Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is perhaps one of the most famous names to come out of Hollywood. The actress was an idol of the 1950s and 60s. Despite her mental health struggles, the actress was so frustrated at being underpaid by film studio executives that she built her own studio in 1954, helping her take control of her career.
This was when Monroe starred in some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and memorable films, like “Some Like It Hot” and “The Misfits.” The iconic blonde’s gravestone has been kissed by countless fans and is now adorned in lipstick of eternal admiration.
Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday was born to a wealthy family in Griffin, Georgia, in 1851. John Henry Holliday initially pursued dentistry, which is what earned him the nickname "Doc." He left Georgia for the west after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, he thought that the warm climate would help him ease his symptoms, and instead, he found something much bigger.
He became a gambler, which in those times was a respectable profession. Sadly, Doc lost his fight with tuberculosis at age 36. Nobody knows exactly where he was buried, but his body is believed to be found somewhere in the Linwood cemetery.
John Lennon
Back in the day, there was a band called “The Beatles,” and one of the members was a guy named John Lennon. We kid: He was one of the most important songwriters and musicians of all time thanks to his part in the band, and after he was murdered in 1980, his ashes were scattered across an area of Central Park now known as Strawberry Fields, after one of his songs.
Buskers play Beatles songs (no matter how much people ask them to stop), and people leave flowers at a memorial both here and where Lennon lived, the Dakota apartments.
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason's brash visual and verbal comedy and on-stage presence on Broadway helped him catch his big break for the TV show "The Life of Riley" in 1949. He was a fan favorite, and he quickly caught the attention of major studios as well. After three years on "Life of Riley," Gleason was given the show for which he is most remembered, "The Jackie Gleason Show."
One of his most popular musical numbers on Broadway was "And Away We Go," which became a trademark of his. "And away we go" became so linked to the comedian that it was inscribed on the stairs leading up to his gravestone.
Ernest Hemingway
Just as famous for his love of the outdoors as he is for his sparse prose style, Hemingway was a legendary figure in the literary world as soon as he began. Just like the man's writing, it says only what it needs to and then moves on, bearing his full name and the span of his life.
It's proper that this consummate outdoorsman is buried in Idaho's Rocky Mountains alongside his wife, son, and granddaughter. There are no other decorations required for this simple man, and the stone is often covered by brush. People will sometimes bring bottles of alcohol, Hemingway's true love, as gifts.