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1. HILLMP_100728_003.JPG: The largest of these monuments belongs to superstar Al Jolson, and you'll see it as soon as you pull into the gates of the cemetery. It consists of a towering, white stone canopy held aloft by six white stone columns, with a series of terraced, blue-tiled waterfalls cascading down the hillside. The inner dome of this canopy contains a large mosaic of Moses holding the Ten Commandments. Beneath the canopy is the marble sarcophagus of Jolson. To one side of the tomb is a three-foot bronze statue of Jolson down on one knee, in his famous "Jazz Singer." ("Mammy!") pose. The inscription reads simply: "Al Jolson. 1886-1950.." Directly behind the Jolson monument is a mammoth, two-story mausoleum, housing thousands of individual and family crypts. It is one of the finest mausoleums you will are likely to discover; there are even couches and lamps located in the hallways to help create a home-like atmosphere. Unique details inside include gold & white overhead lamps shaped like Stars of David, tile floors, marble walls, fountains, glass doors, and sunny patio areas. Almost all of the stars' tombs are located in this main white building. The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside.shtml
2. HILLMP_100728_011.JPG: Al Jolson memorial @ Hillside Memorial Park
3. HILLMP_100728_037.JPG: George Jessel
4. HILLMP_100728_040.JPG: David Janssen (1931-1980), who starred as Dr. Richard Kimble in the wildly popular TV series "The Fugitive." The final episode of "The Fugitive," broadcast on August 29, 1967, was the highest-rated television show in history. Before "The Fugitive," Janssen had starred as "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" back in the late 1950's, and in the 1970's, he starred in "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury." and "Harry-O." His crypt is a black marble one, located along the bottom of the left-hand wall. (It is located just to the right of a large, black sarcophagus bearing the name "Waronker.") The inscription reads: "1931-1980. My love is with you always." The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside.shtml
5. HILLMP_100728_045.JPG: Michael Landon
6. HILLMP_100728_048.JPG: Michael Landon October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991 Devoted Husband Father and Grandfather He seized life with joy. He gave to life generously. He leaves a legacy of love and laughter
7. HILLMP_100728_053.JPG: Eddie Cantor
8. HILLMP_100728_056.JPG: Jack Benny Beloved husband, father and grandfather A gentle man
9. HILLMP_100728_063.JPG: Allan Sherman
10. HILLMP_100728_067.JPG: Jeff Chandler (1918-1961). With rugged features, a deep tan and premature gray hair, Chandler was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Cochise in 1950's 'Broken Arrow." (with Jimmy Stewart,) and starred opposite actresses such as Jane Russell, Joan Crawford, and Maureen O'Hara. Unfortunately, he died of blood poisoning at 42 after doctors apparently botched an operation on his back. His crypt is located several rows up on the wall. Note that Jeff is buried under his original name: Ira Grossel (although the marker also says "Jeff Chandler)" in smaller letters beneath his name. The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside.shtml
11. HILLMP_100728_068.JPG: Max Factor Jr.
12. HILLMP_100728_074.JPG: Irving Wallace March 19, 1916 June 29, 1990 "Life is not a daily dying, not a pointless end, but a soaring and binding gift snatches from eternity."
13. HILLMP_100728_076.JPG: Dinah Shore Loved by all who knew her and millions who never did 1916 - 1994
14. HILLMP_100728_081.JPG: Lorne H. Greene The world's best loved father. Ben Cartwright. The great voice of Canada -- finally stilled, but silenced never the dear voice of our loving husband, father, and grandfather. Will sing in our hearts forever 1915 - 1987
15. HILLMP_100728_083.JPG: An independent thinker, free spirit, an artist and a poet the best mother, grandmother, wife and friend will live on in our hearts forever Nancy Ann Deale Greene 1933 - 2004
16. HILLMP_100728_090.JPG: Loved and admired by so many Hank Greenberg 1911 - 1986 Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), one of baseball's all-time greats. A lifelong Detroit Tiger, Greenberg led the majors in home runs for three years, led the league in RBI for three years, and was twice named the AL's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He appeared in four World Series, slugged 58 home runs in 1938 (just short of Babe Ruth's record), and scored 144 runs that same year. He hit .348 and drove in 183 RBI in 1937. In the middle of a pennant race, he refused to play on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement - but his team went on to win the pennant, and Hank hit a home run in that year's World Series. The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside2.shtml
17. HILLMP_100728_097.JPG: Max Factor Sr.
18. HILLMP_100728_098.JPG: Producer/actor Sheldon Leonard (1907-1997), in lawn grave 6-1000-B, who started out as a coin-flipping tough guy in the movies. You may remember him as 'Nick the Bartender' in the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," or as a gambling mobster in "Guys & Dolls") But he found his real success as a TV producer, giving and us memorable shows such as "I Spy," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Andy Griffith Show," and "Gomer Pyle, USMC." The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside2.shtml
19. HILLMP_100728_103.JPG: This marker, for Charles Perman, was near one of the markers I was photographing and the man's widow and daughter were there as well.
20. HILLMP_100728_107.JPG: From http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside2.shtml : Selma Diamond (1920-1985), who you may remember as the gravelly-voiced 'Selma Hacker' in the popular sitcom "Night Court." She was also a major comedy writer in her time.
21. HILLMP_100728_125.JPG: Producer Mark Goodson (1915-1992), half of the famous Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions, who gave us a long list of popular TV game shows such as "The Price Is Right," "The Match Game," "Family Feud," "Concentration," "Beat the Clock," "To Tell The Truth," "What's My Line," and "I've Got A Secret." The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside2.shtml
22. HILLMP_100728_133.JPG: Aaron Spelling
23. HILLMP_100728_143.JPG: (Incidentally, if you look at the outstretched hands of the rabbi in the mural, you might notice that both hands are making a familiar, split-fingered gesture that many of us think of as Mr. Spock's Vulcan "Live�Long and Prosper" greeting from "Star�Trek". It's not a coincidence. Although many people don't know it, both Leonard�Nimoy ('Spock')�and William�Shatner ('Captain Kirk') are Jewish. Early on, when "Trek" was looking for a salute, Nimoy remembered this traditional blessing and proposed it. The rest is history.) The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
24. HILLMP_100728_147.JPG: Loving Husband Adored Father Beloved "Grandpa Milton" Milton Berle You Filled Our Lives with Laughter and Love 1908-2002
25. HILLMP_100728_151.JPG: The outstretched hands of the rabbi in the mural show the familiar, split-fingered "Live�Long and Prosper" greeting from "Star�Trek". Both Leonard�Nimoy ('Spock')�and William�Shatner ('Captain Kirk') are Jewish. When Gene Roddenberry was looking for an alien salute, Nimoy suggested this traditional Jewish blessing.
26. HILLMP_100728_153.JPG: Nell Ruth Carter A loving mother and a sparkling jewel to those close enough to love her September 13, 1948 - January 23, 2003 Actress Nell Carter (1948-2003). Nell was best known as the housekeeper / mother-figure on the popular 80's sitcom, "Gimme a Break" (for which she also sang the title song). But she was also known for her Broadway musical roles. She won a Tony award in 1978 for her role in the musical "Ain't Misbehavin", and also appeared in productions of "Annie" and "Hello Dolly". She also had roles in the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" and the TV series "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo," She converted to Judaism before her first marriage to businessman Georg Krynicki. At just 4'11", she had battled obesity and diabetes for years, before she passed away in her Beverly Hills home at age 54. The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
27. HILLMP_100728_159.JPG: Shelley Winters
28. HILLMP_100728_171.JPG: Beloved husband father grandfather Isadore "Friz" Freleng 1906 - 1995 Beloved wife mother daughter grandmother singer Lily Freleng 1913 - 2003 Her love and her smile were his inspiration She lives in those she left behind He shared his talent with the world
29. HILLMP_100728_186.JPG: Jan Murray had a lot in common with Milton Berle: both were tall, old-fashioned, stand-up comics from the "borscht belt" school of Jewish ethnic humor. He never gained the same kind of stardom as "Mr. Television", but Jan was a very familiar face on TV in the 1960s & '70s - a frequent guest (and guest host) on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and a regular on Hollywood Squares. He also hosted a popular game show in the 1950's called "Treasure Hunt" and appeared on a number of TV shows from the era, including "Mannix", "The Lucy Show" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
30. HILLMP_100728_193.JPG: Vic Morrow was perhaps best known for his role of Sgt. Chip Saunders in the TV war series, "Combat." But even that role was overshadowed by reports of his tragic death, which made worldwide headlines. Vic was carrying two children while filming a chase scene in "Twilight Zone: the Movie," when a helicopter flying low overhead was hit by a special-effects explosive used in the filming. The copter crashed, its blades decapitating Morrow and killing both child actors. (His "Combat" co-star, Rick Jason, is buried at Hollywood Forever cemetery.) The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
31. HILLMP_100728_207.JPG: Gangster Mickey Cohen (1914-1976) is also here (in the same Alcove of Love, crypt A-217), buried as 'Meyer H. Cohen' in a standard wall crypt (at the other corner to the left of Moe.). He ran the Hollywood mob back in the 1930's. A former prize fighter, he fell in with Bugsy Seigel and began operating a bookie joint out of several Hollywood locations, including the back room of what is now the Comedy Store. A flashy dresser and a big spender, he tended to attract attention, and was the target of several failed mob hits. He was eventually arrested on tax evasion and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was portrayed several times in the movies, including "Bugsy" (where he was portrayed by actor Harvey Keitel), the TV series "Fallen Angels" (where he was portrayed by James Woods) and the recent "L.A. Confidential." The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
32. HILLMP_100728_210.JPG: Moe Howard 1897 - 1975
33. HILLMP_100728_214.JPG: Tom [Poston] was married to another Bob Newhart veteran, actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008). She passed away less than a year after Tom, and is buried near him - just one row down and three spaces to the left, in a lawn grave, near the curb, in the Garden of Abraham section. Suzanne is probably best remembered as 'Dr. Hartley's wife, 'Emily' on TV's "The Bob Newhart Show" of the '70s. She also had a memorable cameo at the end of the very last episode of Bob's '80s sitcom "Newhart" - where Bob woke up in bed next to Emily, and realized that the entire, crazy "Newhart" plotline had just been a bad dream. (Tom also appeared occasionally on the first sitcom, as Bob's old friend "The Peeper".) But before Newhart, she appeared in such movies as Hitchcock's horror classic, "The Birds", "Support Your Local Gunfighter" (with James Garner), and Disneys' "The Shaggy D.A." The above was from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
34. HILLMP_100728_220.JPG: Tom Poston (1921-2007), one of the top comic character actors on TV. Tom is perhaps best remembered for his role on Bob Newhart's '80s sitcom "Newhart", where he played 'George Utley', the easy-goin' but incompetent handyman at Newhart's Vermont inn. He was also on Newhart's later sitcom, "Bob". Not surprisingly, Bob Newhart was one of the pallbearers at Tom's funeral. He also appeared as the annoying neighbor in TV's "Mork & Mindy" (with Robin Williams), and as a panelist on several game shows, such as "To Tell the Truth". But his familiar hangdog face popped up on dozens of TV shows, ranging from "Will & Grace" to "Cosby" to "ER". His characters tended to be bewildered bumblers and nice guy everymen. (Incidentally, Tom wasn't Jewish, but his wife was.) The above is from http://www.seeing-stars.com/buried2/Hillside3.shtml
Wikipedia Description: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
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The Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary is located at 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, in Culver City, California, USA. A number of prominent individuals of the Jewish faith, including a number from the entertainment industry, are buried or entombed here, such as:

* Irving Aaronson, composer
* Sheldon Allman, actor/singer/songwriter
* Alice Allyn (1929-1976), actress
* Sandy Baron, actor and comedian
* Gene Barry, actor
* Jack Benny, comedian
* Henry Bergman, actor
* Milton Berle, comedian
* Michael Bloomfield, blues/rock guitarist
* Mary Livingstone-Benny, radio actor
* Ben Blue, actor
* Sorrell Booke, actor
* Richard Brooks, film director
* Susan Cabot, actress
* Eddie Cantor, actor, screenwriter
* Nell Carter, actress
* Jeff Chandler, actor
* Cyd Charisse, actress, dancer
* Mickey Cohen, mobster
* Ray Dannis, actor
* Max Factor, Sr., cosmetics magnate
* Max Factor, Jr., cosmetics businessman
* Sidney Factor, cosmetics businessman
* Percy Faith, band leader
* Friz Freleng, film animator, writer, director, producer
* L. Wolfe Gilbert, composer (original interment site)
* Sid Gillman, Hall of Fame football coach
* William Goetz, producer, President of Universal Pictures
* Adam Goldstein (aka DJ AM), DJ
* Jerry Goldsmith, composer
* Mark Goodson, Game Show Producer
* Carl Greenberg, newspaper reporter and editor (Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles Times)
* Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers baseball great
* Lorne Greene, voice of the CBC, actor: 'Ben Cartwright' on "Bonanza"
* Ruth Handler, business executive who invented the Barbie doll
* Lou Holtz, actor
* Moe Howard,actor,comedian, member of the Three Stooges
* Sally Insul, actress
* Arthur P. Jacobs, film producer, Planet of the Apes series, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
* David Janssen, actor, TV's "The Fugitive"
* George Jessel, actor
* Al Jolson, musician, actor, entertainer (His monument was designed by Paul R. Williams)
* Mickey Katz, comedy bandleader, father of Joel Grey
* Sam Katzman, producer
* Paul Kohner, producer
* Ely Landau, film and TV producer
* Michael Landon, actor
* Abe Lastfogel, Chairman, William Morris talent agency
* Sheldon Leonard, actor, producer
* Jules Levy, producer
* Abby Mann, writer
* Hal March, comedian, actor
* Howard Morris, actor
* Vic Morrow, actor, victim of filmmaking accident
* Jan Murray, comedian, actor
* Shelly Novack, actor
* Louis Nye, comedian, actor
* Joe Pasternak, film producer
* Julia Phillips, author, film producer
* Suzanne Pleshette, actress
* Tom Poston, actor (was not Jewish, but was married to Suzanne Pleshette at the time of his death)
* Paul Richards, actor
* Leo Robin, composer
* Stanley Ralph Ross, writer, actor
* Jerry Rubin, Yippie turned businessman, member of the Chicago Seven
* Dick Shawn, actor, comedian
* Allan Sherman, musician, actor, voice of The Cat in the Hat
* Dinah Shore, entertainer
* George Sidney, director, producer
* Aaron Spelling, producer
* Peter Tomarken, game show host, best known for Press Your Luck
* Lupita Tovar, actress (Future Burial Site)
* Irving Wallace, author
* Sol M. Wurtzel, film producer
* Irene Mayer Selznick, theatrical producer
* Lew Wasserman, agent, studio executive
* Shelley Winters, actress
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