Andy Gibb

Birth Name:
Andrew Roy Gibb
Birth Date:
March 5, 1958
Birth Place:
Stretford, England
Death Date:
March 10, 1988
Place of Death:
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
Age:
30
Cause of Death:
Myocarditis caused by years of cocaine abuse
Cemetery Name:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills
Claim to Fame:
Music
Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, aka the Bee Gees. He came to international fame in the late 1970s, with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the US. For a while there is was one of the world's biggest solo acts until he was introduced to cocaine, Victoria Principle and clinical depression. Then it all went to hell in a handbasket.

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.
Cemetery map of Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.

Grave Location:

Courts of Remembrance, Crypt 2534

Grave Location Description

Andy Gibb’s final resting place can be found on the outside wall of the Courts of Remembrance facing the Chapel down the hill.

Grave Location GPS

34.149315,-118.32067

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