Coming Soon: Gravehunting With Steve

I spent last Monday in Los Angeles following my brother, Steve, around as he pursued his hobby at Hollywood Forever, Hillside Memorial Park, and Holy Cross cemeteries.

We shot about two hours of video, so it will take me a few weeks to sort through and edit all of it. This is just a sneak preview.

UPDATE: The final, edited video is 24 minutes long. Find out more about it at:
http://gravehuntingvideo.googlepages.com/

Visit Steve at:
http://www.beneathlosangeles.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/steve5674

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• beneath
• los
• angeles
• graves
• cemetery
• hollywood
• stars
• history
• kenrg
• cemeteries
• celebrities

[OhCurt]

Hey, I remember this!

And this is exactly where Al & I were yesterday (Hollywood Forever). He shot a few stills and there were a couple other photographers there, but it just felt odd to break out my camcorder, probably because we were just doing a looki-loo thing and not giving an insightful tour.

:-)

Any chance you and your brother will do more of these?

[kenrg]

No need to be shy about cameras at Hollywood Forever; they love being a tourist destination.

Steve and I shot a lot more than this, and someday... someday... I'll finish up editing the longform version of this, or at least a couple of other shorts.

[poisonheartthrob]

please could you and your brother if you go there again find Dwight Fryes grave, the actor from frankenstein and dracula!

[kenrg]

Dwight Frye is at Forest Lawn, Glendale. You can look him up on Steve's web site, beneathlosangeles(dot-com), and on findagrave(dot-com). Thanks for watching!

[JPPT1974]

What is the most beautiful funeral place there is that you have been to?

[kenrg]

Holy Cross and Hillside in this video are beautiful, but some of the most beautiful in a more interesting and mystical sense have been some tiny ones I've found in Northern California from Gold Rush days, no celebrities, just pioneers who came from all over to seek fortune in the dirt.

[Kaffyboy]

This is a great cemetery to visit, but when I went to pay respects to Lon Chaney in Glendale, I was very rudely told to shove off! I conduct myself with the utmost respect while visiting cemeteries, but the Glendale staff were very rude!

[poisonheartthrob]

cool thanks.

[OhCurt]

I can't believe you're still sitting on footage from this. WOW!

Yeah, I say go for it.

What blew me away about the place were all the 'grand' head stones. I'm just not used to a cemetery being so... theatrical. And the number of head stones that were all in Russian surprised me too.

When we got back to Al's place we had to go online to look up what the cross bearing the extra bars meant (you'd think as a history student I'd already know).

Someone left spare change on Alfalfa's grave.

Odd.

[LupusMCTD]

Steve,

Can't wait till you get more videos up. I sure would love to come to LA and have you take me a a visit through the cemateries..

Hint hint... idea

I've been fascinated with Hollywood and the dead for so many years. Glad to know there are others that take in to their heart, don't forget the ones that brought us so much joy when we were growing up on the silver screen.

Great work!

Kathy

PS.. I'm still tickled you did a piece with Huell Howser, he's the man!