About Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a cemetery near Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 5.0 mi southeast of Los Angeles. The grounds sit at about 312 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 706 notable people buried here, including Judy Garland, David Lynch and Burt Reynolds. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1652829. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beth Olam Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Clarity Funerals & Cremation in Los Angeles, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Los Angeles County dates to 1860. 20 of the 101 listings in Los Angeles County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Los Angeles. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Among them: 410 actors, 166 writers, 82 musicians, 20 journalists, 18 artists, 13 business leaders, 13 World War II veterans, 11 World War I veterans.
- Judy Garland1922-1969American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian
- David Lynch1946-2025American filmmaker
- Burt Reynolds1936-2018American actor
- John Huston1906-1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor
- Mickey Rooney1920-2014American actor
- Cecil B. DeMille1881-1959American film director, producer and actor
- Janet Gaynor1906-1984American actress
- Rudolph Valentino1895-1926Italian actor
- Chris Cornell1964-2017American musician
- Douglas Fairbanks1883-1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
- Paul Reubens1952-2023American actor and comedian
- Anton Yelchin1989-2016American actor
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People whose Wikidata entry gives Hollywood Forever Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
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What Hollywood Forever Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Beth Olam CemeteryLos Angeles, CAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Angelus Rosedale CemeteryLos Angeles, CACemetery3.4 mi
- Rosedale CemeteryLos Angeles, CACemetery3.5 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial ParkBurbank, CAMemorial park4.1 mi
- Mount Sinai Memorial ParkBurbank, CAMemorial park4.3 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park1712 Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA · est. 1906Memorial park4.9 mi
- Campo SantoLos Angeles, CACemetery5.0 mi
- Grand View Memorial ParkBurbank, CAMemorial park6.0 mi
- Brand Family GravesiteBurbank, CACemetery7.2 mi
- Westwood Memorial ParkSanta Monica, CA · est. 1880Memorial park7.3 mi
Funeral homes near Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Clarity Funerals & Cremation0.8 miCremation provider · Los Angeles · (323) 380-1680
- Abbott & Hast Mortuary Funeral And Cremation2.2 miCremation provider · Los Angeles · (800) 528-9596
- Chevra Kadisha Mortuary2.4 miMortuary · West Hollywood · (323) 654-8415
- Community Funeral Services Inc3.4 miFuneral home · Los Angeles · (323) 731-5734
- Daehan Mortuary Services3.4 miMortuary · Los Angeles · (323) 731-4040
- Han Kook Mortuary3.5 miMortuary · Los Angeles · (323) 734-5656
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
What are the visiting hours of Hollywood Forever Cemetery?
The recorded hours are: Mo-Su 08:30-17:00. Hours can change on holidays, so confirm with the cemetery.
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