The Men
McGAVIN, Darren (b. May 7, 1922 San Joaquin, CA; d. February 25, 2006 Beverly Hills, CA – Griffith Lawn) McGavin trained at the New York Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio and made his film debut in 1945’s “A Song to Remember.” He received a B.F.A. in Theatre from the Actors School in New York and prior to acting, he studied martial arts. A stage actor, he appeared on Broadway in eight productions including: ‘My 3 Angels,’ ‘The Rainmaker’ with Geraldine Page, ‘Two for the Seesaw’ and ‘Dinner at Eight’ with Arlen Francis and June Havoc. McGavin was married to actresses Melanie York and Kathie Browne. He died from natural causes. Actor – 173 films and television shows.
DeMILLE, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount DeMille b. August 12, 1881 Ashfield, MA; d. January 21, 1959 Hollywood, CA) Brother of William DeMille and husband of stage actress Constance Adams, he left school to join the Spanish American War but was not accepted as he was underage. He then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art and made his acting debut at the turn of the century. DeMille, along with Samuel Goldwyn (whom he’d met in 1912) and Jesse L. Lasky, founded the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in 1913. He produced "The Squaw Man," reportedly the first film made in Hollywood and was very influential in launching the careers of Gloria Swanson, Bebe Daniels, Geraldine Farrar, Julia Faye, Wallace Reid, Monte Blue and Elliott Dexter. From 1936‑1945, DeMille hosted and directed a weekly radio show ‘Lux Radio Theatre.’ In 1957, DeMille was accompanied by Mormon Church president David O. McKay to Brigham Young University to receive an honorary doctor of letters degree. DeMille died of a heart attack leaving an estate of over four million dollars. Nominated for 3 Oscars, DeMille won for “The Greatest Show on Earth,” as well as a Special Award in 1949. The DeMille family resided at 2000 DeMille Drive in Los Feliz.
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Tom Forman (b. March 22, 1893 Mitchell County, TX; d. November 7, 1926 Venice, CA) Cousin to actress Madge Bellamy. Forman was a World War I Vet, he'd enlisted as a private and was discharged a lieutenant of the flying corps. Forman's biggest achievement was directing the 1924 film "The Virginian," after which his career faltered and he was reduced to working on cheap poverty row melodramas. He was set to direct the Columbia film "The Wreck," which was to begin shooting on November 8. However, having been ill, he retired to his room and shot himself through the heart. “The Wreck” was directed by William James Craft, who’s interred in the Cathedral Mausoleum. Actor – 51 films, Director – 27 films.
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George Hoyningen-Huene (b. 1900 St. Petersburg, Russia; d. 1968 Los Angeles, CA) Hoyningen-Huene’s father was a Baron, Baltic nobleman and a military officer, his mother was the daughter of an American Minister to Russia. By 1925, he was working as a photographer and in 1931, published the first photograph in the French edition of ‘Vogue.’ In 1935, he moved to New York and did photography work for “Harper’s Bazaar,” and published two art books before relocating in Hollywood where he worked as a master portraitist for movie stars and other celebrities. A few of the celebrities he photographed are Tallulah Bankhea, Cecil Beaton, Greta Garbo and Anna Mae Wong. He was related to Peter Berlin, a photographer, fashion designer and actor in Gay porn films of the 1970s. Color coordinator /consultant – 10 films.
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Elmo Lincoln (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt b. February 6, 1889 Rochester, IN; d. June 27, 1952 Los Angeles, CA) In 1918, Elmo made film history portraying the screen's first ‘Tarzan.’ He repeated the role in two feature films and a serial. Lincoln went into the salvage business in Salt Lake City in 1923 and returned to Hollywood in 1933 and appearing in a handful of pictures. Following his last screen appearance, in “The Hollywood Story,” Lincoln was presented with a pioneer’s plague to which he said he’d rather have a job. For the last months of his life, he was campaigning to the studios to organize old-time stars into a stock company. He also claimed that old-timers were used more for publicity than for appearing in films and that Hollywood had just put them in storage. Lincoln died of a heart attack. He resided at 4537 Fountain Avenue in Hollywood. Actor – 72 films.
RIMPAU, Benjamin (b. 1871 California; d. 1927 California - B Building #352) Son of Theodore Rimpau, a native of Germany and one of the founders of the City of Anaheim, Rimpau and his brothers Adolf and Fred formed the Rimpau Bros. Realty located on Pico Boulevard near San Vicente in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles. Together they subdivided part of the Rancho Las Cienegas area and also developed over 700 lots between Olympic and Pico Blvds and the Miracle Mile district along Wilshire Blvd. Rimpau Boulevard in Los Angeles was named after Benjamin’s other brother, Theodore, Jr. The street was named by the Board of Education because it connected Olympic and Wilshire Blvds and ran through the Rimpau’s brothers subdivision. Theodore, Sr., moved to California during the 1849 Gold Rush and set up a mercantile business in Anaheim with Morris L. Goodman and was very active in Anaheim civic activities. The Rimpau family resided in Anaheim at 209 South Palm Street which was later numbered to 309 and the street is now known as Harbor Boulevard. Rimpau’s wife Clara rests nearby. She was born Clara Amelia Thrall on August 20, 1876 in New Haven , Connecticut
Jameson Thomas (b. March 24, 1888 London, England; d. January 10, 1939 Sierra Madre, CA Garden of Ancestors, urn garden) On the British stage from his teens, he first appeared as a half breed boy in "The Squaw Man." His screen debut was in 1923 in the film "Chu Chin Chow." Dissatisfied with the British film industry, he moved to Hollywood in 1931 and played a number of minor roles up to the time of his death. On the English stage he appeared with Anna May Wong, Alice Joyce and Gilda Grey. Thomas was married to actress Dorothy Dix and he died from tuberculosis. Actor - 80 films
