Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

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• Ardent Hollywood fans over the years will recall the likes of Donna Reed, Dean Martin, Natalie Wood, Peggy Lee, Eve Arden, Carl Wilson, Eva Gabor and Truman Capote. But if these can only extract an indifferent shrug from you, perhaps the name "Marilyn Monroe" would ring a bell. Yes, the Hollywood siren has been laid to rest right here. It's quite an experience to stand where friends and families of these celebrities once stood—the park, though small, is quite capable of whiling away your time, as you scout around for famous names. Just a tombstone's throw away is the UCLA campus, and though a visit here might sound morbid to some, it might just be the closest you could get to these erstwhile stars!
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