston and Winston Doty (1913–1934), acting twins, drowned in a flood Cathy Downs (1924–1976), actress Vernon Duke (1893–1969), songwriter (later moved) Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), author Paul Fix (1901–1983), actor Glenn Ford (1916–2006), actor Leland Ford (1893–1965), congressman Nicolás "Nick" Rolando Gabaldón Jr. (1927–1951), surfer Ilka Grüning (1876–1964), actress William Haines (1900–1973), actor, interior designer Tom Hayden (1939–2016), Senator, activist, author, conservationist Paul Henreid (1908–1992), actor, director Phil Hill (1927–2008), race car driver Evelyn Hooker (1907–1996), psychologist Olaf Hytten (1888–1955), actor Abbot Kinney (1850–1920), real estate baron Harvey Korman (1927–2008), actor and comedian Henry Kuttner (1915–1958), author Florence Lake (1904–1980), actress Audra Lindley (1918–1997), actress Hughie Mack (1884–1927), actor Doug McClure (1935–1995), actor Bess Myerson (1924–2014), actress, Miss America, political activist Red Norvo (1908–1999), jazz musician Lynne Overman (1887–1943), actor Christabel Pankhurst (1880–1958), British suffragette Jimmy Phipps (1950–1969), Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient James Poe (1921–1980), screenwriter Janos Prohaska (1919–1974), actor, stuntman Bill Raisch (1905–1984), actor Sally Ride (1951–2012), first female American to space, physicist. Blanche Robinson (1883–1969), pianist and composer Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress and comedian Mitchell Ryan (1934–2022), actor Hayes "Big Ed" Sanders (1930–1954), Olympic boxing champion E. C. Segar (1894–1938), cartoonist, creator of "Popeye" Jimmie Shields (1905–1974), interior designer Hal Smith (1916–1994), actor who played Otis Campbell on The Andy Griffith Show May Sutton (1886–1975), U.S. and Wimbledon tennis champion Sándor Szabó (1906–1966), wrestler William Tuttle (1912–2007), make-up artist Jesse Unruh (1922–1987), politician and government official References External links Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery at Find a Grave U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Cemetery