Lew Ayres

Birth Name:

Lewis Frederick Ayres III

Birth Date:

December 28, 1908

Birth Place:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Death Date:

December 30, 1996

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Died in his sleep after a two-day coma

Cemetery Name:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for as role as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Johnny Belinda (1948). Lew's successful film and movie career film and television career spanned 65 years.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

1218 Glendon Avenue

Los Angeles, California, 90024

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Section D

Grave Location Description

As you drive into the park continue straight ahead, turn left and park near the office or chapel. Now walk back to the original road before you turned left and half-way up, and twenty feet into Section D (that’s the open lawn area) you will find the simple memorial for Lew Ayres.

The Lew Ayres memorial is also how you find the unmarked grave of musician and composer Frank Zappa. Frank and his wife rest just to the right of Lew.