It's Been A Pleasure to Serve You

The Pleasure Chest (Toys for Big Girls & Boys) in West Hollywood, Ca. celebrates it's 40th Anniversary

Hooray For Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Originally known as the Hollywood Memorial park Cemetery, Hollywood Forever Cemetery was built in 1899 and is located at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood, near Vine Street.
Known for being the final resting place for more stars than anywhere in the world, if you visit the cemetery with young ones or teens (as you should, it's beautiful and historic) be prepared for a day full of "Who's that?" and "I've never heard of any of these people!"

Hattie McDaniel- American actress. Academy Award winner for Gone With The Wind

Rudolph Valentino- Silent screen heartthrob. The Brad Pitt of his time

Toto- The Wizard of Oz co-star and hard-to-live-up-to icon of cuteness for canines everywhere

Don Adams- Comic TV actor of the 60s and the best physical comedian ever

Jayne Mansfield- 50s sex symbol and underrated actress

Peter Finch- Actor and Academy Award winning star of Network

John Huston- Legendary film director

Vampira- 50 TV horror movie hostess. The original Elvira, if you will

Mel Blanc- legendary voice-over artist. Mr. Bugs Bunny

Yma Sumac-Exotic 50s singer

Darren McGavin- American TV actor known for the TV series "The Night Stalker" 

Cecil B. De Mille aka (Cecil Blount De Mille) - Legendary film director

Tyrone Power- American leading man

Douglas Fairbanks- Silent movie swashbuckler, married to Mary Pickford and founding member of United Artists

Adrian- Famed Hollywood costume designer not only hid his Jewish ancestry behind a single moniker (Adrian Adolph Greenburg), but hid his homosexuality behind a marriage to actress Janet Gaynor.  

Mr. Blackwell- Noted costume designer and creator of the ten best /worst dressed list

Fay Wray- Actress famous for sitting in King Kong's paw

Nelson Eddy- Operatic singer and  leading man of the movies, often co-starred with Jeanette MacDonald

Harry Cohn- President of Columbia Pictures and alleged chaser of Rita Hayworth and  Kim Novak

Johnny Ramone- Stage name of John Cummings, one of the founding member of the punk rock band, The Ramones,   

A couple of year-round residents of Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Peacocks also grace the cemetery grounds