The owners of Hollywood Forever have come in for criticism for promoting the place as a tourist attraction, but any place that houses the remains of such celluloid luminaries as Cecil B DeMille and Jayne Mansfield would probably become one regardless. It's also the resting place of Rudolph Valentino; legend has it that a mysterious 'Woman in Black' still stalks the cemetery, mourning the demise of Hollywood's original lover man. Mel Blanc's headstone says 'That's All, Folks!'; Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr are in a huge tomb in front of a lake guarded by a fountain and three black swans. William Andrews Clark Jr, founder of the LA Philharmonic, has an even bigger mausoleum in the middle of a lake.
Transport Bus 4, 704/US 101, exit Santa Monica Boulevard west.
Telephone 1-323 469 1181
Open Summer 8am-7pm daily. Winter 8am-6pm daily.
Admission free. Parking free.
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