Hollywood Forever Cemetery is at
6000 Santa Monica Blvd. in the Hollywod district of Los Angeles,
California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of
Paramount Studios, which, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920. The Beth Olam Cemetery, in the southwestern section, is a dedicated Jewish burial ground.
The cemetery was founded in 1899 on 100 acres as
Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery.
By the end of the 20th century, it was neglected and run down.. Allegations of financial mismanagement caused the State of California to forbid the sale of plots. On the verge of closure in a
bankruptcy proceeding, Tyler Cassity of Forever Enterprises purchased the now 62-acre property in 1998 for $375,000. He renamed it "Hollywood Forever," and restored and refurbished it.
The cemetery is now active. The longtime ban on the sale of plots was rescinded when the Forever Network restored the cemetery, and space for more graves remains.
It is a good place to view the "Hollywood" sign on the hillside in the distance.
Click on the link below to find the names of the famous people buried there.
http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=8033
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