This is an underground crypt with space for 2 caskets. The first burial goes down and then a steel reinforced concrete slab slides into place which acts as the floor for the second casket. As far as the inability of the flood waters to enter the crypt, there are 2 reasons. Firstly, the vault door is sealed with a non porous piece of fiberglass and put in place with a strong epoxy. Secondly, the crypt is raised above ground level. Also. My guess is they put in a French drain before burying the vault. This is my opinion as a retired funeral director.
I completely agree with this assessment. In fact, it looks like there is a French drain in the bottom of the crypt. The casket could also make a big difference if it was a National Seamless copper deposit or similar.
When placing a casket in a mausoleum it’s called entombment. When placing ashes in a niche it’s called inurnment. When placing a casket in the ground for burial it’s called interment. I work in the funeral industry & absolutely love your videos!!
Hello friend, I am from Brazil and a I have a curiosity about a thing in your coutry. What's happen with the poor people dead?? Are they exhumed after a time, for to give more space to other poor people bodies? Thank you.
No, in the US you own the plot for all time. We do not remove the remains and resell, as happens in Europe and elsewhere. There is a lot of "wasted" real estate in cemeteries in the US.
I met Mr. Fairbanks once and he really was a thoughtful & kind man. He was in Minneapolis for a lecture and was around 80 at the time. After the lecture I approached the stage with his memoir to get an autograph. He wasn't sure if he could sign the book as it might conflict with his contract (I guess), but he told me to wait, and he'd check. The short of it is he came back three times apologizing and asked me to be patient. There were now Shriners all over the stage wanting their swords autographed, and I'm thinking he could have just blown me off. On his third attempt I asked if I could write through the publisher. He told me, "That would be grand, and I look forward to hearing from you." I did it and he sent me a 4x5" photo of him autographed to me. The part I liked best was he backed the photo with a piece of really poorly cut cardboard in an envelope that was typed with his address in New York. All I could picture was this charming old man one day sitting at his desk trying to cut through cardboard and using a typewriter. lol
@@cheleshows The story is quite plausible. Publishers often seek to manage and control PR by contracting authors to attend specific book launches and signings and do only approved media. Also, I doubt someone as successful as Fairbanks would have any difficulty refusing such a request - he would just say "No" rather than prevaricating.
How respectful you are to leave Anton's mom alone. Each time I've been there I have taken a detour so as not to disturb his parents. How they grieve for their son so deeply that they are at the cemetery daily just hurts my heart. Thank you for sharing this great video with us, you are the best!
My deceased father came to me in a dream. He told me that I needed to let him go. He’s been deceased sense 1959. The parents need to let go so the person can leave and be with our Heavenly Father. 🙏🙏
@@cherylcampbell7495 The parents need to do what THEY want to do. Not everyone believes in fairy tales about talking snakes and spontaneously-dividing seas.
Anton Yelchin… his death always made me really sad. He did soo well for himself. He was his parent’s only child and to lose him the way they did was very sad. Soo young and talented. 🤦🏽♀️😟😣
Yeah, he seemed such an earnest guy. Inquisitive, and eager to learn and to work, and you’re absolutely right- he did do very well for himself. Gone because of a stupid accident.
Parents aren't supposed to bury their children. My mother had 4 children but my brother was the only one left at home. He was killed in an accident at 20 years old. My mother only lived 5 years after his death. I still grieve for them both.
I’m sure there was a horrific smell. They can do amazing things to preserve a body but it’s still dead flesh / organs now mixed w/the chemicals to preserve it.
I must say you have a lovely voice for narratives like this. I’m quite shocked to learn tge film studio bought half the cemetery but DIDNT RELOCATE THEIR BODIES!!! that’s deplorable!
Cemeteries in America were the first public parks. Believe it or nit, a lot of cemeteries charged admission and people would tourvthe grounds, have picnics and even cook outdoors.
Such an fascinating story and interesting history of the two Fairbanks final resting place. Thank you, Scott. Your videos never disappoint and I always learn something new!
It’s my first time watching you. Kudos to the man who bought and gave back life to this cemetery. And I have to say pleasant voice you have. (with due respect). Thank you.
My late sister and I visited here. There were a pair of nesting swans near the Fairbanks monument. They had signs warning visitors that they would be attacked.
I have my own favorite father and son story about the Fairbanks’s. When Junior was offered the role of suave villain Rupert of Hentzau in The Prisoner of Zenda, he hesitated about accepting it. So he asked his dad for advice. Dad read the script and is supposed to have told him, “Are you kidding? This part is actor-proof. Lassie could play it.” Dad was right. In that role Junior gave the performance of his career.
@@lisaa8795 Fairbanks would make movie , stage and TV appearances for about 50 years afterwards, but he never again exuded the same sinister, decadent charm he displayed in that film.
Im from the uk and worked as a butcher in londons fulham road near chelsea whilst serving in the shop one day i looked up and there was mr fairbanks buying steak just an ordinary customer no airs and graces a lovely polite man this was around 1971 .
Scott i think you deserve millions of subscribers ., have so much knowledge of Hollywood history and all the facts . thank you for sharing this video 📸📸 much appreciated Scott
An absolute favorite of mine to go to every time I come to Hollywood. I'm fascinated by this and by your knowledge. Enjoyed your Route 66 trip with Jordan, and am going to become a Patron of yours.... I can't seem to get enough of all the fun and interesting things you do.
Thankyou Scott for remembering the classic Hollywood stars and keeping their memory alive. Well done! Last time I stood there admiring the Fairbanks reflection pool was in 1998 before Doug Jr. had passed. I'm glad to learn he is interred there by his father! You might have mentioned he appeared in a silent picture with Greta Garbo, and another," Our Modern Maidens" with his first bride, Joan Crawford in 1929. I loved his war pictures, such as "Narrow Corner" and *Gunga Din'. Always a class act and gentleman, and just as beloved in England as much as in America, even given a title in later years as "Sir" Douglas Fairbanks Jr.! May he RIP in heaven. And may his star always shine bright in the celluloid firmament of old Hollywood. Truly one of the greats.
What a fascinating background to the cemetery. I'm glad someone took the cemetery and made it as beautiful as it is. Fabulous actors. Thank you Scott. 🕊️❤️🙏
Love the vibe at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery.I think it says Goodnight Sweet Prince also on Tyrone Power’s grave.Went also to see Rudy Valentino’s crypt and stood there with goose bumps the thinking back on his history.
How interesting. Used to live just down on Bronson and spent many an hour in that cemetery - mostly between 1978 thru 1998. A friend and I used to sit on that bench in back of the Fairbanks sarcophagus. Frequently attended the Valentino birthday tributes as well. Such fun. Thanks for this. Enjoyed it.
Depends on the Casket. If it's a double hermetically sealed 48ozs bronze sealer the body can last forever. I've moved and reburied bodies dead 65 to 91 years dead and every one in a bronze or copper sealed casket are usually completely intact. Dr. Gennaro Giammarino, III, M.E.
@@aliceferguson3642 Yes, Alice. Usually. Completely. Intact. As far as what "completely" and "intact" actually mean to my relative, you must ask him directly. Ciao! Fr. Gennaro Giammarino, IV
@aliceferguson3642 If you have a strong stomach, you can look up "Fisk Iron Caskets". They were popular in the 1800's and were truly hermetically sealed. Although it had more to do with keeping the "bad air" associated with dead bodies inside instead of any notion of preservation. There are two cases I can recall where people who were buried in Fisk caskets were believed to be "modern day" dead. Still not pretty to look at, but the experts simply didn't believe a 100 body could look *that* good. Martha Peterson, d. 1830; and Col. William Shy d. 1864.
I just find that all a bit morbid, I'd rather return back to the Earth or just get cremated and have the ashes scattered. To each their own, I don't judge it's just my opinion.
I loved Douglas Fairbanks Jr. He was the handsomest man I have ever seen!! Saw him in the Corsican Bros.when I was a kid on TV.and I fell in LOVE with him. He played twins in that movie too! ❤❤❤❤❤
I remember when the front facing portion of the cemetery along Santa Monica Blvd was was lined with huge Canary Island palms and a manicured lawn. Sadly, that entire front footage was sold off and retail businesses such as auto repair shops were built on the former front lawn of the cemetery.
Father and son really looked alike! Today I rewatched the Ghost Adventures episode which you were in when they investigated the Silent Movie Theater in LA. The psychic drew a picture of the ghost she had seen there and it was Fairbanks! A great episode! I love it when you come on the show to give the Crew info on the sites they investigate!
Wow, thank you for sharing this! That is so cool about showing the movies although it's changed. I'm so glad that someone bought and returned the Cemetery back to good condition.
Dirk Shafer was found dead in a vehicle near his home in West Hollywood, California on March 5, 2015. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined Shafer's death was the result of "methamphetamine and cocaine toxicity", with hypertensive cardiovascular disease possibly being a contributing factor.
Great informative video as always! I do remember when this place was in such disrepair years ago most people just drove by not knowing it's great Hollywood history. I being one of them...
I genuinely feel sorry for DF Senior inasmuch as he recognized that the end of the silents meant the end of his career ... the end of the way that he liked to make movies. Senior made a few mediocre talkies, retired and was (for the most part) quickly forgotten, along with many other silent stars. Junior stayed on good terms with former stepmom Mary Pickford (although he supposedly couldn't stand his dad's widow Lady Sylvia Ashley). In the years following DF Senior's death the animosity between Pickford and Chaplin only intensified. Junior tried a rapprochement between Pickford and Chaplin, saying to the elderly Mary that Chaplin mellowed over the years. She replied "I don't care, he's still a son of a bitch" lol.
Fairbanks Sr's biographer Jeffrey Vance said that the narcissistic elder Fairbanks likely wouldn't have approved sharing his grave with anyone, not even his son.
Who says he was forgotten? A statue is at USC along with a memorial for his donor/sponsorship of film studies. In San Diego County a gated community is named after his ranch "Fairbanks Ranch". His restored films now have a new following on this platform and elsewhere. There are other tributes and memorials at the Academy museum, and elsewhere. As to Chaplin and Pickford, it's a long story going back to Chaplin holding his work product away from UA, being the control freak he was, and some of it may have been his attitude toward women (he was tried in California and acquitted by the jury on a sex charge). As to Mary, she had a long slow decline into alcoholism, and a recluse un-helped (?) by her last husband "Buddy" Rogers.
Mr. Carpenter. I've read Vance's other biographies, so I'm not a hostile critic. But do read Ms. Goessel's biography of Fairbanks Sr. It's less of the "let's find fault" genre, and more let's reintroduce modern readers to this remarkable if now little known (to those under 70) man and in his day great star.
How has that not been made a movie yet? “You think a house built on a graveyard is haunted? Well, guess what happens when a movie studio builds on a graveyard! In theaters this Christmas!”
Back when I lived in SoCal, I used to make pilgrimage to the cemetery to visit a few of the graves. The cemetery when it was neglected was tragic and I’m grateful the new owners have brought it back up to standard.
That cemetery is really worth the time to see. I was walking along and just happened to look down and see the grave marker for Mel Blanc, one of my favorites. There are many celebrities from the past interred there. It's a very pretty setting.
Poor Anton Yelchin's parents. Such a tragic loss. My two favorite movies of his are Charlie Bartlett and Alpha Dog. Of course he was great in the Start Trek movies. Love your videos! I have been a fan for many years. Going to check out your pateron now. I've never done that so it may take me a minute 😀
If Fairbanks, Sr.’s, casket is a ‘sealer’ (air & water tight-any higher-end casket would be), that could explain why there was no water damage to his remains.
There is a vent in the left side at the top of their tomb. People use to slip coins in it and other things I imagine, so they had it cemented closed. I always wondered how the caskets were place and now, thanks to you, I know. You did a great investigative job!
judging by the photos inside, it did show signs of decomp leak. It also looked as if a drain was in the bottom, which was pretty thoughtful for the time. Even the best older caskets only stayed waterproof for about 50 years under perfect conditions( not the wooden ones). But that is from water from the outside getting in. Most of the time when a casket fails its from the inside coming out. A shoddy embalming can turn a waterproof casket into a pressure pot. More like a pressure pot filled with TNT. I have seen one casket blow in a mausoleum and destroy all the surrounding caskets.
@@Wanderlust_Regal you could be right, I used to watch Bones every week, now it's just a little too gross - especially when they show the reruns very early in the morning, my tummy can't handle that.
I was at this tomb back in 76. His memorial tomb to me was pretty modest. I think his son, was like his dad, a modest man. Am glad they are both buried together. Father and son, seemed to have a great relationship. Am surprised too that the water didn't get into his dad's grave. Maybe it did and he secretly had it fixed back in 95 without the knowledge of all of us long before he died.
I was a little confused since nothing was in the crypt in Rogers photos. Also how did he see Sr. when they opened the crypt? Wasn't he in a closed casket?
Call me a bit morbid, but I really like visiting and hanging out at the cemetery. Sometimes it's the only place to go if you want some peace and quiet, especially if you're in a big city.
Tyler Cassity built that. New Mausoleum blocking the view from six of my relatives. Including Ed Wood Cult Star Timothy Farrell my father. I was one of the 3 groups who bid to buy Hollywood Memorial Park. As for bodies at Paramount. No. The east side of the cemetery was the first burying ground. My Great Great Grandfather was buried there in 1907. 400th burial in the history of the cemetery
My first trip to this famous cemetery was around Summer 1989. I had noticed it was not well kept at all in my opinion. Sadly, the film photos I had taken of my trip then are lost. They were mostly of the well known celebrity actors up to then that I knew of. The huge pond in the middle with the giant mausoleum had lilypad's growing in it. I tried to find Virginia Rappe but for some reason could not find her. There was no cellphones or google. I didn't go back there again until after I had heard Tyler Cassidy and his brother had saved it from bankruptcy. What a treasure it has become now in 2024. Thank you, Scott for this one.
You didn't mention why he Sr has such an extravagant grave. I was told that he left his ex-wife nothing in his will but put her in charge of the funeral arrangements. She was pissed and proceeded to spend every last cent of his estate on his grave
Prayers to Anton Yelchin’s Parents and absolutely heartbreaking thing to lose your child before you. I always loved Douglas Jr better than Sr something about him was just so special.
These are grave sites of famous celebrities. These videos make me so very sad. My mom passed away 100 days back. At 60, I am a “big boy”, but still cry every day. I was with her till the last moment. In my faith, we cremate our loved ones, so all I have is some voice recordings, short videos and picture. On God! It hurts so much!
My voice over teacher Lucille Bliss (Smurfette) is interred here. I haven't gotten up the courage to visit her yet. I'll bring her some roses. She use to give me hams on Christmas.
I love Mickey Rooney"s old movies. He was quite an actor in his day, sang, danced and played the drums. He made many movies with Judy Garland. Your friend looked in a grave with a person in it, yuck, yuck. As for me, no fancy funeral stuff, I'm going green. Good video, thanks.
Look into Faces of the Forgotten-he is great as is this one. There are a fairly good number of excellent graveyard tours that really know their business and are respectful and full of wonderful information.....
I hope Mr Scott would make another Video with his friend Roger and explain how that crypt works and DF father look Fine ????? If you're confused so am i
I remember Jr from the movie Ghost Story with all of the other old time hollywood greats like Fred Astaire and John Houseman and Melvyn Douglas, that movie was creepy as heck and gave my 8 year old self many nightmares, but so worth it.
The moment I saw this come up in "you might like...", I, at first, said, "WHAT?!!" Next, I KNEW I had to watch it(am about to)and, also, tell my 88-year-old Mom, about it. HER Mom was Mr. Fairbanks, Jr.'s governess!
I stumbled upon something amazing awhile back on Tubi, I believe...the 1952 re-release of the 1929 "Iron Mask." Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated his father's film (the intertitles were removed) which actually did have a couple of speaking segments as well as some sound effects, but usually was shown as a completely silent film . I was fantastic! The copyright for some reason was never renewed, so it went public domain and is easy to find. Well worth a look...I found it very moving at the end....not only did the hero Muskateer die, but so did Fairbank Sr.'s silent stardom...😔
I have not watched the first version of " THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK", just the version with Leo Dicaprio which i thought was very good.. I am going to have to watch the first movie when it comes around again... thanks for this info👑🤺👑⚜🗼🏰
This is an underground crypt with space for 2 caskets. The first burial goes down and then a steel reinforced concrete slab slides into place which acts as the floor for the second casket. As far as the inability of the flood waters to enter the crypt, there are 2 reasons. Firstly, the vault door is sealed with a non porous piece of fiberglass and put in place with a strong epoxy. Secondly, the crypt is raised above ground level. Also. My guess is they put in a French drain before burying the vault. This is my opinion as a retired funeral director.
I completely agree with this assessment. In fact, it looks like there is a French drain in the bottom of the crypt. The casket could also make a big difference if it was a National Seamless copper deposit or similar.
You are right
When placing a casket in a mausoleum it’s called entombment. When placing ashes in a niche it’s called inurnment. When placing a casket in the ground for burial it’s called interment. I work in the funeral industry & absolutely love your videos!!
Hello friend, I am from Brazil and a I have a curiosity about a thing in your coutry. What's happen with the poor people dead?? Are they exhumed after a time, for to give more space to other poor people bodies?
Thank you.
@JulianoDorazzo I have heard of that in South American countries. It's usually for people in the same family.
Wrong, the word is interment.
@@Juliano.2025No, the USA Does NOT do that. We have direct cremation, the least expensive method. ❤
No, in the US you own the plot for all time. We do not remove the remains and resell, as happens in Europe and elsewhere. There is a lot of "wasted" real estate in cemeteries in the US.
I met Mr. Fairbanks once and he really was a thoughtful & kind man. He was in Minneapolis for a lecture and was around 80 at the time. After the lecture I approached the stage with his memoir to get an autograph. He wasn't sure if he could sign the book as it might conflict with his contract (I guess), but he told me to wait, and he'd check. The short of it is he came back three times apologizing and asked me to be patient. There were now Shriners all over the stage wanting their swords autographed, and I'm thinking he could have just blown me off. On his third attempt I asked if I could write through the publisher. He told me, "That would be grand, and I look forward to hearing from you."
I did it and he sent me a 4x5" photo of him autographed to me. The part I liked best was he backed the photo with a piece of really poorly cut cardboard in an envelope that was typed with his address in New York. All I could picture was this charming old man one day sitting at his desk trying to cut through cardboard and using a typewriter. lol
Wow, thank you for sharing your experiences with him, he sounds so genuine, respectful and sweet.
@@cheleshows The story is quite plausible. Publishers often seek to manage and control PR by contracting authors to attend specific book launches and signings and do only approved media. Also, I doubt someone as successful as Fairbanks would have any difficulty refusing such a request - he would just say "No" rather than prevaricating.
@@cheleshowsno that is not ridiculous at all
Cool story.
Now that’s a wonderful, once in a forever lifetime memory!!!😊
i was a London Cab driver and i picked up Douglas Fairbanks Jr and for about 20 minutes or so and we had a long conversation what a nice man
The Reflecting Pool and Design of Fairbanks grave is truly one of the best I have ever seen... Very Majestic and Royal.
How respectful you are to leave Anton's mom alone. Each time I've been there I have taken a detour so as not to disturb his parents. How they grieve for their son so deeply that they are at the cemetery daily just hurts my heart. Thank you for sharing this great video with us, you are the best!
Those poor people. I heard they are living in his house?
@@therealsophiemaryI heard tha as well.
My deceased father came to me in a dream. He told me that I needed to let him go. He’s been deceased sense 1959. The parents need to let go so the person can leave and be with our Heavenly Father. 🙏🙏
@@cherylcampbell7495 The parents need to do what THEY want to do. Not everyone believes in fairy tales about talking snakes and spontaneously-dividing seas.
@@LP-jn4twYour inability to fathom anything beyond the end of your nose is no reflection on the truth you can’t see.
Anton Yelchin… his death always made me really sad. He did soo well for himself. He was his parent’s only child and to lose him the way they did was very sad. Soo young and talented. 🤦🏽♀️😟😣
Yeah, he seemed such an earnest guy. Inquisitive, and eager to learn and to work, and you’re absolutely right- he did do very well for himself.
Gone because of a stupid accident.
Parents aren't supposed to bury their children. My mother had 4 children but my brother was the only one left at home.
He was killed in an accident at 20 years old. My mother only lived 5 years after his death. I still grieve for them both.
Some cemetery workers when we visited in 2015 told us that Mr. Fairbanks did look exceptional but the smell was just atrocious.😢 RIP!
Wow!!!
I’m sure there was a horrific smell. They can do amazing things to preserve a body but it’s still dead flesh / organs now mixed w/the chemicals to preserve it.
I must say you have a lovely voice for narratives like this. I’m quite shocked to learn tge film studio bought half the cemetery but DIDNT RELOCATE THEIR BODIES!!! that’s deplorable!
Wow! When I visited back in the 90's the grave site was totally unkept. The pond was overgrown with lilly pads and frogs! Thanks!
My Grandmother was a victorian lady,and we pic nicked in the graveyard, as a child, never thought anything about it was wrong, it's what people did.
Picnic in a graveyard? Wow!
Cemeteries in America were the first public parks. Believe it or nit, a lot of cemeteries charged admission and people would tourvthe grounds, have picnics and even cook outdoors.
Such an fascinating story and interesting history of the two Fairbanks final resting place. Thank you, Scott. Your videos never disappoint and I always learn something new!
It’s my first time watching you. Kudos to the man who bought and gave back life to this cemetery. And I have to say pleasant voice you have. (with due respect). Thank you.
I have a deep voice and I am a vocal coach... his deep, articulate voice was the first thing I noticed... the absolute perfect narrator's voice.
My late sister and I visited here. There were a pair of nesting swans near the Fairbanks monument. They had signs warning visitors that they would be attacked.
Thanks. As a shut in you’ve just taken me to feel ,pay homage to all those there. Thanks for the walks you’ve taken me on over a decade.
I have my own favorite father and son story about the Fairbanks’s. When Junior was offered the role of suave villain Rupert of Hentzau in The Prisoner of Zenda, he hesitated about accepting it. So he asked his dad for advice. Dad read the script and is supposed to have told him, “Are you kidding? This part is actor-proof. Lassie could play it.” Dad was right. In that role Junior gave the performance of his career.
It is great. Have heard it before. Terrific and extremely underrated actor. In fact one of my favorites.
I've always loved that film, mostly because of Fairbanks' performance.
@@lisaa8795 Fairbanks would make movie , stage and TV appearances for about 50 years afterwards, but he never again exuded the same sinister, decadent charm he displayed in that film.
Im from the uk and worked as a butcher in londons fulham road near chelsea whilst serving in the shop one day i looked up and there was mr fairbanks buying steak just an ordinary customer no airs and graces a lovely polite man this was around 1971 .
Thank you Scott. I'm glad that Douglas Jr. Is buried with his Dad. It's a beautiful place to be interred in.
Scott i think you deserve millions of subscribers ., have so much knowledge of Hollywood history and all the facts . thank you for sharing this video 📸📸 much appreciated Scott
I absolutely love that cemetery. I could see a two hour video of that and never get tired of watching it.
I always get SOOOOOO excited when I see a Dearly Departed video posted!!! Thank you Scott & Troy❤
Me too…!!
An absolute favorite of mine to go to every time I come to Hollywood. I'm fascinated by this and by your knowledge. Enjoyed your Route 66 trip with Jordan, and am going to become a Patron of yours.... I can't seem to get enough of all the fun and interesting things you do.
Thankyou Scott for remembering the classic Hollywood stars and keeping their memory alive. Well done!
Last time I stood there admiring the Fairbanks reflection pool was in 1998 before Doug Jr. had passed. I'm glad to learn he is interred there by his father! You might have mentioned he appeared in a silent picture with Greta Garbo, and another," Our Modern Maidens" with his first bride, Joan Crawford in 1929. I loved his war pictures, such as "Narrow Corner" and *Gunga Din'. Always a class act and gentleman, and just as beloved in England as much as in America, even given a title in later years as "Sir" Douglas Fairbanks Jr.! May he RIP in heaven. And may his star always shine bright in the celluloid firmament of old Hollywood. Truly one of the greats.
What a fascinating background to the cemetery. I'm glad someone took the cemetery and made it as beautiful as it is. Fabulous actors. Thank you Scott.
🕊️❤️🙏
Love the vibe at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery.I think it says Goodnight Sweet Prince also on Tyrone Power’s grave.Went also to see Rudy Valentino’s crypt and stood there with goose bumps the thinking back on his history.
Both were such great actors. Especially their swashbuckling films.
Knowing more about the abandoned cemetery under Paramount would be interesting.
What?!
I need to know more 🤔
@@yesibot.2051narrator says that it's 'crazy haunted.' So you don't want to know too much.
"YOU MOVED THE TOMB STONES.... BUT YOU LEFT THE BODIES!! WHYYY??!! WHYYY??!!" No wonder this place is cursed like crazy.
@@richardweiler6931 I’ll have to search if someone has actually gone ghost hunting in that spot 👻
Beautiful memorial site. I love how they have the water in place
How interesting. Used to live just down on Bronson and spent many an hour in that cemetery - mostly between 1978 thru 1998. A friend and I used to sit on that bench in back of the Fairbanks sarcophagus. Frequently attended the Valentino birthday tributes as well. Such fun. Thanks for this. Enjoyed it.
Depends on the Casket. If it's a double hermetically sealed 48ozs bronze sealer the body can last forever. I've moved and reburied bodies dead 65 to 91 years dead and every one in a bronze or copper sealed casket are usually completely intact.
Dr. Gennaro Giammarino, III, M.E.
Completely, intact?
@@aliceferguson3642 Yes, Alice. Usually. Completely. Intact. As far as what "completely" and "intact" actually mean to my relative, you must ask him directly.
Ciao!
Fr. Gennaro Giammarino, IV
@aliceferguson3642 If you have a strong stomach, you can look up "Fisk Iron Caskets". They were popular in the 1800's and were truly hermetically sealed. Although it had more to do with keeping the "bad air" associated with dead bodies inside instead of any notion of preservation. There are two cases I can recall where people who were buried in Fisk caskets were believed to be "modern day" dead. Still not pretty to look at, but the experts simply didn't believe a 100 body could look *that* good. Martha Peterson, d. 1830; and Col. William Shy d. 1864.
I just find that all a bit morbid, I'd rather return back to the Earth or just get cremated and have the ashes scattered.
To each their own, I don't judge it's just my opinion.
Thank you Scott, another fascinating episode told by the best!
I loved Douglas Fairbanks Jr. He was the handsomest man I have ever seen!! Saw him in the Corsican Bros.when I was a kid on TV.and I fell in LOVE with him. He played twins in that movie too! ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes. He was very attractive, but I thought Mary Pickford was his mother. He favored her. He was very good in "Little Ceaser." 😊
@@ReneeBraxton No Fairbanks Sr. was married once before he married Pickford. Fairbanks Jr. Was incredibly handsome.
Thanks for taking us along.
Great job, Scott! I have been following you since 2006!
I remember when the front facing portion of the cemetery along Santa Monica Blvd was was lined with huge Canary Island palms and a manicured lawn. Sadly, that entire front footage was sold off and retail businesses such as auto repair shops were built on the former front lawn of the cemetery.
Father and son really looked alike! Today I rewatched the Ghost Adventures episode which you were in when they investigated the Silent Movie Theater in LA. The psychic drew a picture of the ghost she had seen there and it was Fairbanks! A great episode! I love it when you come on the show to give the Crew info on the sites they investigate!
Psychics are a sham.
Wow, thank you for sharing this! That is so cool about showing the movies although it's changed. I'm so glad that someone bought and returned the Cemetery back to good condition.
Dirk Shafer was found dead in a vehicle near his home in West Hollywood, California on March 5, 2015. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined Shafer's death was the result of "methamphetamine and cocaine toxicity", with hypertensive cardiovascular disease possibly being a contributing factor.
Hi Scott !!
Thanks for everything you do, your work makes the departed a memory for a new generation 🙏🌹
I'm a lifelong California resident and native and I'm so upset I never got to go to the dearly departed store and tours 😢
❤❤❤THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR .....
So sad Anton's parents are there every day. Hearbreaking.
Yelchin?
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Great informative video as always! I do remember when this place was in such disrepair years ago most people just drove by not knowing it's great Hollywood history. I being one of them...
Thank you Scott & Troy! Always great stories.
Thank you Scott Michael's for ALWAYS showing respect to the decedent when reading an autopsy report or going to the cemetery.
I genuinely feel sorry for DF Senior inasmuch as he recognized that the end of the silents meant the end of his career ... the end of the way that he liked to make movies. Senior made a few mediocre talkies, retired and was (for the most part) quickly forgotten, along with many other silent stars. Junior stayed on good terms with former stepmom Mary Pickford (although he supposedly couldn't stand his dad's widow Lady Sylvia Ashley). In the years following DF Senior's death the animosity between Pickford and Chaplin only intensified. Junior tried a rapprochement between Pickford and Chaplin, saying to the elderly Mary that Chaplin mellowed over the years. She replied "I don't care, he's still a son of a bitch" lol.
Fairbanks Sr's biographer Jeffrey Vance said that the narcissistic elder Fairbanks likely wouldn't have approved sharing his grave with anyone, not even his son.
I also understand Mary didn't care much for Joan Crawford; F. Scott Fitzgerald was said to have called Joan "a bitch".
I hadn't heard that before, interesting
Who says he was forgotten? A statue is at USC along with a memorial for his donor/sponsorship of film studies. In San Diego County a gated community is named after his ranch "Fairbanks Ranch". His restored films now have a new following on this platform and elsewhere. There are other tributes and memorials at the Academy museum, and elsewhere. As to Chaplin and Pickford, it's a long story going back to Chaplin holding his work product away from UA, being the control freak he was, and some of it may have been his attitude toward women (he was tried in California and acquitted by the jury on a sex charge). As to Mary, she had a long slow decline into alcoholism, and a recluse un-helped (?) by her last husband "Buddy" Rogers.
Mr. Carpenter. I've read Vance's other biographies, so I'm not a hostile critic. But do read Ms. Goessel's biography of Fairbanks Sr. It's less of the "let's find fault" genre, and more let's reintroduce modern readers to this remarkable if now little known (to those under 70) man and in his day great star.
This was a very good video. Thanks, Scott. "Ghost Story" (1981) is one of my favorite movies.
How has that not been made a movie yet? “You think a house built on a graveyard is haunted? Well, guess what happens when a movie studio builds on a graveyard! In theaters this Christmas!”
In Ray Bradbury book the Skeleton Crew this is the setting. The cemetery over the wall from the movie studio
Poltergeist, A development was built over a grave yard.
Back when I lived in SoCal, I used to make pilgrimage to the cemetery to visit a few of the graves. The cemetery when it was neglected was tragic and I’m grateful the new owners have brought it back up to standard.
You are truly appreciated Scott. Thank you
Absolutely awesome vlog Scott thank you that place is absolutely beautiful
What a Beautiful place to Rest! I wish I’d been there for the free showings! Thank You Again So Much!
I've been to Hollywood Forever and viewed the Fairbanks burial area but never walked up close to it.
That cemetery is really worth the time to see. I was walking along and just happened to look down and see the grave marker for Mel Blanc, one of my favorites. There are many celebrities from the past interred there. It's a very pretty setting.
Poor Anton Yelchin's parents. Such a tragic loss. My two favorite movies of his are Charlie Bartlett and Alpha Dog. Of course he was great in the Start Trek movies.
Love your videos! I have been a fan for many years. Going to check out your pateron now. I've never done that so it may take me a minute 😀
He was something special, that's for sure. Handsome and talented. I'm sure their pain will never be eased.
If Fairbanks, Sr.’s, casket is a ‘sealer’ (air & water tight-any higher-end casket would be), that could explain why there was no water damage to his remains.
But all caskets eventually leak.
That is a beutiful and fitting memorial for both Douglas Fairbanks.
I am glad that the father and son are buried together.
Thank you. 😊
Hey Scott... another package is on its way. Mailed this morning... should arrive tomorrow. Love the Route 66 videos with Jordan. Enjoy the stuff!
Very Well Done Sir!
Love your Work, especially EARLY/CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD! Hollywood Royalty as they say!
There is a vent in the left side at the top of their tomb. People use to slip coins in it and other things I imagine, so they had it cemented closed. I always wondered how the caskets were place and now, thanks to you, I know. You did a great investigative job!
This is the best channel on UA-cam
judging by the photos inside, it did show signs of decomp leak. It also looked as if a drain was in the bottom, which was pretty thoughtful for the time. Even the best older caskets only stayed waterproof for about 50 years under perfect conditions( not the wooden ones). But that is from water from the outside getting in. Most of the time when a casket fails its from the inside coming out. A shoddy embalming can turn a waterproof casket into a pressure pot. More like a pressure pot filled with TNT. I have seen one casket blow in a mausoleum and destroy all the surrounding caskets.
Seriously!? A casket blew up? I watch a lot of crime drama shows, and even CSI never showed that ( if they did, I missed it) WOW!
@@maryellenshockI believe they showed it on Bones or an adjacent show
@@Wanderlust_Regal you could be right, I used to watch Bones every week, now it's just a little too gross - especially when they show the reruns very early in the morning, my tummy can't handle that.
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I was at this tomb back in 76. His memorial tomb to me was pretty modest. I think his son, was like his dad, a modest man. Am glad they are both buried together. Father and son, seemed to have a great relationship. Am surprised too that the water didn't get into his dad's grave. Maybe it did and he secretly had it fixed back in 95 without the knowledge of all of us long before he died.
Douglas Fairbanks sr looked fin? Did they open his casket? or were they judging by the condition of the casket? Interesting stuff
I was a little confused since nothing was in the crypt in Rogers photos. Also how did he see Sr. when they opened the crypt? Wasn't he in a closed casket?
Right! Where was SR's casket? All those sarcophagi In the Hollywood Cemeteries makes me curious the placement of the caskets.
I am saying the same thing theres got to be a tomb underneath the Crypt
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Call me a bit morbid, but I really like visiting and hanging out at the cemetery. Sometimes it's the only place to go if you want some peace and quiet, especially if you're in a big city.
Dissolved or Goo. That’s when I hit the floor with laughter. That was Funny Scott!
You have the best stuff!!!! Thanks Sir
Would love to visit here one day. Thanks Scott!
Thank you Scott.
Tyler Cassity built that. New Mausoleum blocking the view from six of my relatives. Including Ed Wood Cult Star Timothy Farrell my father. I was one of the 3 groups who bid to buy Hollywood Memorial Park. As for bodies at Paramount. No. The east side of the cemetery was the first burying ground. My Great Great Grandfather was buried there in 1907. 400th burial in the history of the cemetery
No one cares.
My first trip to this famous cemetery was around Summer 1989. I had noticed it was not well kept at all in my opinion. Sadly, the film photos I had taken of my trip then are lost. They were mostly of the well known celebrity actors up to then that I knew of. The huge pond in the middle with the giant mausoleum had lilypad's growing in it. I tried to find Virginia Rappe but for some reason could not find her. There was no cellphones or google. I didn't go back there again until after I had heard Tyler Cassidy and his brother had saved it from bankruptcy. What a treasure it has become now in 2024. Thank you, Scott for this one.
Once again amazing! Thx Scott!
Thanks for the walk .
Great story, I always enjoy your videos! Been a fan of yours since Six degrees of Helter Skelter. Keep up the great work!
You didn't mention why he Sr has such an extravagant grave. I was told that he left his ex-wife nothing in his will but put her in charge of the funeral arrangements. She was pissed and proceeded to spend every last cent of his estate on his grave
Thank you Scott, this was great!
Prayers to Anton Yelchin’s Parents and absolutely heartbreaking thing to lose your child before you.
I always loved Douglas Jr better than Sr something about him was just so special.
Douglas Fairbanks jr was a marvelous actor and very underrated.
These are grave sites of famous celebrities. These videos make me so very sad.
My mom passed away 100 days back. At 60, I am a “big boy”, but still cry every day. I was with her till the last moment.
In my faith, we cremate our loved ones, so all I have is some voice recordings, short videos and picture.
On God! It hurts so much!
God bless you Scott
When he said "he looked good", are we to believe that the casket was opened? I find that hard to believe, why would they do such a thing?
I’m curious about that myself.
I'm asking the same
IKR??😳😳
They meant the casket. They don't just throw bodies into the pit then seal it up.
I am confused myself i wish someone could share more info
My voice over teacher Lucille Bliss (Smurfette) is interred here. I haven't gotten up the courage to visit her yet. I'll bring her some roses. She use to give me hams on Christmas.
You mentioned that when they opened the crypt, your friend said that DFS 'looked great'. Was his body not in a coffin? The photo is a bit murky.
Another fabulous video Scott love you man ❤
Great video Scott! Always appreciate you!!!
I love Mickey Rooney"s old movies. He was quite an actor in his day, sang, danced and played the drums. He made many movies with Judy Garland. Your friend looked in a grave with a person in it, yuck, yuck. As for me, no fancy funeral stuff, I'm going green. Good video, thanks.
I completely agree. Mickey Rooney was incredible
Good for the green buria 👍
One of these days I'd like to see to walk through one of these cemeteries and just tell some of the stories behind its permanent residents
Hollywood graveyard is a channel that does that.
Look into Faces of the Forgotten-he is great as is this one. There are a fairly good number of excellent graveyard tours that really know their business and are respectful and full of wonderful information.....
I'm confused. You showed a picture of the open crypt but nothing in it. What am I missing?
I hope Mr Scott would make another Video with his friend Roger and explain how that crypt works and DF father look Fine ????? If you're confused so am i
Amazing as usual, thank you !
Another great video as usual. Thanks Scott!
I remember Jr from the movie Ghost Story with all of the other old time hollywood greats like Fred Astaire and John Houseman and Melvyn Douglas, that movie was creepy as heck and gave my 8 year old self many nightmares, but so worth it.
I bet Paramount is built on graves. It happens so often with development. They just plow over stones or markers and build. Crazzzzy and disrespectful
Jr. came through the lobby once when I was working at the Argyle Hotel in Sunset
This is so awesome video I saw a drain in the floor
The moment I saw this come up in "you might like...", I, at first, said, "WHAT?!!" Next, I KNEW I had to watch it(am about to)and, also, tell my 88-year-old Mom, about it. HER Mom was Mr. Fairbanks, Jr.'s governess!
I was there 2 years ago. The place was in rough shape.
Love all your videos....thank you for all your hard work.
I stumbled upon something amazing awhile back on Tubi, I believe...the 1952 re-release of the 1929 "Iron Mask." Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated his father's film (the intertitles were removed) which actually did have a couple of speaking segments as well as some sound effects, but usually was shown as a completely silent film . I was fantastic! The copyright for some reason was never renewed, so it went public domain and is easy to find. Well worth a look...I found it very moving at the end....not only did the hero Muskateer die, but so did Fairbank Sr.'s silent stardom...😔
I have not watched the first version of " THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK", just the version with Leo Dicaprio which i thought was very good.. I am going to have to watch the first movie when it comes around again... thanks for this info👑🤺👑⚜🗼🏰
@@judymcgaugh6480 It really is worth watching...It would have been nice to see this sort of thing done with other silent films.
Thank you!