There are several Forest Lawn cemetery locations in Southern California, including the beautifully maintained
Forest Lawn Cypress, in North Orange County.
Unlike the Forest Lawn locations in Los Angeles County, there are only a few entertainment-related personages buried in Cypress, but they are of significant interest.
Maynard's career began in the silents and ran through the mid '40s, with a couple films added on in the early '70s. Maynard's younger brother was the lesser-known cowboy actor Kermit Maynard.
Jack Sheldon did it all: He was a trumpet player, singer, and actor. He was Merv Griffin's sidekick on his TV show, and he also sang beloved songs such as "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just a Bill" on SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK.
My husband didn't know Jack Sheldon personally but they had friends in common, and in early 2020 he attended Sheldon's funeral at Forest Lawn to honor a great musician.
John Philip Ford worked as an assistant director and director of "B" Westerns and TV series under the name
Philip Ford. He was the son of actor-director Francis Ford, born in Maine when his father was still a teenager.
That also means, of course, that John Philip Ford's uncle was the great director John Ford.
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 (2017),
A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 2 (2017),
A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 3 (2019),
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),
A Visit to Inglewood Park Cemetery,
A Visit to Mt. Sinai Memorial Park,
A Visit to Palm Springs (Coachella Valley Public Cemetery),
A Visit to Marysvale Cemetery,
A Visit to Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 1 (2022),
A Visit to Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 2 (2022),
A Visit to Rose Hills Memorial Park,
A Visit to San Fernando Mission Cemetery,
A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 1 (2023),
A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Part 2 (2023),
Memorial Service for Edmund Gwenn (2023),
A Visit to Evergreen Cemetery,
A Visit to Carpinteria Cemetery,
A Visit to Santa Barbara Cemetery, and
A Visit to Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills: Perry Mason Edition.
Articles on the final resting places of Western stars and filmmakers from my Western RoundUp column at Classic Movie Hub:
May 2019,
February 2022,
November 2, 2022,
November 29, 2022,
April 2023,
November 2023,
March 2024,
July 2024,
February 2025,
November 2025, and
April 2026.
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