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Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is an United States not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a chain of Cemetery and Mortuary in Los Angeles County, California, Orange, and Riverside County, California counties in Southern California....
 chain of Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 cemeteries. It is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, which is on the lower north slope at the far east end of the Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Monica Mountains

The Santa Monica Mountains are a low Transverse Ranges in Southern California California in the United States....
 range that overlooks North Hollywood and Burbank
Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 100,316 at the United States Census, 2000.Burbank is located in the eastern region of the San Fernando Valley, north of Downtown Los Angeles, California....
 in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley....
 from its southeast. The Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River

The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach, California....
 courses from west to east immediately to the north with the Burbank Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company....
 just beyond.






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Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is part of the Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is an United States not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates a chain of Cemetery and Mortuary in Los Angeles County, California, Orange, and Riverside County, California counties in Southern California....
 chain of Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 cemeteries. It is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, which is on the lower north slope at the far east end of the Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Monica Mountains

The Santa Monica Mountains are a low Transverse Ranges in Southern California California in the United States....
 range that overlooks North Hollywood and Burbank
Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 100,316 at the United States Census, 2000.Burbank is located in the eastern region of the San Fernando Valley, north of Downtown Los Angeles, California....
 in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley....
 from its southeast. The Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River

The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach, California....
 courses from west to east immediately to the north with the Burbank Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company....
 just beyond. To the west and across the Los Angeles River at its bend there, are the studios of Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
 and Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an United States record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is also affectionately known as "Warners" and 'the Bunny', based on the Bugs Bunny cartoons released by Warner Bros....
.

The Forest Lawn Memorial Parks are recognized and serve as a cultural institution in the Los Angeles regional area. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills is a park dedicated to the preservation of American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 history, and hosts high-profile events such as an annual Veterans Day
Veterans Day

Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, it is usually observed on November 11....
 ceremony attended by dignitaries and VIPs. The park features such notable sights as:

  • The Court Of Liberty, which features statues of George Washington
    George Washington

    George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....
     and Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States....
     and the Birth of Liberty Mosaic.


  • The Birth Of Liberty Mosaic, America's largest historical mosaic
    Mosaic

    Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other material. It may be a technique of Decorative arts, an aspect of interior decoration or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral....
     at long and high, contains more than ten million pieces of Venetian glass and depicts twenty-five famous scenes from early America, 1619-1787.


  • Old North Church, a precise replica of Boston's
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
     historic church, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an United States educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride ", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline"....
     in his famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride
    Paul Revere's Ride (poem)

    "Paul Revere's Ride" is poem by an United States poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775....
    ". The historical rooms contain rare documents and mementos of the colonial period.


  • The Hall Of Liberty American History Museum features a precise duplication of the Liberty Bell
    Liberty Bell

    The Liberty bell , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the most prominent symbols of the American Revolutionary War. It is a familiar symbol of independence within the United States and has been described as an icon of liberty and justice....
    , and other exhibits. The museum includes a 1,200 seat auditorium.
  • Monument To Washington, a marble and bronze tribute to America's first president
    President of the United States

    The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
    , created by sculptor Thomas Ball
    Thomas Ball (artist)

    Thomas Ball was an United States artist and musician. His work has had a marked influence on monument in the United States, especially in New England....
    . Four of Washington's generals are also honored in the memorial.


  • The Lincoln Terrace features a lifelike bronze statue of the 16th president by Augustus St. Gaudens, flanked by a panoramic mosaic depicting key scenes from Lincoln's
    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery....
     eventful life.


  • The Plaza of Mexican Heritage features sculptures created by artist Meliton Salas Rodriguez, of Guadalajara, Mexico. Salas used only hand tools to first quarry, then work the native Mexican stone into precisely scaled, detailed replicas of art works and artifacts that are representative of the Aztec, Huastec, Maya, Mixtec, Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Totonac and Zapotec civilizations that preceded modern Mexican culture. A smooth Olmecan head, an intricate Aztec sun calendar and a sinuous Teotihuacan bas relief are some of the sculptural features of the Plaza that are set off by crushed stone walkways and complemented by groupings of Mesoamerican plants. Nearby, the Museum of Mexican History offers free admission to visitors from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.


History

Forest Lawn (Glendale) was founded in 1917 by Dr. Hubert Eaton
Hubert Eaton

Hubert Eaton was an United States businessman.Born in Liberty, Missouri, he is noted as the creator of the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemeteries in the Los Angeles, California area that became the burial site for many movie stars and other film industry members....
, a firm believer in a joyous life after death, who was convinced that most cemeteries were "unsightly, depressing stone yards," and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs, "as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness." He envisioned Forest Lawn to be "a great park devoid of misshapen monuments and other signs of earthly death, but filled with towering trees, sweeping lawns, splashing fountains, beautiful statuary, and...memorial architecture..."

Interred or entombed in the cemetery are many famous people and their relatives, particularly from the entertainment industry.

Motion Picture History Before 1927

Providencialandwaterdevelopment
Forest Lawn: Hollywood Hills site: is linked to the History of several Movie Studios. Location used by D.W. Griffith, Carl Laemmle , and Cecil B. DeMille.

The Providencia Land and Water Development Company property was used as a location for some early motion pictures. In particular, it was used for the battle scenes in Birth of a Nation. In 1912 Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle Sr. , born in Laupheim, W?rttemberg, Germany, was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios - Universal Studios....
 (IMP) Universal Pictures took over the assets of Nestor Studios and named this area Universal City. The photograph of this area can be seen in Los Angeles Library archives: "A Birds Eye View of Universal City":


  • [The alternate names of this filming site are:
  • [Providencia flats; Nestor Ranch; Oak Ranch; Oak Crest Ranch; Universal Ranch/Universal City [Providencia site vs Lankershism site ] ; 1916 Lasky Ranch; and Paramount Ranch until Nov. 1927.


Motion Picture History of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills (Providencia Ranch)

  • [G.W. Bitzer (as Billy Bitzer). Billy Bitzer: His Story. New York: Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1973.
  • [Bitzer, a camera man for D.W. Griffith, produced a: Hand drawn location map for Birth Of A Nation (Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills)


  • [Carl Laemmle [THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF CARL LAEMMLE — John Drinkwater] views Nestor ranch names his universal City
  • [ "Scap it" "Nestor studio and Ranch" Uncle Carl orders a search for larger site for his dream of Universal City . [Source 1915 Universal Tour Brochure]
  • [Carl Laemmle moved his Providencia ranch (Nestor Ranch) assets to the new Universal City 1915 [ Source Motion Picture World article]
  • [The Cowboys, Indians and standing movie on the Nestor where the first assets to be moved to the new Universal City. [Motion Picture World]


  • [1915 Nestor Studio (Universal Studio in Hollywood) ownership transfer to Christie Film Company production unit - Quality Picture production unit
  • [1912 - 1915 Universal City (Nestor Ranch) ownership transfer to Jesse L. Lasky Film Company - Famous Players - Paramount


  • [Ceil B. DeMilles's Hollywood By Robert S.. Birchard - "Sqaw man's Cabin at Universal Ranch"
  • [Hollywood Heritage Newsletter - The Paramount Ranch Story: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... by Alice Allen
  • [1916 to 1927 Paramount ranch : LA Times announced on November 20, 1927: “With one gesture a 1,000 acre ranch is being abandoned.” and Paramount Staff news letter