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Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in West Adams district of Los Angeles, California is a burial grounds established in 1884 as the Rosedale Cemetery. It became one of the favorite final resting places for politicians, most notably former mayors of the City of Los Angeles. Among those whose final resting place is here are:
- Henry Armstrong (1912-1988) champion boxer
- Phineas Banning (1830-1885), "Father of the Port of Los Angeles"
- Frank Chance (1877-1924), Hall of Fame baseball player
- John C. Frémont (1813-1890), explorer
- Louise Glaum (1894-1970), silent screen "Vamp" star
- Edmund Gwenn (1875-1959), actor (Miracle on 34th Street); cremated, ashes stored here
- Owen McAleer (1858-1944), Canadian born Mayor of Los Angeles
- Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952), first black actor to win an Academy Award
- Louise Peete (1883-1947), notorious multiple murderer
- Andy Razaf, (1895)-(1973), lyricist
- Maria Rasputin, daughter of Grigori Rasputin
- Caroline Severance (1820-1914), social reformer, suffragette
- William Stephens (1859-1944), California's 24th Governor
- Art Tatum (1909-1956), jazz pianist
- Dooley Wilson (1886-1953), actor, musician
- Anna May Wong (1905)-(1961), actor
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