Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Glendale


The final home of such Golden Age superstars as Clara Bow, Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Stewart. Alas, many of their graves are in mausoleums and are off-limits to the public. It doesn’t help that cemetery staff strongly discourage star seekers.

You can download maps from the internet (for example, www.seeing-stars.com), but be discreet or risk having them confiscated.


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