A Visit to Mt. Sinai Memorial Park

The week of the TCM Classic Film Festival we paid our first-ever visit to Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Here are a few of the final resting places we visited that day.

The great big band singer Helen Forrest. This permanent grave marker was placed at her burial site in 2019 thanks to a fundraising effort.

Film and TV composer David Rose:

Phil Silvers, who I associate with favorite Gene Kelly musicals COVER GIRL (1944) and SUMMER STOCK (1950).

"West Coast Jazz" great Milton "Shorty" Rogers. Marc Myers very recently had a nice piece on him at JazzWax.

Saul Chaplin won an Oscar for scoring SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954) and was associate producer of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965), two of my very favorite movies. I met him once and thought he was a lovely person.

Disaster movie producer Irwin Allen:

Don Rickles, who for me will always be "Mr. Potatohead" from the TOY STORY movies:

Bob Saget of TV's FULL HOUSE, who passed away in January. I would anticipate a marker will most likely be placed on the first anniversary of his passing, in keeping with Jewish tradition.

Coming soon: A brief return visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

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 (2014), 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, A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 3, A Visit to Forest Lawn Cathedral City, A Visit to Oakwood Memorial Park, A Visit to Hillside Memorial Park, Part 1, A Visit to Hillside Memorial Park, Part 2, A Visit to Hollywood Forever Cemetery (2019), A Visit to Woodlawn Cemetery, A Visit to Valley Oaks Memorial Park, A Visit to Valhalla Cemetery, A Visit to Pacific View Memorial Park, A Visit to Glen Haven Memorial Park, A Visit to Forest Lawn Glendale (2020), A Visit to Calvary Cemetery, A Visit to Home of Peace Memorial Park, Visits to Sedona and Las Vegas Cemeteries, A Visit to Forest Lawn Glendale (2022), Visits to Orange County Cemeteries (Holy Sepulcher Cemetery and El Toro Memorial Park), and A Visit to Inglewood Park Cemetery.

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