Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City, California)

Holy Cross Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery and funeral home at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese. It is partially in the Culver City city limits. Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises 200 acres (81 ha). Many entertainment professionals are buried there, particularly in the sections near "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery. Notable burials A Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress Cecilia Alvear (1939–2017), journalist Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress B Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach John Beradino (1917–1996), actor, Major League Baseball player Johnny Bero (1922–1985), Major League Baseball player Sally Blane (1910–1997), actress Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1916–1982), department store heir, had affair with model Vicki Morgan, a murder victim Betsy Bloomingdale (1922–2016), widow of Alfred Bloomingdale, socialite and author Joseph Bodner (1925–1982), American illustrator and painter Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), actor Ray Bolger (1904–1987), actor and dancer best known for his role of The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969), actor Charles Boyer (1899–1978), actor Scott Brady (1924–1985), actor Keefe Brasselle (1923–1981), actor, producer and writer Joseph Breen (1890–1965), former head of the Production Code Administration Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005), actress Sonny Burke (1914–1980), bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer Dick Butkus (1942–2023), football player and actor Daws Butler (1916–1988), actor and voice-over artist best known for voicing Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and others C John Candy (1950–1994), actor and comedian Macdonald Carey (1913–1994), actor Walter Catlett (1889–1960), actor Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950), actor Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999), actress D. Worth Clark (1902–1955), U.S. Senator (1939–1945) from Idaho Ruth Clifford (1900–1998), actress Bill Cody (1891–1948), actor Pinto Colvig (1892–1967), actor and voice-over artist, best known for voicing Goofy Joe Connelly (1917–2003), television writer and producer Jackie Coogan (1914–1984), actor, best known for pairing with Charlie Chaplin as a child actor and for playing Uncle Fester in The Addams Family Charles Correll (1890–1972), actor and comedian Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973), actress, dancer and choreographer Darby Crash (1958–1980), musician Bing Crosby (1903–1977), actor and singer (Father of Dennis, Lindsay, Phillip Crosby) Dennis Crosby (1934–1991), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) Kathryn Crosby (1933-2024), actress and singer (Second Wife of Bing Crosby) Lindsay Crosby (1938–1989), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) Phillip Crosby (1934–2004), actor and singer (Son of Bing Crosby) Leo Cullum (1942–2010), cartoonist Dick Curtis (1902–1952), actor D Mona Darkfeather (1883–1977), actress Joan Davis (1907–1961), actress and comedian Virginia Davis (1918–2009), child actress Bobby Day (1928–1990), singer Dennis Day (1916–1988), actor, singer and comedian Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950), actor Fred de Cordova (1910–2001), director and producer Eadie Del Rubio (1921–1996), musician Elena Del Rubio (1921–2001), musician Milly Del Rubio (1921–2011), musician Jean Del Val (1891–1975), actor Ralph DePalma (1892–1956), champion racecar driver, won 1915 Indianapolis 500, inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991 Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), actor and singer John Doucette (1921–1994), actor Constance Dowling (1920–1969), actress Doris Dowling (1923–2004), actress William Dozier (1908–1991), producer best known for creating the TV series Batman Tom Drake (1918–1982), actor Al Dubin (1891–1945), songwriter Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), actor and comedian Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012), former Lieutenant Governor of California and U.S. Congressman from California. E Vince Edwards (1928–1996), actor Richard Egan (1921–1987), actor F Nanette Fabray (1920-2018), actress John Fante (1909–1983), novelist, short-story and screenwriter. John Farrow (1904–1963), director, husband of actress Maureen O'Sullivan, father of actress Mia Farrow Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), actress James Flavin (1906–1976), actor Joe Flynn (1924–1974), actor and comedian, best known for playing Captain Binghamton in the 1960s ABC sitcom McHale's Navy George J. Folsey (1898–1988), cinematographer Francis Ford (1881–1959), actor, writer and director John Ford (1894–1974), director Paul Ford (1901–1976), actor Wallace Ford (1898–1966), actor Victoria Forde (1896–1964), actress Norman Foster (1900–1976), actor and director Gene Fowler (1890–1960), writer Mary Frann (1943–1998), actress Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), twin sister of Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt G Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (1891–1955), actor William Garity (1899–1971), sound engineer Pauline Garon (1900–1965), actress Mike Gazella (1895–1978), MLB player Charles Gemora (1903–1961), actor and stuntman Margaret Gibson (1894–1964), actress Gaston Glass (1899–1965), actor James Gleason (1882–1959), actor Jose Gonzales-Gonzales (1922–2000), actor Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), actor Bonita Granville (1923–1988), actress Gilda Gray (1895–1959), actress and dancer Robert Greig (1879–1958), actor Fathia Ghali (1930–1976), princess of Egypt H Jack Haley (1898–1979), actor and comedian best known for his role of The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz Jack Haley Jr. (1933–2001), director, producer and writer Joe Hamilton (1929–1991), producer Kipp Hamilton (1934–1981), actress Fred Haney (1898–1977), MLB player and manager Juanita Hansen (1895–1961), actress Neal Hart (1879-1949), actor and director Henry Hathaway (1898–1985), director and producer June Haver (1926–2005), actress Allison Hayes (1930–1977), actress Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), actress and dancer Volga Hayworth (1897–1945), dancer and vaudevillian, mother of Rita Hayworth Chick Hearn (1916–2002), sports broadcaster Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), actress Hugh Herbert (1887–1952), actor and comedian Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), actor Barron Hilton (1927–2019), business executive Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), business executive and TWA director, heir of Hilton Hotel chain Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), actor Stan Hough (1918–1990), former vice-president of 20th Century Fox Sophia Hutchins (1996–2025), socialite I Earl Michael Irving (1953–2022), diplomat Amparo Iturbi (1899–1969), composer and concert pianist José Iturbi (1895–1980), composer and concert pianist J Rita Johnson (1913–1965), actress Spike Jones (1911–1965), musician and comedian Jim Jordan (1896–1988), actor and comedian Marian Jordan (1898–1961), actress and comedian K Herbert Kalmus (1881–1963), co-inventor of Technicolor Robert Keith (1898–1966), actor Paul Kelly (1899–1956), actor Charles Kemper (1900–1950), actor Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948), actor and comedian J. M. Kerrigan (1884–1964), actor Norman Kerry (1894–1956), actor Cammie King (1934–2010), child actress Henry King (1886–1982), director James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), actor and director Helen Kleeb (1907–2003), actress L Jack La Rue (1902–1984), actor Sir Lancelot (1902–2001), singer Mario Lanza (1921–1959), actor and singer Eddie Laughton (1903–1952), actor Tim Layana (1964–1999), MLB pitcher Dorothy Leavey (1897–1998), philanthropist Dixie Lee (1909–1952) actress, dancer and singer (Bing Crosby's first wife) Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), sports announcer Joan Leslie (1925-2015), actress Nick Licata (1897–1974), mobster Margaret Lindsay (1910–1981), actress David Lloyd (1934–2009), screenwriter Gene Lockhart (1891–1957), actor June Lockhart (1925-2025), actress Kathleen Lockhart (1894–1978), actress Ella Logan (1913–1969), actress and singer Frank Lovejoy (1912–1962), actor Peanuts Lowrey (1917–1986), MLB outfielder Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor William Lundigan (1914–1975), actor Betty Lynn (1926–2021), actress M Donald MacBride (1889–1957), actor Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), screenwriter Fred MacMurray (1908–1991), actor Gene Mako (1916–2013), tennis player Effa Manley (1897–1981), owner of Newark Eagles Eddie Mannix (1891–1963), movie studio executive Toni Mannix (1906–1983), wife of Eddie Mannix George Marshall (1891–1975), director Harry Martin (1889–1951), medical director of 20th Century Fox Studios and third husband of Louella Parsons Marion Martin (1909–1985), actress Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946), artist, educator Al Martino (1927–2009), singer Rudolph Maté (1898–1964), cinematographer and director May McAvoy (1899–1984), actress Leo McCarey (1898–1969), director Christine McIntyre (1911–1984), actress David McLean (1922–1995), actor Stephen McNally (1913–1994), actor Audrey Meadows (1922–1996), actress Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, singer, dancer Millard Mitchell (1903–1953), actor James V. Monaco (1885–1945), composer Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009), actor Carlotta Monti (1907–1993), actress James C. Morton (1884–1942), actor Alan Mowbray (1896–1969), actor Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), actor Richard Murphy (1912–1993), screenwriter, director and producer Jim Murray (1919–1998), sportswriter Johnny Murray (1904–1956), voice actor Nicholas Musuraca (1892–1975), cinematographer N Anne Nagel (1915–1966), actress Reggie Nalder (1907–1991), actor Grete Natzler (1906–1999), actress and singer Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), actress Fred C. Newmeyer (1881–1967), director O Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985), actor Pat O'Brien (1899–1983), actor Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), singer Rod O'Connor (1914–1964), announcer Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), baseball executive, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Terry O'Malley Seidler (1933–2025), baseball owner Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), race car driver, actor Kid Ory (1886–1973), trombonist and bandleader, Dixieland jazz P Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor George Pal (1908–1980), director, producer and animator Erv Palica (1928–1982), MLB pitcher Hermes Pan (1910–1990), choreographer and dancer Louella Parsons (1881–1972), writer and columnist Marty Pasetta (1932–2015), television producer and director Pat Paterson (1910–1978), actress Chris Penn (1965–2006), actor Leo Penn (1921–1998), actor and director Jean Peters (1926–2000), actress ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963), actress and comedian John Polich (1916–2001), NHL player Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), actor Jerry Priddy (1919–1980), MLB second baseman Dick Purcell (1908–1944), actor R Rosa Raisa (1893–1963), opera singer Clive Revill (1930-2025), actor, best known for voicing Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back Alejandro Rey (1930–1987), actor Kane Richmond (1906–1973), actor Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), actor Rip Russell (1915–1976), MLB infielder and outfielder Rosalind Russell (1907–1976), actress Eileen Ryan (1927–2022), actress Faiza Rauf (1923–1994) princess of Egypt S Nazli Sabri (1894–1978), former Queen consort of Egypt. Gia Scala (1934–1972), actress Fred F. Sears (1913–1957), actor and director Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), actress Edward Sedgwick (1889–1953), actor, director, screenwriter, and producer Miriam Seegar (1907–2011), actress John F. Seitz (1892–1979), cinematographer and inventor. Mack Sennett (1880–1960), mogul Frank Shannon (1874–1959), actor Diane Sherbloom (1942–1961), figure skater Margarita Sierra (1936–1963), singer and actress Robert Six (1907–1986), former CEO of Continental Airlines Miriam Snitzer (1922–1966), actress Manuel Sorola (1880–1957), first Hispanic FBI agent. Jo Stafford (1917–2008), singer Harry Stradling (1901–1970), cinematographer Edmund Sylvers (1957–2004), singer T Doris Tate (1924–1992), anti-parole activist, mother of Sharon Tate Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress murdered by the Manson family, along with her unborn son Paul Richard Polanski Dallas Taylor (1948–2015), drummer Ray Teal (1902–1976), actor Dewey Terry (1938–2003), musician George Trafton (1896–1971), NFL player V Joseph Valentine (1900–1949), cinematographer Mabel Van Buren (1878–1947), actress Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (1904–1965), socialite, twin sister of Thelma Morgan, mother of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt Joe Viterelli (1937–2004), actor W Geraldine Wall (1912–1970), actress Robert Warwick (1878–1964), actor Bryant Washburn (1889–1963), actor Ned Washington (1901–1976), songwriter Bernie Wayne (1919–1993), songwriter Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), musician Paul Weston (1912–1996), bandleader, arranger and composer Tim Whelan (1893–1957), director and screenwriter William R. Wilkerson (1890–1962), founder of The Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel and owner of such nightclubs as Ciro's Mary Wilson (1944–2021), singer; founding member of The Supremes Paula Winslowe (1910–1996), actress Jack Wrather (1918–1984), investor Y Georgiana Young (1923–2007), actress Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), actress See also Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma References External links U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holy Cross Cemetery