The forest Lawn memorial Park in Glendale, California is the final resting place of many publicly adored celebrities such as...
Gracie Allen, 1902-1964
Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957
Nat King Cole, 1919-1965
Sammy Davis Jr, 1925-1990
Walter Disney, 1901-1966
Lois L'Amour, 1908-1988
Mary Pickford, 1892-1979
...to name only a few of the 1000+ famous people resting on the grounds. Now Michael Jackson lays among his peers in one of the most unique and beautiful cemeteries in the world.
Dr. Hubert Eaton is credited as the founder of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park more than a hundred years ago. His love of art and desire to share it with the world inspired him. More than that he believed a cemetery should be a celebration of life not "unsightly, depressing stoneyards." To this end I believe he has succeeded.
Combined, the six Forest Lawn Cemeteries contain close to 1500 statues, replicated European churches and many other works of art representing much of the world, its people and its history. Amazingly, Forest Lawn contains replications of all of Michelangelo's sculptures.
The museum houses various works of art with both permanent and special exhibits on display for the public. Forest Lawn also hosts educational programs for elementary children as well as other family orientated programs. They run a 'History Comes Alive' program that features actors reenacting famous people and events throughout history.
As a cemetery, Forest Lawn has over 250,000 people buried there. As a celebration of life, Forest Lawn has hosted over 60,000 weddings and has over 1 million visitors every year.
With so much to offer both the living and the dead it is easy to see why, given the choice, so many people choose Forest Lawn as their final resting place.
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