Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary at 1218 Glendon Ave in Los Angeles’s Westwood neighborhood. Its carefully kept grounds offer a quiet place to pay respects at the graves of figures from film, music, literature and public life. Look for Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner, Farrah Fawcett, Natalie Wood and Rodney Dangerfield among those buried here. The grounds include mausoleums and crypts, and the varied memorials give the visit a personal connection to the people remembered there.
Notable memorials
The cemetery is the resting place of people from across American cultural life. Among them are Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner, Farrah Fawcett, Natalie Wood, Dean Martin, Rodney Dangerfield and Jack Lemmon. Writers buried here include Truman Capote, Ray Bradbury and Jackie Collins; director Billy Wilder is also among the notable names.
A quiet place to pay respects
Greenery and restrained memorials shape the grounds, which provide a calm setting for reflection. Marilyn Monroe’s grave is often marked with lipstick kisses. Rodney Dangerfield’s marker carries a line that plays on his familiar comic persona. Mausoleums and crypts add to the range of memorials across the cemetery. Walk gently, take care on uneven ground and treat the graves as places of remembrance.
FAQ
Where is Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park?
It is at 1218 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, in Westwood.
Which notable figures are buried there?
The cemetery includes Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner, Farrah Fawcett, Natalie Wood, Dean Martin, Ray Bradbury and Truman Capote.
What should I see during a visit?
You can visit notable graves, including Marilyn Monroe’s, and explore the cemetery’s mausoleums and crypts.
