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Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox cemetery Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.<ref name="dignitymemorial.com">Template:Cite web</ref>

The cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s. In 1926, the name was officially changed to Westwood Memorial Park and was later renamed to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.<ref name="dignitymemorial.com"/>

Though not exclusive to public figures, the cemetery has become the final resting place of many Hollywood actors and those in the entertainment industry.

Prominent interred figures include Marilyn Monroe, Burt Lancaster, Truman Capote, Buddy Rich, Hugh Hefner, Natalie Wood, Dean Martin, Ray Bradbury, Roy Orbison, Robert Newton, Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett, George C. Scott, Don Knotts, Jack Lemmon, Tim Conway, Walter Matthau, Billy Wilder, Hayedeh, Mahasti, Frank Zappa, Kirk Douglas, and Gena Rowlands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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File:Headstone of Ray Bradbury, May 2012.jpg
Headstone of Ray Bradbury, May 2012, prior to his death

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Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

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File:The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park.JPG
The Armand Hammer Family Tomb in Westwood Memorial Park
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Hayedeh's grave in 2009

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File:Jack Lemmon headstone.jpg
Jack Lemmon's headstone

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File:Dean Martin Grave.JPG
Dean Martin's crypt.
File:Grave stone of Marilyn Monroe at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, 1218 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, California LCCN2013632347.jpg
Marilyn Monroe's crypt.

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File:Unmarked grave site of Frank Zappa, Westwood, CA.jpg
Unmarked grave of Frank Zappa, cemetery view looking southeast

See also

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