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The Dearly Departed

The Dearly Departed:

The Man Who Brought Life to

Forest Lawn Memorial Park


While the famous Forest Lawn Memorial Park was built in 1906 as a non-profit cemetery, it was Dr. Hubert Eaton who took over management in 1917 that brought the cemetery “to life” and made it one of Los Angeles’ top tourist attractions and Hollywood’s most famous resting place.