Holy Cross Cemetery
The Scarecrow, Yogi Bear's voice, and a century of Hollywood careers share 200 acres in Culver City.
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Opened in 1939, this 200-acre Catholic cemetery became the burial ground for an unusual density of mid-century screen talent — actors, comedians, voice artists, bandleaders, and athletes who built American pop culture. The southwest corner near The Grotto is where most entertainment professionals are concentrated, making it a walkable survey of a specific Hollywood era.
What to look for
- The Grotto in the southwest section — the anchor point for the entertainment burial clusters
- Ray Bolger's grave — the actor and dancer who played The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
- Daws Butler's marker — the voice behind Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snagglepuss
5835 West Slauson Avenue, Culver City; operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese — conduct yourself accordingly.
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More to see in Los Angeles
- Hollywood Walk of Fame2,850 names pressed into pink terrazzo underfoot — actors, inventors, fictional characters, all at six-foot intervals for 1.3 miles.
- Dolby TheatreThe red carpet runs up these stairs every awards season — where Hollywood officially crowns its year.
- SoFi StadiumA million-square-foot canopy embedded with 27,000 LED pucks bright enough to be seen from planes descending into LAX.
- Hollywood SignA 1923 real-estate billboard that refused to come down — and ended up owning the word "Hollywood" itself.
- U.S. Bank TowerLA sold the sky above a fire-gutted library to fund its own rebuilding — and got its second-tallest tower in the bargain.
- Rose BowlA century-old sunken oval where the 1994 World Cup Final was settled — and the 2028 Olympics will return to do it again.