A Visit to Forest Lawn Cathedral City

Last week on our way to the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival we made a stop at Forest Lawn in Cathedral City.

Forest Lawn is a mausoleum located directly across the street from Desert Memorial Park, which we visited in 2017. It's a relatively small, tranquil environment where we paused to pay our respects to several favorite performers.

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Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman is one of the most prominent actors whose final resting place is located in Cathedral City:

Husband-wife entertainers Phil Harris and Alice Faye's remains are located nearby in these unusual urns:

Dinah Shore is rather interesting, as she chose for half her ashes to be placed in Cathedral City, near her longtime desert home...

...while the other half are at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City (below). We visited Hillside last month, and I'll be sharing additional photos from that visit soon. (Update: Here is the link for my post which includes a photo of Dinah Shore's other final resting place at Hillside.)

Dinah Shore was married for two decades to actor-artist George Montgomery, and they are said to have remained friendly after their divorce; in fact, Montgomery was at her bedside when she passed on. Like his ex-wife, Montgomery chose to have his ashes divided, with half in Cathedral City...

...and the other half in his family's plot in Great Falls, Montana.

Actor Guy Madison is also in Cathedral City:

Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who was married to Mary Pickford from 1937 until her death in 1979:

And actor Francis Lederer, who lived to be over 100:

Additional photo posts on the final resting places of historic Hollywood figures: A Visit to Forest Lawn Glendale, Part 1, A Visit to Forest Lawn Glendale, Part 2, A Visit to the Forest Lawn Museum, A Visit to Hollywood Forever Cemetery, A Visit to Westwood Village Memorial Park - The Musicians, A Visit to Westwood Village Memorial Park - The Comedians, A Visit to Westwood Village Memorial Park - The Actors, A Visit to Westwood Village Memorial Park - Writers, Directors, and More, A Visit to Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 1, A Visit to Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 2, A Visit to Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 3, A Visit to Desert Memorial Park, Los Angeles National Cemetery, A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 1, A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 2, and A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 3.