Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Hattie McDaniel
1895-1952
— Hollywood Forever Cemetery —
To honor her last wish. Renowned performer. Academy Award 1939 Gone With The Wind.
"Aunt Hattie, you are a credit to your craft, your race, and to your family"
Edgar Goff
Erected 1999. (Marker Number 1254.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 34° 5.3′ N, 118° 19.055′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. Marker is on Santa Monica Blvd. This marker is a cenotaph and it is located in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Section: Gardens of Legends. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Los Angeles CA 90038, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Paramount Pictures (approx. ¼ mile away); YWCA Hollywood Studio Club (approx. half a mile away); Buster Keaton Studios (approx. 0.6 miles away); Buster Keaton Studio (approx. 0.6 miles away); Afton Arms Apartments (approx. 0.6 miles away); Warner Brothers Studio (approx. 0.7 miles away); Villa Elaine (approx. 0.7 miles away); CBS Columbia Square Studios (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
More about this marker. Hattie McDaniel's actual burial site is in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1254 in 2022.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
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