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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. HHILL_020602_002.JPG: Yep. That's replica of Boston's famed Old North Church.
2. HHILL_020602_003.JPG: This is a replica of the statue to George Washington that stands outside the Richmond state capital.
3. HHILL_020602_005.JPG: Here's one of the mosaic walls that they have. The building itself is a performing arts center... in the middle of a cemetery. The scenes here are the founding of the country.
4. HHILL_020602_011.JPG: A close-up of the mosaic.
5. HHILL_020602_014.JPG: I thought this sequence was very cool! The lizard stands erect to cool himself off.
6. HHILL_020602_016.JPG: Hollywood Hills cemetery. You'll notice the mural in the background. I had gone into the cemetery to get a higher view of the Warner Brothers studio and had become fascinated by the place. It wasn't until I looked down and saw I was standing by Stan Laurel's grave that I realized how many celebrities were probably buried here. He was the only one I found on this trip. Now I have the online grave-locator maps so it was easier in the future.
7. HHILL_020602_021.JPG: A mosaic to this life of Abraham Lincoln
8. HHILL_020602_026.JPG: The interior of the Old North Church replica
Wikipedia Description: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). It is part of the Forest Lawn chain of Southern California cemeteries.

The Forest Lawn Memorial Parks are recognized and serve as a cultural institution in the Los Angeles regional area. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills is a park dedicated to the preservation of American history, and hosts high-profile events such as an annual Veterans Day ceremony attended by dignitaries and VIPs. The park features such notable sights as:

* The Court Of Liberty, which features statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and the Birth of Liberty Mosaic.

* The Birth Of Liberty Mosaic, America's largest historical mosaic at 162 feet long and 28 feet high, contains more than ten million pieces of Venetian glass and depicts twenty-five famous scenes from early America, 1619-1787.

* Old North Church, a precise replica of Boston's historic church, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his famous poem Paul Revere's Ride. The historical rooms contain rare documents and mementos of the colonial period.

* The Hall Of Liberty American History Museum features a precise duplication of the Liberty Bell, and other exhibits. The museum includes a 1,200 seat auditorium.
* Monument To Washington, a marble and bronze tribute to America's first president, created by sculptor Thomas Ball. Four of Washington's generals are also honored in the memorial.

* The Lincoln Terrace features a lifelike 16-foot bronze statue of the 16th president by Augustus St. Gaudens, flanked by a panoramic mosaic depicting key scenes from Lincoln's eventful life.

* The Plaza of Mexican Heritage features sculptures created by artist Meliton Salas Rodriguez, of Guadalajara, Mexico. Salas Rodriguez used only hand tools to first quarry, then work native Mexican stone into precisely scaled, detailed replicas of art works and artifacts that are representative of the Aztec, Huastec, Maya, Mixtec, Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Totonac and Zapotec civilizations that preceded modern Mexican culture. A smooth Olmecan head, an intricate Aztec sun calendar and a sinuous Teotihuacan bas relief are some of the sculptural features of the Plaza that are set off by crushed stone walkways and complemented by groupings of Mesoamerican plants. Nearby, the Museum of Mexican History offers free admission to visitors from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.

History:

Forest Lawn (Glendale) was founded in 1917 by Dr. Hubert Eaton, a firm believer in a joyous life after death, who was convinced that most cemeteries were "unsightly, depressing stone yards," and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs, "as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness." He envisioned Forest Lawn to be "a great park devoid of misshapen monuments and other signs of earthly death, but filled with towering trees, sweeping lawns, splashing fountains, beautiful statuary, and...memorial architecture..."

Interred or entombed in the cemetery are many famous people and their relatives, particularly from the entertainment industry.

History Before 1917:

The Providencia Land and Water Development Company property was used as a location for some early motion pictures. In particular, it was used for the battle scenes in Birth of a Nation. In 1912 Carl Laemmle (IMP) Universal Pictures took over the assets of Nestor Studios and named this area Universal City. The photograph of this area can be seen in Los Angeles Library archives: "A Birds Eye View of Universal City":

* Nov. 24 1913 Bailey, Chas. Z. Universal City
* 1911 Nestor Filmmakers at the Forest Lawn Site
* 1911 Nestor Filmmakers at the Forest Lawn Site
* 1911 Nestor Sunset and Gower

Forest Lawn: Hollywood Hills site: "land use" is linked to the Film Industry History of several Movie Studios before 1917.

Forest lawn Hollywood Hills was also known as a tract of land belonging to the Providencia Land and Water Development Company. During this time period, its "land use" is directly linked to history of Nestor Studios, Universal Studios, and Paramount Studios.

The history of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills (Providencia Ranch) is mentioned in the bibliography of: G.W. Bitzer, David Horsley, Jesse L. Lasky and Carl Laemmle

G.W. Bitzer (as Billy Bitzer). Billy Bitzer: His Story. New York: Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1973. Bitzer, a camera man for D.W. Griffith He produced a: Hand drawn location map for Birth Of A Nation (Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills)

Carl Laemmle [THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF CARL LAEMMLE — John Drinkwater] Carl Laemmle moved his Providencia ranch (Nestor Ranch) assets to the new Universal City 1915 The Cowboys, Indians and standing movie on the Nestor where the first assets to be moved to the new Universal City. [Motion Picture World] 1915 Nestor Studio ( Universal Studio in Hollywood) ownership transfer to Christie Film Company 1912 - 1915 Universal City (Nestor Ranch) ownership transfer to Jesse L. Lasky Film Company - Famous Players - Paramount ...

People buried here include:
* Steve Allen, comedian, writer
* Don Alvarado, actor, director
* Morey Amsterdam, comedian
* Carl David Anderson, Nobel-winning scientist
* Robert Arthur, film producer
* Gene Autry, singing cowboy actor, entrepreneur
* Justin Aglipay, musician, songwriter
* Lloyd Bacon, actor, film director
* Bonnie Lee Bakley, murdered wife of actor Robert Blake
* Lucille Ball, actress, comedienne (ashes moved to Jamestown, NY in 2002)
* Judith Barsi, child actress
* Clyde Beatty, circus owner
* Fred "Rerun" Berry, actor
* Lamont Bentley, actor Moesha
* Mary Brian, actress
* Ralph Bellamy, actor
* Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, movie producer of the James Bond series
* Edgar Buchanan, actor
* Godfrey Cambridge, comedian, actor
* Roy Campanella, Hall of Fame baseball player
* Bill Cody, Jr., actor
* Ray Collins (actor)
* William Conrad, actor
* Bert Convy, television host
* Tara Correa-McMullen, actress
* Willie Crawford Major League Baseball player
* Gary Crosby, singer, actor
* Scatman Crothers, actor, singer, dancer and musician
* Edward S. Curtis, photographer of the American West
* Bette Davis, actress
* Gail Davis, actress
* Sandra Dee, actress
* Reginald Denny, actor
* Gene de Paul, composer
* Frank DeVol, composer
* Theodore Dreiser, author and Progressive Era reformer
* Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Hall of Fame, Pitcher
* Roy Disney, Co-Founder Walt Disney Company
* Leo Durocher, Hall of Fame baseball player/manager
* Anthony Eisley, actor
* Michael Evans, Actor
* Richard Farnsworth, actor
* Marty Feldman, British writer, comic, and actor
* Robert Charles Francis, actor
* Melvin Franklin, singer for The Temptations
* Bobby Fuller, singer
* Marvin Gaye, singer (He was cremated here.)
* Frankie Gaye, singer, brother of Marvin
* Wally George, announcer
* Andy Gibb, singer
* Hugh Gibb, father of singers Barry, Robin, Maurice, and Andy Gibb
* Dorothy Jo Gideon, wife of television personality Bob Barker (will be buried in same plot)
* Peggy Gilbert, jazz musician
* Frank Gumm, Judy Garland's Father (in addition, Garland's mother and grandmother are also buried there)
* Hard Boiled Haggerty, professional wrestler, actor; aka H.B. Haggerty
* Gabby Hayes, actor
* Horace Heidt, band leader
* Rex Ingram, actor
* Jill Ireland, actress
* Kelly Johnson, Aviation Engineer, Founder of Skunk works
* Bob Kane, cartoonist, creator of Batman comics character
* Buster Keaton, comedic actor
* Ernie Kovacs, actor, comedian
* Dorothy Lamour, actress
* Fritz Lang, movie director
* June Lang, actress
* Nicolette Larson, singer
* Charles Laughton, actor
* Stan Laurel, comedic actor
* Frederick Llewllelyn, President of Forest Lawn
* George Liberace, actor/musician, older brother of Liberace
* Liberace, pianist
* Arthur Lee, musician
* Stan Levey, music producer
* Julie London, actress/singer
* Harriet E. MacGibbon, actress,
* Pat McCormick, comedian
* Harriet Nelson, actress
* Ozzie Nelson, actor
* Ricky Nelson, television actor and singer
* Orry-Kelly, costume designer
* Jean Parker, actress
* Brock Peters, actor
* Charles Pierce, actor, female-impersonator
* Freddie Prinze, actor
* Jeff Porcaro, musician
* George Raft, actor
* Lou Rawls, singer, actor
* Dorothy Revier, actress
* John Ritter, actor
* Dar Robinson, movie stuntman
* Kasey Rogers, actress
* Sabu, actor
* Jack Sahakian, hairdresser & actor
* Isabel Sanford, actress
* Telly Savalas, actor, buried with a lollypop
* Johnny Sekka, actor
* Phillips Smalley, director, actor
* Jack Soo, actor, Detective Nick on TV's Barney Miller
* Rod Steiger, actor
* McLean Stevenson, actor
* Victor Sutherland, actor
* George Seaberg, musician, Trumpeter for Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mercer etc.
* Vic Tayback, actor, Mel on TV's Alice
* Jack Teagarden, musician
* Frankie Thomas, actor, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
* Martha Tilton, singer
* Andr� De Toth, film director
* Forrest Tucker, actor
* Lee Van Cleef, actor
* Katherine Victor, actress
* Al Viola, musician
* Jack Webb, actor, Sergeant Joe Friday on TV's Dragnet
* Ruth Webb, agent
* Claire Whitney, actress
* Jess Willard, world heavyweight boxing champion
* Sue Williams, actress and Playboy Playmate
* Dick Wilson, actor, Mr. Whipple in the The Charmin commercials
* Marie Wilson, actress
* Paul Winfield, actor
* George Wright, humanitarian and Forest Lawn Executive Vice-President
* Grace Yearsley, actress, wife of Ralph Yearsley
* Ralph Yearsley, actor
* Paul Zastupnevich, costume designer
* Frances Zucco, actress, daughter of George Zucco
* George Zucco, actor
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