Bobby Fuller

Birth Name:
Robert Gaston Fuller
Birth Date:
October 22, 1942
Birth Place:
Baytown, Texas
Death Date:
July 18, 1966
Place of Death:
former vacant lot, 1776 North Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, California
Age:
23
Cause of Death:
Homicide by inhalation of gasoline (disputed)
Cemetery Name:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills
Claim to Fame:
Music
"I fought the law and the law won". These words became an anthem for a generation of disaffected youth during the turbulent 60s. Written and sung by Bobby Fuller fronting the Bobby Fuller Four, like so many young talent of those unsettling times was destined to die a tragic death. A death that is a source of controversy and speculation today.

One More Thing …

You can read all the excellent articles and watch all videos about the mystery behind Bobby Fuller’s suicide, accidental death and/or murder. But all you really need to know is that a) he was murdered, and b) it involves Bob Keane, Larry Nunes and the infamously mobbed up Morris Levy.

Phil Spector (yes, that Phil Spector) loved Bobby Fuller. He even sat in with the BF4, sometimes playing keyboard with them at the Ambassador Lounge and at PJ’s, where they routinely packed the house.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills

6300 Forest Lawn Drive

Los Angeles, California, 90068

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.
Map of Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.

Grave Location:

Sheltering Hills, Lot 362, Grave 4

Grave Location Description

As you drive through the main gates, the first section on your right is Sheltering Hills. Turn right at the first road and drive half-way up the hill until you see a storm drain by the right curb. Park and look for the grave of Ernst Rosecrans on the street. Take that row and walk down 36 graves until you find Robert G. Fuller in Lot 362.

Grave Location GPS

34.1479150,-118.3256450

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