Welcome to Hollywood Graveyard, where we
set out to remember and celebrate the lives of those who lived to entertain us,
by visiting their final resting places. Today we head down to Orange County and
Pacific View Memorial Park, where we'll find such stars as John Wayne, Marion Mack,
Bobbie Hatfield, and many more. Join us, won't you? Pacific View Memorial Park -
aptly named as you get a pretty good view of the Pacific Ocean from here. It's
located in Corona del Mar in Orange county, about 50 miles south of Hollywood.
It's a stone's throw from Newport Beach, UC Irvine, and the John Wayne Airport. The
cemetery opened in 1958 and is beautified with the flora of Southern
California. But one of the most uniquely charming
aspects of this cemetery is that people hang chimes from the trees in memory of
their loved ones. So anywhere you go in the cemetery you can always hear the
haunting tinkle of bells off in the distance. There are a number of memorials
here, including the Garden of Valor, memorializing those who served their
community and country. There's also a memorial to victims of drunk driving.
Don't drink and drive, kids. And while we're at it, don't text and drive, or
smoke pot and drive either. Alright, on with the tour. We'll begin our tour in
the southern section of the cemetery. On the left is the Vista Del Mar section.
Right near the middle of this lawn we find the grave of Kam Tong. He was a
Chinese-American actor, best remembered for his role in over 100 episodes of the
TV series have gun will travel in the 50s and 60s.
He also played Dr. Li in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical, Flower Drum Song. Further southeast on this same lawn we
find William Cagney. He was the spitting image of his more famous brother, James
Cagney. And like James, was an actor and performer. In addition to acting he
produced a number of his brother's films, including Blood on the Sun, and A Lion is
in the Streets. Next to William is another of the Cagney siblings, sister
Jeanne Cagney. She too was an actress, who can be seen alongside her brother, James,
in Yankee Doodle Dandy. One of her more memorable performances was in Quicksand
alongside Mickey Rooney. Let's make our way around to the north. Next to the curb in
the Bayview Terrace section, lot 9, we find southern belle
Margaret Early. Her first role was in Stage Door in 1937, and she can also be
seen alongside Bette Davis in Jezebel, a year later. She also performed in a
number of Andy Hardy films, but retired from acting in the 1940s. Let's continue
around to the courts to the east. Heading into Palm Court, then the Alcove
of Faith, all the way at the end at the top, is the niche of actor William Austin.
He played Monty in the 1927 film, It, with Clara Bow. And in 1943 he became the
first actor to portray Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred, in Batman. The character
was originally portly and clean-shaven, but later redesigned inspired by William
Austin. We now head north, through the next courtyard, and into the Magnolia
Court. Just north of the fountain, high on the wall, is the crypt of filmmaker
Robert Webb. He won an Oscar for his work on the film In Old Chicago, in the
short-lived "best assistant director" category. He also directed Elvis Presley
in Love Me Tender. Webb was married to Barbara McLean,
a film editor, whose job it is to take the hours of footage and cut them down to the 90 minutes we see
on screen. In a field dominated by men in the 30s through the 60s, Barbara was one
of the prominent editors in Hollywood, known for her work at 20th Century Fox.
She won an Oscar for the film Wilson, and was nominated for six other films,
including All About Eve. Along the eastern wall of this Court, on
the bottom, is the crypt of Frieda Pushnik. She was a circus sideshow performer,
notable for having been born without arms or legs. She appeared in Ripley's
Odditorium in the 30s, and later with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Circus, billed as The Armless and Legless Wonder. But when the showcasing of people
with physical deformities fell out of favor in the 50s she was forced to
retire. She would later appear in a couple of films. Frieda never let her
deformity get the best of her, and was determined to live a long, happy, normal
life. She's entombed here with her mother, Anastasia. Let's continue north to the
sunset Court. Here is Jeanne Carmen, actress and pinup model extraordinaire,
known for her resemblance to friend and contemporary, Marilyn Monroe. Her career
began as a teenager on Broadway, dancing in Burt Lahr's Burlesque. She
later became a pinup model, posing nude when it was still quite taboo to do so.
During this time she also toured as a talented trick-shot golfer. When she
landed in LA she became one of Hollywood's B-movie Queens, and was a
fixture at celebrity parties with the likes of Frank Sinatra and the Kennedy
brothers. After the sudden death of her friend, Marilyn Monroe, in 1962, Jeanne
claims to have feared for her life from mobsters she had fallen in with. She
moved to Arizona, darkened her hair, and lived a life incognito for decades,
before coming out of retirement later in life. Let's head back across the street
to the west to the Bayview Terrace. Straight down the hill a few rows from a
bench is the grave of Marion Mack. The girl from Mammoth, Utah sent a letter and
photograph to Mack Sennett in 1920 expressing her desire to be in the
movies. Sennett responded, inviting her to the studio if she ever made it out to
Hollywood. She did, and before long began making shorts at Keystone. She's best
remembered today for her role as Annabelle Lee alongside Buster Keaton, in the 1926
Civil War comedy, The General. It's considered not only one of Buster's
greatest films but also one of the great films of the silent era. [music] Marion is buried next to her husband,
producer and director, Louis Lewyn. He produced the film Mary of the Movies,
which starred his wife. He also produced the Screen Snapshots and Hollywood on
Parade series'. If we follow this row straight north and pass this large
colorful tree in the middle of the lawn, we find Hollywood's most legendary
cowboy, the Duke, John Wayne. Born Marion Morrison, John Wayne was the
quintessential Western hero in cinema from the 30s through the 70s. A true icon
of America's frontier heritage. He was a student and football player at USC when
another legendary Hollywood Cowboy, Tom Mix, invited him to work as a prop man and extra with director John Ford. He worked
his way up from bit parts to smaller roles until his breakthrough in 1939
when he was cast in John Ford's Stagecoach. "Hold it!" "Whoa, steady, whoa!" "Hey look, it's Ringo." "Yeah." "Hello, kid." "Hello, Curly. Hiya Buck! How's your folks?" The film was a hit, and it made Wayne into a star. He would continue
to shine in numerous cowboy roles, like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio
Grande, The Alamo, as well as military roles like The Longest Day. He won an
Oscar for his role as Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 film. True Grit. "I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned,
or see you hanged in Fort Smith atJudge Parker's convenience.
Which will it be?" "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat
man." "Fill your hand you son of a bitch!" After his death from cancer at the age
of 72, the family initially left his grave unmarked, not wanting it to become
a shrine or vandalized. Nearly two decades after his death this simple yet
fitting bronze marker was placed, featuring scenes from Monument Valley
and the Alamo, and the quote, "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life,
comes to us at midnight very clean, It's perfect when it arrives and it puts
itself in our hands; it hopes we've learned something from yesterday." Let's head around to the next section
west, Oceanview. Down the hill from this wonky tree, we find the grave of June Storey.
She's also a part of Hollywood's western heritage, having starred as Gene
Autry's leading lady in ten films in the 30s and 40s - films like Home on the
Prairie. She can also be seen alongside Hedy Lamarr in The Strange Woman. She
retired from acting in the late 40s. Along the southern tip of this section,
next to the road, is the grave of Dorothy Dare. She was an actress and singer who
worked with Ziegfeld and Vitagraf early in her career before making movies
for Warner Bros. Her first credited role was in the 1933 film, Nearly Naked.
She had a string of successful musical roles a few years later, like Gold
Diggers of 1935, but decided to retire from acting after making the Yanks are
Coming, in 1942. Animation aficionados will recognize this next name: Rudolf Ising, just northeast of the Garden of Valor. Ising was one of the early
pioneers of animation in Hollywood. Like other animation legends including Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks, and Carl Stalling, Ising got his start in Kansas City, Missouri - boy there must be something special in the water in Kansas City! Ising worked for Disney for a time, on the Alice Comedie and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Years later he and partner Hugh Harman founded Warner Bros. cartoon studio,
with their new series, Looney Tunes, and a character named Bosko. Later came Merrie Melodies. The very first Looney Tunes cartoon, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub," was produced in 1930. [music] After a falling-out with Leon
Schlesinger, Harman and Ising moved to MGM where they continued to make
cartoons. Ising won an Oscar for his animated short film, The Milky Way. Let's continue a little further north along this road, then head west into the
Lakeside section. Near a large tree is the grave of actor John Eldridge. He was
a prolific character actor of the 30s to the 60s, seen in a number of Charlie
Chan films, as well as the film High Sierra. He also made guest appearances on many of the popular TV shows of the 50s and
60s. Continuing north we reach Seaview Lawn on the right. In several rows, just right of a tree, is
Bijan, an Iranian-American fashion designer. His Rodeo Drive boutique, House of Bijan, has been described as the most expensive
store in the world. He crafted luxury fragrances for men and provided
wardrobes for everyone from movie stars to presidents. If you can spend $1000 on a tie,
head to House of Bijan. Along the northern edge
of this cemetery we find three music stars. In the Garden of David, near a
small tree, is Kevin DuBrow. He's best remembered as the lead singer of the
heavy metal band, Quiet Riot, for close to 30 years, beginning in the mid 70s. Their
hits include, "Metal Health (Bang Your Head), and "Cum On Feel the Noize." He died of a cocaine overdose at the age
of 52. East of here is the Lido Section. In the second plot on the right
we find at the grave of Bobby Hatfield. He was a singer best known as half of
the music duo, The Righteous Brothers, with Bill Medley. Their first it was the
1964 song, "You've Lost That Loving Feeling." Perhaps their most recognized
tune is "Unchained Melody," sung by Bobby. [music] He died in his sleep at the age of 63 of
a heart attack brought on by a cocaine overdose. Finally we continue east to
find another legendary musician. Not far from the fountain in the northeast
corner of the cemetery is Jeff Hanneman. He was a guitar player and the
co-founder of the thrash metal band, Slayer, which formed in 1981.
Not only did Hanneman help craft and define Slayer's aggressive, rapid-fire
sound, he also wrote and co-wrote many of their songs including, "Raining Blood." Slayer would go on to become one of the
most influential metal bands in history, and Hanuman played guitar with them for
three decades. He died at the age of 49 from alcohol-related liver failure. And that concludes our tour! What are some of your favorite memories of the stars we
visited today? Share them in the comments below, and be sure to like, share, and
subscribe for more famous grave tours. Thanks for watching!
We'll see you on the next one. I'd like you to meet a friend I made on
this tour... I call him Captain Jack Sparrow. Though I'm not sure if he
actually is a sparrow. Little Captain Jack Sparrow here
has made a home for himself right in this corridor of the mausoleum,
in one of the flower vases way up high. He's a timid one though, always flying
away as soon as I approach. But it looks like he's got himself quite
a nice setup here among the flowers and crypts.
