Sidney Korshak (1907–1996), labor lawyer and Chicago "fixer".Sammi Kane Kraft (1992–2012), actress and musician.Larry King (1933–2021), television host and radio host.Sam Katzman (1901–1973), producer and director.Mickey Katz (1909–1985), comedy bandleader.Al Jolson (1886–1950), actor and singer.George Jessel (1898–1981), actor and comedian.Jimmy Jacobs (1930–1988), handball player and boxing manager.Moe Howard (1897–1975), actor, comedian, and member of the Three Stooges.Lou Holtz (1893–1980), actor and comedian.Ruth Handler (1916–2002), inventor of the Barbie doll.Elliot Handler (1916–2011), businessman.Hank Greenberg (1911–1986), Major League Baseball Hall of Famer.Carl Greenberg (1908–1984), newspaper reporter and editor.William Goetz (1903–1969), producer and former head of Universal Studios.Sid Gillman (1911–2003), Hall of Fame football coach.Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), television writer.Mary Leona Gage (1939–2010), beauty queen.Arthur Freed (1894–1973), producer and songwriter.Moe Franklin (1914–1978), Major League Baseball player.Edith Flagg (1919–2014), fashion designer and businesswoman.Isadore Familian (1911–2002), faucet manufacturer.Hilda Eisen (1917–2017), businessperson and philanthropist.Selma Diamond (1920–1985), actress and comedian.Valentine Davies (1905–1961), screenwriter.Ike Danning (1905–1983), Major League Baseball player.Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress and dancer.Gilbert Cates (1934–2011), director and producer.Nell Carter (1948–2003), actress and singer.Eddie Cantor (1892–1964), actor, comedian, and singer.Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), producer and talent agent.Andrew Breitbart (1969–2012), political commentator.Irving Brecher (1914–2008), screenwriter, producer, director.Saul Brandman (1925–2008), garment manufacturer.Neil Bogart (1943–1982), founder of Casablanca Records.Ben Blue (1901–1975), actor and comedian.Theodore Bikel (1924–2015), actor and singer.Ted Berman (1919–2001), animator and director.Shelley Berman (1925–2017), actor and comedian.Berman (1905–1996), producer and former head of RKO Radio Pictures Milton Berle (1908–2002), actor and comedian.Jack Benny (1894–1974), actor and comedian.Leonard Beerman (1921–2014), Reform rabbi.Sandy Baron (1936–2001), actor and comedian.Burt Bacharach (1928-2023), singer, songwriter, pianist.
Russ Alben (1929–2012), advertising executive and composer.Aron Abrams (1960–2010), television producer and writer.See also Category:Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery A Major figures in the worlds of philanthropy, women's rights, law, education, medicine and religion are interred at Hillside, some of whom are listed below. Jack Benny's funeral in 1974 included a eulogy by Bob Hope and was attended by over 2000 people, including dozens of well-known members of the entertainment community. Īfter a bitter legal dispute between the Groman brothers, and Robert's death in 1957, the park was acquired by Temple Israel of Hollywood, which continues to own and operate it. Thousands attended the dedication and service, which included a eulogy by Jack Benny. In 1951 the park became famous when Al Jolson's widow, Erle, purchased a large plot and had erected a 75-foot-high domed monument in his memory. Because of objections by the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce, they were not granted a permit to operate by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors until July 1943.
and Harry Groman, founders of Groman Mortuaries in 1936 and sons of Charles Groman, who co-founded the first licensed Jewish mortuary west of Chicago, Glasband-Groman-Glasband, before it was renamed "Hillside Memorial Park" in 1942. History īuilt on 35 acres of rolling hills in an undeveloped area near Inglewood, the cemetery was originally founded as B'nai B'rith Memorial Park in 1941 by Lazare F. The cemetery is known for Al Jolson's elaborate tomb (designed by Los Angeles architect Paul Williams), a 75-foot-high pergola and monument atop a hill above a water cascade, all visible from the adjacent San Diego Freeway. Many Jews from the entertainment industry are buried here. The Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary is a Jewish cemetery located at 6001 West Centinela Avenue, in Culver City, California.
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