Richard Dawson

Birth Name:

Colin Lionel Emm

Birth Date:

November 20, 1932

Birth Place:

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Death Date:

June 2, 2012

Place of Death:

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Esophageal cancer

Cemetery Name:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Richard Dawson, the original and longtime host of “Family Feud” known for planting kisses on female contestants was also a regular on television appearing in Hogan's Heroes (a hilarious sit-com about prisoners in a Nazi Germany concentration camp), The Jack Benny Show, The Outer Limits, and The Love Boat (to name a few). His final performance in films was that of a sadistic game show host in The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Fun Fact

Richard Dawson met his second wife, Gretchen Johnson when she was a contestant on Family Feud in May 1981; they married in 1991. The lived together at 1117 Angelo Drive, Beverly Hills, California until his passing.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

1218 Glendon Avenue

Los Angeles, California, 90024

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park (copyright 2012 Jeannette M. Hartman)

Grave Location:

Section D

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery drive straight and park near the office or chapel. From the space between the office and the chapel, walk into the center lawn section of this small cemetery and you will find Richard Dawson roughly in the middle.