Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California, is known to have sections dedicated to African American burials. The cemetery has a rich history and serves as the final resting place for many notable African American individuals, including musicians, actors, and civil rights activists.

Inglewood Park Cemetery identifies its African American sections through a combination of historical records, community knowledge, and physical markers. The cemetery has sections specifically designated for African American burials, and these areas are often marked with signs or plaques indicating their significance.

Notable Interments

• Margaret Queen Adams (1874–1974), first woman deputy sheriff in the United States
• Jewel Akens (1933-2013), singer
• Coit Albertson (1880–1953), actor
• Curtis Amy (1929–2002), musician
• Joseph H. August (1890–1947), cinematographer
• Lloyd Avery II (1969–2005), actor
• Gertrude Baines (1894–2009), supercentenarian
• Chet Baker (1929–1988), musician
• Reginald Barker (1886–1945), director
• Earl Battey (1935–2003), baseball player
• Beals Becker (1886–1943), baseball player
• Ricky Bell (1955–1984), NFL running back
• George Bennard (1873–1958), composer
• Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), actor and ventriloquist
• Frances Bergen (1922–2006), actress
• Wally Berger (1905–1988), baseball player
• Paul Bern (1885–1932), director, screenwriter and producer
• Richard Berry (1935–1997), singer and songwriter
• Big Syke (1968–2016), rapper
• Elmer Booth (1882–1915), actor
• Margaret Booth (1898–2002), film editor
• Lyman Bostock (1950–1978), baseball player
• Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968), Los Angeles mayor and judge
• Tom Bradley (1917–1998), Los Angeles mayor
• Byron B. Brainard (1894–1940), Los Angeles City Council member
• Layne Britton (1907–1993), makeup artist
• Charles Brown (1922–1999), singer
• Nacio Herb Brown (1896–1964), composer
• Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), Los Angeles City Council member, 1929–45
• Jheryl Busby (1949–2008), former CEO of Motown Records
• Bebe Moore Campbell (1951–2006), author
• Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), credited as creator of Caesar Salad
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), musician
• Thornton Chase, first western Baha'i, Annual memorial in September draws large crowds.
• James Cleveland (1931–1991), gospel singer, composer, arranger
• Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), trial lawyer
• Anthony Cornero (1899–1955), bootlegger, builder of Stardust Resort & Casino in Paradise, Nevada
• Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), actor
• Willie Covan (1897-1989), dancer, actor
• Al Cowens (1951–2002), baseball player
• Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985), guitarist, blues singer
• Sam Crawford (1880–1968), baseball player
• Julian Dixon (1934–2000), U.S. Congressman
• Badja Djola (1948–2005), actor
• Robert DoQui (1934–2008), actor
• William Duncan (1879–1961), actor
• Dock Ellis (1945–2008), baseball player
• Louise Fazenda (1895–1962), actress
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), singer
• Curt Flood (1938–1997), baseball player
• Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934), first female lawyer on the West Coast.
• Byron Foulger (1899–1970), actor
• Lowell Fulson (1921–1999), blues musician
• Hoot Gibson (1892–1962), actor
• Jim Gilliam (1928–1978), baseball player
• Betty Grable (1916–1973), actress, singer and dancer
• Leroy Milton Grider (1854–1919), Los Angeles real estate man
• Ferde Grofé (1892–1973), composer
• Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997), county supervisor and city council member
• Jester Hairston (1901–2000), actor, musician, arranger
• Lois Hall (1926–2006), actress
• Robin Harris (1953–1990), actor and comedian
• Helen Humes (1913–1981), singer
• Flo Hyman (1954–1986), volleyball player
• Bud Jamison (1894–1944), actor
• James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), world heavyweight boxing champion
• Betteye J. Johnson (1945-2017), entrepreneur
• Etta James (1938–2012), singer
• Robert Kardashian (1944–2003), attorney
• Kirk Kerkorian (1917-2015), businessman
• Brady Keys (1936-2017), football player
• Cecil R. King (1898–1974), U.S. Congressman
• Jerry Knight (1952-1996), musician
• Fred Kohler (1888–1938), actor
• Allan "Rocky" Lane (1909–1973), actor
• Walter Lang (1896–1972), film director
• Lucille La Verne (1872–1945), actress
• Gypsy Rose Lee (1911–1970), actress and burlesque dancer
• Lillian Leitzel (1892–1931), acrobat
• Evan Lewis (1869–1941), Los Angeles City Council member
• Walter Lindley (1852–1922), Los Angeles physician and educational leader
• D'Urville Martin (1939–1984), actor, producer and director
• Lee Maye (1934–2002), baseball player
• Fred McMullin (1891–1952), baseball player
• Louis Meyer (1904–1995), race car driver
• Cleo Moore (1928–1973), actress
• Juanita Moore (1914–2014), actress
• Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1912–1989), actor
• Herbert Mundin (1898–1939), actor
• Don Myrick (1940–1993), musician
• Gordon W. Norris (1907–1961), poet laureate of California
• Fred Offenhauser (1888–1973), automotive inventor
• LaWanda Page (1920–2002), actress and comedian
• George H. Peck (1856–1940), real estate broker & developer
• Lawrence Phillips (1975–2016), NFL running back
• Billy Preston (1946–2006), singer and songwriter
• George W. Prince (1854–1939), U.S. Congressman
• Robert Riskin (1897–1955), screenwriter
• Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989), World Champion boxer
• Cesar Romero (1907–1994), actor
• Evelyn Selbie (1871–1950), actress
• Blanche Sewell (1898–1949), editor
• Frank L. Shaw (1877–1958), Los Angeles mayor
• Orfa Jean Shontz (1876-1954), the first woman in California to "sit on the bench and administer justice"
• Charles A. Siringo (1855–1928), author
• Myrtle Stedman (1855–1938), actress
• Slim Summerville (1892–1946), actor
• Sylvester (1947–1988), singer.
• Richard Talmadge (1892–1981), actor and film director
• David Torrence (1864–1951), Scottish-born actor
• Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1931–1980), actor
• Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), singer and songwriter
• David Townsend (1955–2005), musician
• Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), military officer
• T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
• Bobby Wallace (1873–1960), baseball Hall of Famer
• Lalomie Washburn (1941–2004), singer songwriter
• Laura L. Whitlock (1862-1934), mapmaker
• Larry Williams (1935–1980), singer and actor
• Paul Williams (1894–1980), architect
• Murry Wilson (1917–1973), musician, record producer, and businessman
• Parke Wilson (1867–1934), baseball player
• Arthur Winston (1906–2006), centenarian
• John Downey Works (1847–1928), U.S. Senator
• Syreeta Wright (1946–2004), singer
• Carleton G. Young (1907–1971), actor
• Lee Thompson Young (1984–2013), actor (service held here; buried in South Carolina)

Sources

See also:

• Inglewood Park Cemetery on Wikipedia
• Inglewood Park Cemetery on Find A Grave
• Category:Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California