5 Terrifying Facts About The Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lights, camera, terror! Welcome to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the final resting place of Tinseltown's biggest stars, and a hotbed for paranormal activity.
From the spooky Abbey of the Psalms Mausoleum to the largest Dia de Muertos event in North America, this place has it all, including ghosts!
So, buckle up and get ready to uncover the bone-chilling secrets of this palm tree-lined graveyard that shares a wall with Paramount Studios. Here are the 5 terrifying facts about the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

[@janiceyoung7273]

Your knowledge about these people is amazing. And I think the narrator have a very PLEASANT VOICE.

[@juancervantes4085]

I visited Hollywood Park Cemetery (now known as Hollywood Forever Cemetery) back in 1985. Without any knowledge or maps we looked around for a couple of hours. The only grave that we were able to find was the one of Jesse L. Lasky who formed Famous Players Lasky and later co-founded Paramount Pictures which is right across the street. Although we were not able to locate any of the stars of old Hollywood we still felt that we were in the presence of greatness. Beautiful and Historic. I cherished this visit as it was the only time that I have visited Hollywood Park Cemetery.

[@phoniexdyer9860]

I’m truly enjoying the pictures and reading all of the comments. The voice is no problem.

[@karengray2003]

Valentino didn't die in his hotel room. A woman Ditra Flame, came forward as "the lady in black"

[@maureentuohy8672]

The most powerful performance by Clifton Webb was in the Titanic with Barbara Stanwick. He was outstanding!

[@TheUluxian]

I always loved his "Mr. Belvedere" films, as well as "Cheaper by the Dozen"

[@LeeTheVet]

LAURA with Gene Tierney! Check it out!

[@Kuulei265]

I vote for Laura. Now watching the movie, I thought the character Mr. Webb portrayed was what some would have called a dandy.

[@LeeTheVet]

Virginia Rappe had what is now known as preexisting conditions. "Fatty" Arbuckle was ultimately acquitted by a jury, but the damage was done in the media for his career afterwards. He basically was blacklisted and found it hard to get work even behind the camera. He passed away on June 29, 1933 at age 46 in Manhattan, NY, NY.

[@buffalochic1974]

Mabel Normand was not WDTs girlfriend. They were just friends.

[@kevinbradley3356]

I wish Mabel had been my girlfriend!!!!! Heard she had some really sexy feet!!!!

[@kmk2451]

At 8:19 minutes in, the photo is of Ramon Navarro not Rudolph Valentino.

[@Knards]

The lady in black was Princess O. Wilson. Professionally known as Ditra Flame

[@mao2233]

Thank you for sharing the very well maintained photos of Virginia Rappe in your video's last section. Until today I had only seen one picture of her which was a super close up of her face. Your photos of her whole body actually brought her to life for me. I now feel I have a better feel for her as a person. What a tragedy for all involved. Thank you again for sharing this video with us.

[@lisag18]

A full body photo gives you better perspective of her as a person? I fail to see how that's possible because it's a photo. Listening to people who knew her is a better gauge, don't you think? She was a user and manipulater and flat out liar. Not a nice person. I did research on Ms. Rappe, I didn't look at a full length photo to judge a person's character

[@lisag18]

The narrators voice is great. Its a throwback to announcers in the 40s and 50s. Its nice listening to a voice who annunciates well. Nit the norm now

[@RansomRambula-no6yo]

Witnesse's at the party stated that Arbuckle hounded after Rappe ALL NIGHT, than followed her into the room, locking the door behind him.

[@Ephemeral2023]

Picture at 8.19 is Ramon Navarro. Picture taken by George Hurrell.

[@ritakarlsson]

Very intressting, thanks for share

[@ozzietadziu]

It's interesting to note that while he was blacklisted by most of the Hollywood studios, Roscoe Arbuckle was often hired by his longtime friend W. C. Fields to direct some of his films, appearing in the credits as "Monroe Burbank".

[@davidchosewood647]

Always liked W C. Fields. A hilarious guy.He sounds like he was a loyal friend. Good on him.

[@Kuulei265]

It’s really tragic that his life never recovered. It’s true even now that unfortunately the call of money creates all sorts of lies and evil.

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Very interesting.

[@RandyKirkland-gd2pk]

Ditra Flame was the lady in black

[@lmbclm4]

Arthur from Hollywood grave does the stars and this graveyard so i would ask him if he has every seen ghosts.

[@Sarah24871]

Arthur is awesome ❤

[@theresareynolds3133]

From what I've read over the years, Mr. Arbuckle didn't intentionally kill her, she was crushed under his weight. Even though he was acquitted, the scandal pretty much killed his career, and he was never the same.

[@jankoza673]

Her death was due to a botched abortion. She was to set Arbuckle up to be accused of rape so the studio could control him. It all had to do with money and control.

[@elizabethnavarre7972]

That was the accusation and assumption because of body shaming. It's pretty awful to assume someone is a rapist, it's even worse to assume that his victims would automatically die because of being crushed. Pretty sure it's been proven she drank herself to death and he had nothing to do with it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Rappe (check the footnotes) According to this his first accuser had a record for blackmail and other crimes, Ms. Rappe had pre-existing conditions which were made worse by her drinking, and the jury outright apologized for Arbuckle's name being dragged through the mud over this. Trust me, I'm the first person to stick up for survivors of assault, but we have to be careful not to make false accusations, firstly, so that real accusations are taken seriously, and secondly, so that innocent lives aren't completely destroyed.

[@fredrikalarsson3962]

He was enormous, not body Shaming it's a fact, his nickname was fatty because he was huge

[@fredrikalarsson3962]

Yup blame the victim,,,,

[@marcwitt8507]

Appreciate your time for posting and narrating

[@crystaldallavalle6978]

So....for William Desmond Taylor, you said "those involved remain tight lipped to this day...." I don't know if that is a play on everyone being 'tight lipped' is because they all are dead, or if you did not think of the fact that duh, of course they're dead by now, lol. Also, Virginia Rappe; you first said she died at a hospital, then a little later you said she died days later (after allegedly being assaulted by Arbuckle), in his rooms. Which one was it?

[@lindasolomon2980]

he lies about Normand...it was Charlotte Shelby...

[@aldonapolitano5979]

When you said "terrifying" I was afraid that Hollywood Forever had discontinued the Cary Bible guided tours or the movie screenings on the Paramount wall.

[@laurellane1721]

I was expecting ghostly sightings and hauntings. Nothing said was 'terrifying' - I quit watching halfway thru.

[@Liz_678]

Interesting 🧐. Thanks!

[@ernestwaltz3054]

The lady in black that visited Valentinos grave was Paula Negri, after Paula pass on, she had a daughter that took over where her mother left off, I should know I walk with her back in the 1980's-late 1990's , now that woman bore a daughter & the cycle never ends,..

[@lisadempsey9259]

That's what I i always thought...thank you for clarifying it!

[@Kirkland-wh3yw]

Paula ?????? It's POLA NEGRI !

[@akshaandubey462]

actually the lady in black was ditra flame i had watched arthur dark's hollywood graveyard viewers special

[@markwilliams546]

It's Pola, NOT Paula and she had NO children she lived out her years in san antonio, texas, The woman in black was ditra Flame she admitted that herself in an interview with a journalist.

[@BillMarquez-uw6eh]

Pola negri not Paula

[@moiralauten6924]

interesting stories, sad and kinda spooky - but haven't heard anything 'terrifying' about the cemetery (?)

[@aubreyramos5613]

I think the scariest part of this movie is that the graveyard is next to paramount studios

[@deborahbaker4770]

So what are the terrifying fact’s of the Cemetery ?

[@laurellane1721]

Exactly! Clilck bait.

[@Kuulei265]

Old news rehashed for views. How disappointing. The comment are more entertaining than the video. LoL!!

[@esthergarcia1373]

I would say the terrifying facts of a cemetery are the cayotes that wander the graves at night like I saw one night at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills near the Burbank Ca area. 🫣🫨

[@TheUluxian]

Valentino actually died of pleuritis and sepsis brought on by the ruptured ulcer, not the ulcer itself. He collapsed at the Hotel Ambassador, but was taken to the NY Polyclinic Hospital, where he died a week later. He didn't die at the hotel

[@MaryJohnson-bl8ej]

Interesting

[@jaimewoodruff7855]

This video randomly showed up in my KZbin feed! It didn't disappoint!

[@robertcombs55]

5 stars!!

[@HillaryMack-ow8pu]

Virginia Rapae, Was pregnant and had a back alley abortion and they nicked her bladder and she died of sepsis. She became ill at the party and went to lie down. The bathroom was in the same room she was in and Fatty went in to use the restroom and the rumors started . He was innocent but it was too late for him. Rest In Peace Fatty you made alot of people joy.

[@VintageTVShows]

Thanks for sharing yoour thoughts 🙂

[@aaronsaunders6974]

Ghost confessions Never heard of anything like that before. 😊 👻

[@VintageTVShows]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂

[@claudettrshull9330]

He sounds like he is reporting just the facts,l worked on Melrose Ave.l ate lunch at the place

[@scottspencer4603]

The current Lady In Black is Karie Bible.

[@christopherdunbar394]

Legendary people

[@heathermiskell6]

Sorry, this is not what I thought it was....

[@Moosetta]

2:23 Bessie Love not Mary Miles Minter

[@robertinoyanzanny275]

I do believe in the paranormal. Back in the 80th I used to work fro movie mogul and producer Dino Delaurentiis. I was kind of close to him but when he sold his film Studios in Wilmington NC in the early 90th. He moved to Beverly Hills and I moved to Akron. We kept a light touch until his death in 2010. In 2014 I saw the phantom of Dino Delaurentiis in a hotel room in Jacksonville,He was standing in the middle two taller women. Delaurentiis was a short man. In the beginning I couldn’t figure out whose were them two women and after contacting a medium I realized that one of the woman was his first wife Silvana Mangano and the other one a mutual friend who passed away recently Dorina Cerea.

[@sandrakenney567]

O GOD THAT GUYS VOICE.😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😩😩😩

[@barbarafagan5240]

He died way too young

[@ErnestWaltz]

I've met the daughter of Paula Negri, everyday she would dress in black, she has told me about her mother, since she bore a daughter, the cycle never ends, go to Valentino's grave and you'll see lipstick markings on his grave

[@BillMarquez-uw6eh]

Pola negri not Paula

[@deborahbaker4770]

OK HOW COULD SHE HAVE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL 5 DAY’S LATER AND DIE IN HIS SUITE A FEW DAY’S LATER ?? THAT WOULD BE A COOL FEAT IF SHE COULD DO IT !!

[@Thecorgially]

Been there twice but not by myself. Never picked up on anything though.

[@yhwhtlc9217]

$25 in 1916 is this much $720.38 in 2023 .. Seems like a lot of money for that time.

[@penny1186]

I never saw a ghost there

[@ahsatan8997]

It’s not voice it’s inflection. Different

[@pla5730]

51 seconds in. And I'm out 😭

[@geegeelast7597]

The lady in black visited the grave of Rudolph Valentino for decades.

[@user-lp2sc7lw8y]

Everyone always Roscoe when chaplain got away with statutory rape how many times

[@LadyValdezRNCCRN-df5hj]

❤❤❤ RIP🕊️🌎😱

[@deborahbaker4770]

If Webb died in the 60’s then how did he have to move elsewhere he’s dead 💀

[@personaking7844]

Mary was pitiful

[@lisadempsey9259]

Could the lady in black been Pole Negri?

[@rivermoon6190]

Sorry won’t be revisiting this site. I usually use headphones when I listen to YT so that I can get on with my work BUT all your ads are 3 minutes long and one after another. This means I have to get up from what I am doing and skip them. Not for me.

[@zenabumblebee9738]

I wish men still wore hats

[@RansomRambula-no6yo]

Fatty Arbuckle was caught IN THE ACT assaulting Rappe in the bedroom of the hotel suite. She wasn't sick, he crushed her, thats WHY she had a rupture and was rushed to the hospital where she died of her injuries.

[@sharonmertel6076]

Nope

[@Kuulei265]

Wow, in ALL the years AFTER the incident, WHERE in the heck did you get this information? The poor man had two or three trials. His life was ruined before he was acquitted. If there was something valid in the claim, it would have come out. Instead as I said people continued to avoid him and he passed away fairly young.

[@kirstenosthus6181]

As I understand it. She had a horrible and illegal abortion and bled out

[@NY_7]

Terrifying......really?

[@kimberlypatton205]

This IS the narrators normal voice. If it’s not your cup of tea, then move along. Don’t be rude.

[@christinewhitfeld7939]

Yep. I'm moving on......

[@Heidi_Bradshaw]

@@christinewhitfeld7939don’t let the door hit you on the way way out.

[@adriennelara9037]

It reminds me of movie phone, which is a happy memory. I’ll stick around. 😊

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

Girl I feel you

[@coolmoodee]

Thank god I can turn the volume off... the dude is annoying AF

[@tonydanza6406]

Well for one thing William Desmond Taylor's killer or killers are all dead this one will never be solved

[@filmmekker]

It was solved. Read A Cast of Killers.

[@johnmcgrew7128]

There is sooo wrong. TOTAL B.S.

[@penny1186]

Your so full of it

[@judith6571]

I made it to 5:06...can't handle that voice-over. Click bait anyway.I won't be back.

[@jock77stuff]

Agreed, his voice is awful.

[@KrystalBradsherFL]

It's appalling the lack of effort you put into research.

[@user-xd8rv1lr1y]

So terrifying 🥱

[@lsinkko]

Regarding William Desmond Taylor. Mabel Normand was his friend not girlfriend and there is no evidence she was a cocaine addict. Taylor was Gay.

[@KevinBattle100]

That voice! Couldn't take more than 2 minutes of it.

[@suejohnson5545]

If you can't say something nice, keep opinions to yourself. Thank you

[@winkyhere8697]

This narrator is Far more enjoyable to listen to than most AI, which typically can't pronounce even common words correctly. 😉

[@pla5730]

WTF. Is Kermit the frog narrating this 😮

[@rogersmith4834]

I've been there, and might have enjoyed this video, but your exaggerated school-boy voice-over is extremely disrespectful of those interred there, and made this unwatchable.

[@milos.8131]

I couldn't agree more. The voice over make me cringe!

[@susiehowey4141]

Ewwww … I totally agree. I couldn’t get past the first minute

[@DavidBrown-bp4iq]

Interesting. But not terrifying.

[@dww2006]

Not so terrifying.

[@tradewins]

There are NO "terrifying facts" here. Save your time.

[@personaking7844]

WDT was gay...

[@720stacia]

So what?

[@personaking7844]

Racist🧔🏻👺👹... Rip Mr peevey

[@deboralee1623]

?"dee-bOUCHed", not "dee-bAWCHed"? (14:44)

[@kimberlypatton205]

The word is pronounced “Dee -botched” and spelled d-e-b-a-u-c-h-e-d. Google it.

[@joewhitman3298]

Not much here and that voice-over is completely grating. I won't be back.

[@louisemorgan6306]

1:50 6/3 - was ok - but not one of the more interesting shorts about Hollywood. Got used to the narrator's voice, but he should work on his inflections.

[@suejohnson5545]

Seriously? Rude!!

[@glendafulton]

All old news nothing informing here🙄🙄

[@ahsatan8997]

I wish you didn’t sound like a children’s channel I feel silly listening to this

[@lauriewarner4848]

Although I appreciate your story’s, this is not about the FHC. I would do a little more research some of your facts and photos are not correct.

[@billolsen4360]

There's NO paranormal activity at this cemetary. Don't lie.

[@juliebarks3195]

Stop shouting.

[@kristencarlbon4561]

That narrator needs to find a new job. It’s very annoying listening to him.

[@jparker59able]

Dude, your voice. Is that a ghost speaking for you? Sorry, couldn't watch the video.

[@ericsneary5430]

It was an intersting vid, but didn't find anythning terrifying