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Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957,〔The Palm Springs Cemetery District itself was formed in 1917 and covers 504 square miles, including Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Thousand Palms, and Rancho Mirage. See: 〕 it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District.〔The Palm Springs Cemetery District is a Special District established under California's Special District Law. See: (Kimia Mizany and April Manatt, California Senate Local Government Committee, ''What's So Special About Special Districts? A Citizen's Guide to Special Districts in California'' (Third Edition) ) 2002〕 The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs.〔(Palm Springs Cemetery District )〕 In 2001, the first American memorial specifically honoring LGBT veterans was dedicated in the cemetery. ==Notable interments== Among those buried here are:〔(Palm Springs Cemetery District "Interments of Interest" )〕 * Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), actor * Dorothy Arnold (1917–1984), actress, former wife of Joe DiMaggio * Busby Berkeley (1895–1976), motion picture director * Sonny Bono (1935–1998), record producer, singer, actor, and politician; first husband of Cher * Lorraine Brox (1900–1993), one of the Brox Sisters singing group * Velma Wayne Dawson (1912–2007), puppeteer and creator of Howdy Doody * Brad Dexter (1917–2002), actor * Alex Dreier (1916–2000), broadcaster and actor * Jolie Gabor (1896–1997), mother of the Gabor sisters * Magda Gabor (1915–1997), one of the Gabor sisters * Louis Galen (1925–2007), philanthropist and banker * Neva Gerber (1894–1974), silent film actress * Bill Goodwin (1910–1958), television announcer * Irving Green (1916–2006), founder of Mercury Records * Earle Hagen (1919–2008), composer * Claude Harmon (1916–1989), golfer * Josephine Hill (1899–1989), actress * Roy W. Hill (1899–1986), philanthropist * Eddy Howard (1915–1963), singer * Betty Hutton (1921–2007), singer and actress * Jennings Lang (1915–1996), film producer * Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), actress * Diana "Mousie" Lewis (1919–1997), actress * Frederick Loewe (1901–1988), composer * Marian Marsh (1913–2006), actress * David J. McDonald (1902–1979), labor leader * John "Bloody" McNally, (1903–1985), NFL football player〔Jim Campbell (2002). ("McNally, John Victor ('Johnny Blood')." ) ''Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures''. Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved January 07, 2013 from HighBeam Research〕 * Cameron Mitchell (1918–1994), actor * John J. Phillips (1887–1983), United States Congressman * William Powell (1892–1984), actor * William David Powell (1925–1968), TV writer * Marjorie Rambeau (1889–1970), actress * Pete Reiser (1919–1981), baseball player * Jilly Rizzo (1917–1992), restaurateur * Frank Scully (1892–1964), author * Ginny Simms (aka Virginia E. Eastvold) (1913–1994), actress * Anthony Martin Sinatra (1892–1969), father of Frank Sinatra * Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), singer and actor * Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990), composer * Philip "Mickey" Weintraub (1907–1987), MLB player * Ralph Young (1923–2008), singer and entertainer * Umaga (wrestler) (1973–2009), professional wrestler 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desert Memorial Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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