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1. Some called him "the king of pop", others just thought his lifestyle was a bit wacko. Which of these singers was interred in Forest Lawn, California, in August 2009?
2. We're off to see the wizard in his final resting place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California. Which author gave us "The Wizard Of Oz"?
3. He never actually said that most famous thing that he was supposed to have said, but he was later to be named "Number One Movie Legend of All Time" and "Greatest Male Star of All Time". Which actor could probably have had a falcon on his tombstone in Forest Lawn Memorial Park?
4. He began his career at the age of three and was a star for some 60 years. Which rat pack actor and singer, interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in 1990, may have asked "What Kind Of Fool Am I" as he showed his ability on stage, on screen and as a political mover and shaker?
5. A mouse was the making of him and he later produced a menagerie of stars. Don't get too animated, just tell me which producer was laid to rest in Forest Lawn, after his death in 1966?
6. The world, he said, was getting to be such a dangerous place, a man was lucky to get out of it alive. He may also have said he would rather be in Philadelphia, but which actor and comedian had to settle for staying put in his grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, California?
7. There was peace in the valley for a singer of popular and gospel songs when he was laid to rest at Forest Lawn in 1974. Which singer forged a successful career change after surviving a near-fatal car crash?
8. She was known as the "platinum bombshell", even though one of her best movies was called "Red Headed Woman". She sailed China seas and had dinner at eight while Howard Hughes made her a star. Which actress found a place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park at the all too young age of 26?
9. Some called them "cowboy tales", he preferred to call them "Frontier stories". Which author brought us a host of stories from the 'Wild West' and took respite from the range at Forest Lawn, after his death in 1988?
10. She was "America's Sweetheart", even though she was born in Canada. After treading the boards in her native land, she travelled south to star in many movies including "Hearts Adrift" and "Tess of the Storm Country" (both 1914). Which star co-founded a movies studio and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn after her death in 1979?
11. He was known as "The Funkiest Man Alive", and spanned various genres of music from gospel, through soul, blues and jazz. Which former US paratrooper made his country's national anthem an essential part of his concerts and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn after his death in 2006?
12. She was a Mexico-born beauty, who found fame as the silent movies gave way to the talkies. Which actress worked with the Marx Brothers, appeared in vaudeville and was interred in Forest Lawn after her death in 1987.
13. For almost 60 years he was regarded as one of the giants of the Hollywood movie scene. His parts were varied, ranging from an aviation pioneer to a hapless US senator - not forgetting his co-starring role with a giant, and imaginary, rabbit. Which Oscar winner found a final resting place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after his death in 1997?
14. He was one half of a duo that was meant to compete with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and while he was often cast in comic roles, he proved he could do the serious stuff too. Before his final resting place at Forest Lawn, which actor, a Canadian, lived life the hard way? With four marriages to his name perhaps felt at times like a cat on a hot tin roof.
15. Westerns were his forte and he was made plenty of them in the silent days of cinema. An excellent horseman and a crack shot, he became known as "the king of cowboys". With claims that he made more than 300 movies in a long career, which actor's final starring role was in the cortege that laid him to rest at Forest Lawn in 1940?
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