Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California

This is interesting... I do believe that this is my first post about Los Angeles! My FAVORITE thing to do in Los Angeles is look up creepy locations. I can go to Hollywood and Highlands or Disneyland anytime and be that 'tourist' OR I can go and see things that are unique and different and have their lasting remark on pop culture history! So pretty much every time I visit, I like to go and see a cemetery. Laugh all you want, but they are actually pretty dang cool to see.

 

So, today I'm going to write about Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. This small cemetery is located in the middle of the city and you have to know that it's there to find it. It's literally surrounded by skyscrapers and sidewalks. This cemetery didn't start out as a celebrity burial place, but eventually did become one. There's not just famous people here; this is a real cemetery with just regular people so if you do visit, please be respectful.

 

If you're looking for this cemetery, it's address is 1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

 

Rather than write about each individual resting here, I'm going to give you the Wikipedia link and it has a list of everyone that is notable.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Village_Memorial_Park_Cemetery

 

 

 

To the left of Marilyn Monroe, there is an empty tomb. Hugh Hefner purchased it years ago and when he passes, he will be buried next to her. Although Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner have never met, she was his first centerfold.

Ray Bradbury died in 2012.

Roy Orbison is buried in an unmarked grave to the right of director Frank Tuttle.

Francis and Sara Taylor were Elizabeth Taylor's parents. I noticed that there is an open spot to the left of them and I have never known why that is. Elizabeth Taylor is buried in a very grand style at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

 

Note: This is a very real cemetery that has many other people buried here and lots of loved ones paying their respects. Please be respectful of the grounds and residents that are buried there. Once we are 6 feet under, we are all the same.