Notable interments Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

sources not listed here can found in articles referenced.

a

george alexander (1839–1923), politician, 38th mayor of los angeles
allen allensworth (1842–1914), lt. colonel of u.s. army, founder of allensworth, california
ivie anderson (1905–1949), jazz singer , actress
henry armstrong (1912–1988) champion boxer

b

edward l. baker, jr. (1865–1913), u.s. army officer, medal of honor recipient during spanish–american war
phineas banning (1830–1885), financier, known father of port of los angeles
thomas bones (1842–1929), farmer , land developer
emmer bowen (1830–1912), medal of honor recipient during american civil war
tod browning (1880–1962), film director , screenwriter, known master of macabre
david burbank (1821–1895), dentist, businessman , landholder, burbank, california, named him
betty burbridge (1895–1987), actress

c

eric campbell (1879–1917), actor
rita carewe (1909–1955), actress
harry carr (1877–1936), writer, newspaper columnist , editor
frank chance (1877–1924), hall of fame baseball player

d

eric dolphy (1928–1964), american jazz musician

f

jessie benton frémont (1824–1902), writer, wife of lieutenant colonel john c. frémont
willie fung (1896–1945), chinese film actor

g

john reynolds gardiner (1944–2006), author
william thornton glassell (1831–1879), confederate naval officer, granduncle of general george s. patton
louise glaum (1888–1970), actress, silent screen vamp
george goodfellow (1855–1910), physician, medical pioneer, known gunfighter s surgeon
demmit charles griffin i, (1981) lt. col. tuskegee airman
lewis eugene grigsby (1867-1932), real estate investor buried in black granite pyramid-shaped mausoleum wife.
emma alvina miller grigsby (1868-1930), wife of real estate investor lewis eugene grigsby

h

arthur c. harper (1866–1948), politician, 36th mayor of los angeles
theresa harris (1909–1985), actress
sherman otis houghton (1828–1914), lawyer, politician

k

harry kellar (1849–1922), american magician influenced harry houdini

l

fernando lamas (1915–1982), argentinian-born actor/director, husband of esther williams, cremated @ rosedale

m

joseph maier (1851–1905), brewer, businessman , owner maier-zobelien brewery in los angeles
john mansfield (1822–1896), politician, lieutenant governor of california 1880 1883
joe marshall (1876–1931), major league baseball player
william b. mayes (1837–1900), union army soldier, medal of honor recipient
owen mcaleer (1858–1944), politician, canadian-born 35th mayor of los angeles
hattie mcdaniel (1895–1952), actress, first african american female win academy award
spencer g. millard (1856–1895), politician, 20th lieutenant governor of california
mable monohan (1888–1953), murder victim; death sent barbara graham, emmet perkins , jack santo gas chamber
gideon c. moody (1832–1904), american politician, congressman , senator
tim moore (1887–1958), vaudevillian; comic actor, stage, screen , television. known role kingfish of amos n andy fame.

n

remi nadeau (1819–1887), french canadian pioneer arrived in los angeles in 1861
marshall neilan (1891–1958), director, actor, motion picture pioneer
john g. nichols (1813–1898), 3rd , 10th mayor of los angeles

o

henry z. osborne (1848–1923), politician, served in house of representatives california

p

john henry patterson (1867–1947), anglo-irish soldier, hunter, author , zionist, best known book man-eaters of tsavo (1907); exhumed , re-interred in avihayil, israel, in 2014.
william anthony polkinghorn (1851–1906), noted real estate developer (venice, santa monica), civic leader (los angeles, leadville, co)
louise peete (1880–1947), notorious multiple murderer, executed in gas chamber @ san quentin
stanley price (1892–1955), actor

r

frank rader (1848–1897), politician, 31st mayor of los angeles
andy razaf (1895–1973), lyricist, composer, wrote ain t misbehavin , honeysuckle rose
frederick h. rindge (1857–1905), american businessman, philanthropist , writer
anthony a.c. rogers (1821–1899), politician, served in house of representatives arkansas
maria rasputin (1889–1977), daughter of russia s notorious mad monk, grigori rasputin

s

monroe salisbury (1876–1935), actor
caroline severance (1820–1914), social reformer, suffragette
herman silver (1831–1913), superintendent of united states mint in colorado, collector of internal revenue, railroad official , los angeles city council member
everett sloane (1909–1965), actor, in orson welles mercury theatre, played mr. bernstein in citizen kane
robert stewart sparks (1871–1932), los angeles city council member
william stephens (1859–1944), 24th california governor

t

art tatum (1909–1956), jazz pianist (has cenotaph; interred here, removed forest lawn cemetery, glendale)
william i. traeger (1880–1935), lawman, politician, football coach, sheriff of los angeles county 1921 1932, served term in house of representatives california
wayland trask, jr. (1887-1918), american stage , silent film comedian
john q. tufts (1840–1908), politician, served in house of representatives iowa

w

ernestine wade (1906–1983), actress, played sapphire stevens on radio , tv s amos n andy
olin wellborn (1843–1921), politician, served in house of representatives texas
franz werfel (1890–1945), austrian writer (whose body transferred in 1975 zentralfriedhof, vienna)
ernest whitman (1893–1954), actor, played carpetbagger s friend in gone wind
robert m. widney (1838–1929), american lawyer, judge, founder of university of southern california
harvey h. wilcox (1832–1891), owned ranch northwest of los angeles, wife, daeida, named hollywood. interred in rosedale, alongside mother, azubah (mark) wilcox (c. 1804–1888); removed hollywood cemetery in 1922
dooley wilson (1886–1953), actor, musician, played sam in casablanca
valentin wolfenstein (1845–1909), swedish-american photographer
anna may wong (1905–1961), actress, first chinese american movie star
frederick t. woodman (1872–1949), politician, 41st mayor of los angeles




^ notable interments & families , angelus-rosedale cemetery, retrieved december 12, 2011
^ ivy anderson @ find grave
^ brooks, patricia; brooks, jonathan (2006). laid rest in california: guide cemeteries , grave sites of rich , famous. globe pequot. p. 2. isbn 0-7627-4101-5. 
^ tante burk, margaret; hudson, gary (1996). final curtain: eternal resting places of hundreds of stars, celebrities, moguls, misers & misfits. 7 locks press. p. 2. isbn 0-929765-53-2. 
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^ burbank history, city of burbank, december 2011
^ betty burbridge @ find grave
^ military times hall of valor: william b. hayes
^ william b. mayes @ find grave
^ franz werfel – timeline , works (in german)
^ anna may wong @ find grave