Hubert Eaton
Encyclopedia
Hubert Eaton was an American
businessman.
Born in Liberty, Missouri
, he is noted as the creator of the Forest Lawn
Glendale and Hollywood Hills
cemeteries in the Los Angeles, California
area that became the burial site for many movie star
s and other film industry members. As well, with its several chapels spread throughout the park-like setting, it is also the marriage place for such personalities as U.S. President Ronald Reagan
and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman
.
On his passing in 1966, Hubert Eaton was immured in the "Memorial Court of Honor" in the Great Mausoleum in his Glendale cemetery.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman.
Born in Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
, he is noted as the creator of the Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is an American corporation that owns and operates a chain of cemeteries and mortuaries in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties in Southern California. The company was founded by a group of San Francisco businessmen in 1906. Dr...
Glendale and Hollywood Hills
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn chain of Southern California cemeteries. It is at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, on the lower north slope at the far east end of the Santa Monica...
cemeteries in the Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
area that became the burial site for many movie star
Movie star
A movie star is a celebrity who is well-known, or famous, for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. The term may also apply to an actor or actress who is recognized as a marketable commodity and whose name is used to promote a movie in trailers and posters...
s and other film industry members. As well, with its several chapels spread throughout the park-like setting, it is also the marriage place for such personalities as U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades...
.
On his passing in 1966, Hubert Eaton was immured in the "Memorial Court of Honor" in the Great Mausoleum in his Glendale cemetery.
External links
- http://www.utpjournals.com/product/cras/323/mcnamara.html
- http://www.seeing-stars.com/Imagepages/EatonGravePhoto.shtml