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The grave of Farrah Fawcett at the Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Interestingly, Fawcett’s granite tombstone initially bore only her name, with no birth or death dates up until 2023.
In 2023, after her longtime partner Ryan O’Neal died, her birth and death dates, as well as his name (and birth and death dates), were added to the stone. It was allegedly O’Neal’s wish to be buried next to Fawcett, however, her friends reportedly said she “never wanted” that.
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Chris Farley’s final resting place, which is located in the Chapel Mausoleum, situated behind the altar at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. Farley’s full name, “Christopher Crosby Farley,” along with his birth and death dates, are inscribed on his crypt.
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Iconic horror filmmaker George A. Romero’s grave in Toronto, Canada. Known as the “father of the zombie film” thanks to groundbreaking films like Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead, fans will leave apt “living dead” skeleton arms at his resting place.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.’s gravesite, which is located at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. It was initially restricted to the public in a private, walled area. However, in December 2022, his son Manny Davis revealed that the gravesite would be made open to the public in 2023 — the first time in over three decades people could visit and pay their respects.
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James Caan’s final resting place is Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California, a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.
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The simple tombstone and grave of singer Frank Sinatra is at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California, which made me say, “Today I learned his real name was Francis.”
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Marie Curie’s tomb in the Panthéon in Paris, France, which is lined with roughly an inch-thick layer of lead as radiation protection.
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Whitney Houston’s grave at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, which features a portrait of the iconic singer, labeled “The Voice,” and the lyrics, “I will always love you,” which was also played at her funeral as the casket left the church.
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Princess Diana’s grave, which rests on an island on the historic Althorp estate, her family’s ancestral home in Northamptonshire, England, where she grew up. The burial site is accessible only by boat, and public access is restricted to maintain its privacy
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The graves of Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington, which are right next to each other.
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The grave of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California, which features the sculpture of a mother and daughter embracing. The shared gravesite is located in the Court of Remembrance section of the cemetery.
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Corey Haim’s grave at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Vaughan, Ontario, just north of Toronto, which features the nickname “Haimster,” which BFF Corey Feldman (aka “Feldog”) often called him.
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Bob Ross’s grave at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida, which features a nice portrait of him as well as the words “Television Artist.”
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Merv Griffin’s grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, which features the line, “I will NOT be right back after this message.” For those who don’t know, Griffin created iconic TV game shows like Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
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Mel Blanc’s grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, which says, “That’s all folks.” Blanc was best known for voicing Bugs Bunny and tons of other iconic Looney Tunes characters.
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Billy Wilder’s grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, which says, “I’m a writer, but then nobody’s perfect,” a reference to the famous line at the end of his film Some Like It Hot.
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The grave of actor Jack Lemmon at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, which features the simple joke, “Jack Lemmon in…”
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Jimi Hendrix’s grave at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Washington, which features magnificent portraits and a temple-like structure for the musician.
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The grave of Marilyn Monroe at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, which fans flock to and leave things like kiss marks all the time.
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The grave of the Doors frontman Jim Morrison at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France, which has become something of a pilgrimage site.
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The grave of Hollywood legend Bette Davis at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills, which says, “She did it the hard way.”
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Chris Cornell’s grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which is adorned with lovely succulents and features the text, “Voice of our generation, and an artist for all time.”
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Johnny Ramone’s grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which features an impressive sculpture of the musician on top.
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The simple grave of Charlie Chaplin at Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, which is shared with his wife, Oona.
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The grave of Elvis Presley at Graceland, his iconic estate in Memphis, Tennessee, which features his famous “TCB” (taking care of business) lightning bolt logo at the bottom.
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And the graves of Elvis’s daughter, Lisa Marie, and grandson, Benjamin Keough, which are located across from Elvis’s.
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Finally, the grave of Steve Jobs…which is actually unmarked (the image of the grass below is purely a guess by a fan), but is known to be located in Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, California. His grave is supposedly located on a hill near the cemetery’s apricot grove, a spot chosen to ensure no future plots would be added nearby, as per his family’s wishes.
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