Liberace

AKA:

Mr. Showmanship

Birth Name:

Władziu Valentino Liberace

Birth Date:

05/16/1919

Birth Place:

West Allis, Wisconsin

Death Date:

02/04/1987

Place of Death:

Palm Springs, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Pneumonia as a complication of AIDS

Cemetery Name:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Liberace was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He had a successful career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, earning the nickname "Mr. Showmanship".

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills

6300 Forest Lawn Drive

Los Angeles, California, 90068

USA

North America

Map:

Cemetery Map of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles California

Grave Location:

Courts of Remembrance, Distinguished Memorial – Sarcophagus 4

Grave Location Description

From the 134 (Ventura) Freeway, take the Forest Lawn Drive off ramp and follow the road past Mt. Sinai Memorial Park to the Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills entrance. Turn into the entrance and drive through the gates. Drive past the Church of the Hills and turn left on Evergreen Drive. Turn right on Vista Lane and park the car. Walk into the Courts of Remembrance and look straight ahead. You will see the beautiful ten-foot crypt and sarcophagus with his signature on the crypt. He is buried with his mother and brother, George.