Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962

 Marilyn in Westwood Cemetary. Her body lay unclaimed until she was claimed by former husband Joe DiMaggio, who placed her in this tomb, some distance from the Center of Hollywood
This bar at 1601 Cahuenga was a favorite hangout of the Black Dahlia in 1946. She dined here frequently before her body was found cut in half, a tattooed bit of her thigh inserted into her body
Dorothy Stratten, Playboy model. Her life and murder are the subject of the movie "Star 80" New Fashion Stripper Wear on Wilcox
Joeseph Kennedy Sr. and Gloria Swanson lived in a rear apartment during their affair. Art Kunkin published the Free Press in the 1960s. Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers overdosed here in 1988.
The first movie star was Florence Lawrence, known as "The Biograph Girl" in the days before stars were known by their names. Her career lasted from 1910-1914, when she was disfigured in a fire. In 1938 she killed herself by eating ant paste.

Hattie MacDaniel, the first black woman to receive an Oscar for her role as "Mammy" in gone with the wind has this fine memorial, looking out over the Crypt of Copper Magnate William Clark
"Bullet Proof Cars"
Heather O'Rourke's tomb at Westwood Cemetary - the "They're heeeere" girl from the Poltergeist movies. She didn't live to reach thirteen. Truman Capote. His great work was "In Cold Blood" and he threw the "Black and White" party.
James Gordon Olmstead-Dean at the star of James Dean
James Dean Janis Joplin died here at 7047 Franklin of a drug overdose at age 27 in 1970.
Virginia Rappe died under mysterious circumstances. "Fatty" Arbuckle's career ended when he was tried for her rape. Her boyfriend, Henry "Pathe" Lehrman visited her grave faithfully until 1946, when he was buried beside her.
On the Northwest Corner of Yucca and Wilcox the Blackburn Apts. housed actor Russell Hadyden (Lucky Jenkins) in 1948. DIrector James Kirkwood died here in 1963. Roby Heard, a Herald Examiner reporter was murdered here in 1970. The building was closed down in 1993 and homeless youths tortured a man to death in the abandoned building, since restored. Ozzie and Harriet lived at 1822 Camino Palermo for over a quarter century. His ghost may still haunt it.
Tyrone Powers tomb at Hollywood Memorial Orson Welles died of a heart attack in 1985 at 1717 Stanley
Clara Bow
The left side lobby of the Plaza Hotel was the Russian Eagle Cafe & Gardens in the 30s. Garbo was a regular and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. first tried Cocaine in the restroom. In 1943, Clara Bow opened her "It" Cafe in the same space Clara Bow lived at this pleasant bungalow at 7576 Hollywood, and had trysts with Gary Cooper here.
Loans
William Haines held many famous homosexual orgies here at 1712 Stanley. Tallulah Bankhead reported the ghost of a horse here in 1931, and others have heard panicked horses during a rainstorm. Natalie Wood, married to Robert Wagner, was found dead off Santa Catalina after tyring to enter a small boat in 1981 at age 43. She lies in Westwood.
Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Jr. are buried in this impressive tomb at Hollywood Memorial.
Harry Cohn selected this resting place at Hollywood Memorial just before his death in 1958. "I can see the studio from here." Actor Casey Adams and others reported seeing the ghost of Carole Lombard here at 7953 Hollywood, where she lived from 1934 to 1939.
Silent star Marie Prevost, a former Mack Senett bathing beauty died here of alcoholism in 1937 at age 38. Living in near poverty, her dachshund had chewed up her arms and legs in an attempt to wake her up.
Nudes, Nudes, Nudes, on Hollywood at Vine. Victor Killian, (the "Fernwood Flasher" in Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, was beaten to death in his apartment here at 6500 Yucca in 1979 at age 88. In 1932 the Three Stooges stayed here.