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| Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1880s as unnamed cemetery 1905 as Sunset Cemetery 1926 name officially changed to Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Location | 1218 Glendon Avenue Westwood, Los Angeles 90024 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°03′30″N 118°26′26″W / 34.05833°N 118.44056°W |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Service Corporation International |
| Website | pbwvmortuary |
| Find a Grave | Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary |
| Designated | May 16, 2003 |
| Reference no. | 731 |
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue.[1]
The cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s. In 1926, the name was officially changed to Westwood Memorial Park and was later changed again to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.[1]
Although it is the resting place of some of the entertainment industry's greatest names, it also contains the graves of many uncelebrated people. For example, when Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, Joe DiMaggio, responsible for Monroe's arrangements, chose Westwood not because of its celebrities but because it was the resting place of her mother's friend, Grace Goddard, and Goddard's aunt, Ana Lower, both of whom had cared for Monroe as a child.[2]
Hayedeh and Mahasti, two famous Iranian sisters and singers, who have been in exile for many years, have been laid to rest in this cemetery.
- ^ a b "Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary". Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ The Studio for Southern California History. Retrieved February 21, 2009.