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Secrets of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery: David Lynch’s Grave, a Stolen Head and Rudolph Valentino’s Ghost
Hollywood Forever Cemetery's Gower mausoleum and new residents like David Lynch are positioning it for another 100 years of serving Los Angeles.
Before Tyler Cassity and co-owner Yogu Kanthiah took over in 1998, Hollywood Forever Cemetery — the final resting place of legendary cinematic figures including Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland and John Huston — had fallen into disrepair. Since Cassity bought the place, though, Hollywood Forever has evolved into much more than a memorial site: It’s also a parklike expanse for a city that sorely needs green spaces, an animal sanctuary, a concert venue, a movie-screening spot and an outdoor yoga studio. The cemetery and the adjacent studio have always had a close connection; Paramount stars like Douglas Fairbanks, Valentino and Tyrone Power found their final resting places there, and Cecil B. DeMille built himself an impressive marble tomb on the site.
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