Westwood Memorial Park in Santa Monica, California

Westwood Memorial Park is a memorial park near Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 3.9 mi southwest of Santa Monica. It was established in 1880. The grounds sit at about 325 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 387 notable people buried here, including Marilyn Monroe, Ray Bradbury and Frank Zappa. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 251426. The nearest other listed cemetery is Los Angeles National Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Natural Grace Funerals And Cremations in Los Angeles, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 14 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, Santa Monica. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 236 actors, 105 writers, 83 musicians, 32 World War II veterans, 17 business leaders, 9 journalists, 6 artists, 5 World War I veterans.

• Marilyn Monroe1926-1962
  American actress and model
• Ray Bradbury1920-2012
  American author and screenwriter
• Frank Zappa1940-1993
  American musician
• Truman Capote1924-1984
  American writer
• Kirk Douglas1916-2020
  American actor
• Gene Kelly1912-1996
  American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
• Zsa Zsa Gabor1917-2016
  Hungarian-American socialite and actress
• Burt Lancaster1913-1994
  American actor
• Dean Martin1917-1995
  American singer, actor, comedian and film producer
• Richard Simmons1948-2024
  American fitness instructor and video producer
• Billy Wilder1906-2002
  Austrian and American filmmaker
• Hugh Hefner1926-2017
  American businessman and magazine publisher

People whose Wikidata entry gives Westwood Memorial Park 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.

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.

• Los Angeles National Cemetery

  950 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
  National cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Los Angeles National Cemetery Columbarium

  Santa Monica, CA
  National cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Woodlawn Cemetery

  Santa Monica, CA
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Marquez Family Cemetery

  Santa Monica, CA
  Family cemetery

  4.2 mi
• Holy Cross Cemetery

  Inglewood, CA
  Catholic cemetery

  5.6 mi
• Hillside Memorial Park

  Inglewood, CA
  Memorial park

  6.1 mi
• Beth Olam Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Jewish cemetery

  7.1 mi
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Cemetery

  7.3 mi
• Angelus Rosedale Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Cemetery

  8.3 mi
• Rosedale Cemetery

  Los Angeles, CA
  Cemetery

  8.3 mi

• Natural Grace Funerals And Cremations

  Funeral home · Los Angeles · (310) 684-2545
  1.6 mi
• Gates Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Santa Monica · (310) 395-9988
  2.7 mi
• White Diamond Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Beverly Hills · (310) 943-1010
  3.0 mi
• FRIENDS Funeral Home - Cremation and Burials South Gate

  Cremation provider · South Gate · (888) 939-5959
  3.1 mi
• Sholom Chapels

  Funeral home · Los Angeles · (310) 659-3055
  3.5 mi
• Farrington Mortuary & Cremation

  Cremation provider · Santa Monica · (800) 674-3659
  3.8 mi

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