Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

Visit duration: 1 hour Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles and the only cemetery actually in Hollywood. It was founded in 1899 as Hollywood Cemetery, was known as Hollywood Memorial Park from 1939 and took its current name in 1998. Today it is a cemetery, funeral home, crematory and cultural events centre, and the Paramount Pictures studios occupy the south end of the same block, on land that once belonged to it.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

Dotted with flowering bushes and towering palms, the grounds are the resting place of famous musicians and movie stars; visitors walk them to see graves such as those of Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Rooney, Johnny Ramone and Toto from The Wizard of Oz. The cemetery also hosts live music and summer film screenings: the films are shown on the Douglas Fairbanks Lawn near the Fairbanks crypt, projected onto the white marble west wall of the Cathedral Mausoleum.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

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Common questions

Who is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery?

Among others Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Rooney, Johnny Ramone and Toto from The Wizard of Oz.

When was Hollywood Forever Cemetery founded?

In 1899, as Hollywood Cemetery.

Where it is

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