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Hollywood Forever Funeral Home

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Local(323) 469-1181
Toll-Free(877) 844-3837

6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038

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Hollywood Forever Funeral Home
Local(323) 469-1181
Toll-Free(877) 844-3837

6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038

http://hollywoodforever.com

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Expert Reviews of Hollywood Forever Funeral Home

Citysearch | Final resting place for Hollywood royalty such as DeMille and Fairbanks.

Founded in 1899, the former Hollywood Memorial Park has a checkered past: legendary movie star interments, scandal-plagued management and a mid-'90s bankruptcy that led to new ownership and a name change....
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/19/2005
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User Reviews of Hollywood Forever Funeral Home

Yelp.com Review - by Mike T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went a number of weeks ago for the movie screening, they were playing "The Hunger." I thought the vibe was cool, going to see an '80s horror movie in a cemetery. It turned out to be so...Scene-y…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Auralynn N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I visited the Hollywood Forever Cemetary a few weeks ago for their Cinespia/movie screenings going on during the summer. Gates open at 7:30, but you'll want to start lining up by 6:30 if you want a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jonas a.

4.0 of 5 stars. Really, really good ambiance and awesome venue for showing scary, cheesy-scary flicks at night! If you don't know what I mean, check out http://www.cemeteryscreenings.com/. Great for chilling…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eva V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I want my next date to take me to this cemetery. For real.
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephany S.

5.0 of 5 stars. this was the best invention whoever thought of this. My boyfriend and i actually had our first date there 2 years ago and we are now having a baby! we usually go once a month during the summer, bring…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by amanda v.

5.0 of 5 stars. Warm LA summer nights. Get there early. Bring $10 food, booze, ad what ever else you want. Some people bring chairs, but most people realize it better to keep a low profile so everyone can see. You…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this cemetery. Wonderful history, beautiful graves and a well kept landscape make this a wonderful tribute to the members of Hollywood that have passed on. I love the Cinespia movie series…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Penelope l.

5.0 of 5 stars. Come here in the summer to watch a late night movie!!
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kenneth S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The summer movie series is a blast! nothing else like watching a black and white movie with long gone stars sleeping beneath you. The place is just loaded with history. Not the place to go out on a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by angela n.

3.0 of 5 stars. Buy a $5 star map at the flower/gift shop by the entrance. It shows the final resting spots of dozens of celebs including Cecil B. DeMille, Jayne Mansfield, Johnny Ramone, Rudolph Valentino, Hattie…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Genevieve B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went for Day of the dead, this place is awesome!!!
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Karina A.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have never been to any of the events talked about here, I didn't even know these event existed until Yelp.com, but I did bury my great grandmother and my grandfather here. In fact, we have a family…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Selby J.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have never seen a movie here. I have never participated in any of the entertainment functions frequently held here. But I did arrange my younger brother's funeral. He was only 38 at the time. You…
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tree S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went for the Art Deco Society's 24th Annual Halloween Tour and it was fantastic. I may have to return for the movie nights, or better still, the Day of the Dead festival, which I have been told is…
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kurt K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have develop a fascination cemeteries. I live in Oakland, CA and Mountain View is my favorite. This one is great - it is like being on a treasure hunt. You buy the map for $5 and your off -…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ayelet I.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I die, burn me to a crisp. I don't care if you spread me over the Thames, pour me into the Pacific, wear bits of me in a locket around your neck, or throw my ashes out with the trash. But don't…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Evil T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've only been here for Cinespia, the Saturday-night film screenings. It's tons of fun, picnic-style and because the screenings are in the late evening into the night, you avoid the annoyance of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie W.

4.0 of 5 stars. a totally unconventional fieldtrip, hollywood forever cemetery is perfect for a weekend picnic on a warm afternoon. a girlfriend and i took a blanket and had a mcdonald's happy meal on the lawn in…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ruth L.

5.0 of 5 stars. rustling spirits spy Johnny Ramone's cenotaph
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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Movies

The movies played here are actually quite charming. Let me tell you, I'm scared of scarry things. The girl no one should take to a scary movie scared, but this cemetary had a good vibe. It was a well organized...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Edward L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you hang out with the rich and famous, also and really see the mortality of it all? Hollywood Forever, that's where.
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Joie P.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's a flippin cemetery...of course I love it! puh! I have much love for my local cemeteries but this one is worth visiting. and don't forget to put a stone on DeeDee Ramones headstone. Been there…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alysa W.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you like being around beautiful, interesting, artsy people who live their life the way they want and simply enjoy the pleasures life offers.... then I recommend venturing down to Hollywood on a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I should confess that I'm a bit of a freak when it comes to cemeteries. I really like them. I find them inordinately touching. Everywhere i go, I like to visit a cemetery. This one ranks way up…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ray O.

5.0 of 5 stars. Spent a beautiful afternoon relaxing here yesterday; the amazing headstones were interesting, the trees and birds everywhere were nice. We especially enjoyed the pond with all of the crazy waterfowl;…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by clare w.

5.0 of 5 stars. "A dreaded sunny day, so let's go where we're happy,
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kalli S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Finally went to one of their Cinespia movie screenings in the cemetary, so I've only seen it at night and haven't actually checked out the place during the day. But I would recommend going to the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason G.

2.0 of 5 stars. i don't like this cemetary. mostlikely it's due to the cercumstances of my visit. It was durring a day of the dead event that we were participating in. The ceremonies went fine. The place looked…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Edward B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Really nice place to have a picnic lunch.
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vivian L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Very Quiet love Johnny Ramone's Statue it was so cool, like he was in life. Did not have a chance to go to all the stars graves but we drove by a building in the front and saw a .... guess autopsy…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Joon S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Back in the day there were commons, open areas of towns where people gathered to shop, talk, argue, and relax. Obviously, Los Angeles is not exactly known for its open areas, though the immigration…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Letty D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hollywood Forever is a worthwhile stop for the tourist in LA. Although it is looked down upon to dead star gawk, you can find many off the main stream celebrities here. Mel Blanc, Johnny and Dee Dee…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy K.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is possibly my favorite cemetery I've ever visited, and one of the best things is that it isn't creepy, or even particularly melancholy. To correct some other reviews (no offense), yes, they do…
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by judy w.

5.0 of 5 stars. boy am i on a roll tonight - #16! w00t. i freaking love this place. and it's not just cuz i'm into necrophilia either. wa wa wee wa!
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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boooooo

I thought haunted reviews and winners were about ACTUAL places that were believed to be haunted.....not some made up Hollywood thing....this is what they pick?...boooooooooo
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Randy M.

5.0 of 5 stars. As morbid as it may sound, Hollywood Forever is a great place for a date, and then some. But first, a little history
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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Wonderful afternoon

There was a time when families would get together to converge at the grave site and respect their dead, cleaning off the gravestones. This is a time gone by, but cemeteries are a wonderful place to visit,...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2006
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Star-seeker treasure

If you've ever wondered...where exactly Mel Blanc is buried, then this place is your answer. There is more Hollywood history buried in this cemetery than all of the rest of So Cal. If you're an Angeleno, it's...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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Hollywood Forever

Strangely, this cemetery is one of my favorite places to spend time. With graves of Hollywood great...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/28/2006
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Celebrity Cemetary

This cemetary houses the graves of many celebrities who have passed away. I have only been to this ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/25/2005
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

My boyfriend and I and some friends went to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery once just for the fun of ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/24/2005
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Too tuff to die?

The best place for a walk. I love the creepy lake and all the tuff tombs. I ALWAYS visit the Jayne Mansfield Memorial and have been trying to find Dee Dee Ramone's grave.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2002
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