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The Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The cemetery has a special section called the "Portal of the Folded Wing" that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers. There is a memorial to Amelia Earhart and others, honoring their accomplishments. Amongst those interred here are also a few celebrities from the entertainment industry. Some of the people buried here are:
- Bea Benaderet (1906-1968), actress
- The Amazing Criswell
- Curly Joe DeRita (1909-1993), comedic actor, member of the Three Stooges
- Douglass Dumbrille (1889-1974), film and TV actor
- Gorgeous George (George Wagner) (1915-1963), flamboyant professional wrestler
- Lois Hamilton (1943-1999), model, author, actress, artist, aviatrix
- Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), comedic actor, "Laurel & Hardy"
- Fred Kelsey (1884-1961), pioneer actor
- Bert Kinner (1882-1957), aviation pioneer
- Robert Lowery (1913-1971), stage, film, and TV actor
- Paul Mickelson (1927-2001), musician and composer of religious songs
- John Moisant (1868-1910), aviation pioneer
- Matilde Moisant (1878-1964), pioneer aviatrix
- Mittie Morris (1874-1953), social reformer
- Virginia Pearson (1886-1958), pioneer film actress
- Eddy Polo (1875-1961), actor, stuntman, the first to parachute off the Eiffel Tower
- "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom (1904-1976), champion boxer, actor
- Hilder Smith (1890-1977), pioneer aviatrix and parachutist
- Lyle Tayo (1889-1971), actress
- Rudd Weatherwax (1907-1985), renowned animal trainer
See also: List of United States cemeteries; List of famous cemeteries (non-US)
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