Great video Jeff. I really remember Walter Brennan in the TV Series..."The Real McCoys" where he played the role of "Grandpa". Of course we watched it live as a first run every week since there was no such thing as a "re-run". Oh, and isn't Bob and Delores Hope buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery near where you were? I think you could have been there for days and days and still run across many in the entertainment industry. Thanks again Jeff. ......Russell D.
If you drive along the 23 freeway between LA ave off ramp and Madeira rd off ramp look off to the west and you’ll see a barn with a windsock and a runway. That was Brennan’s home and he flew his bi plane right off that runway. Still there today.
Bob and Delores are indeed buried on the Mission side of the preoperty (maintained but not owned by the cemetery). It's a beautiful, private area with many familiy plots, including their long time housekeeper! You enter it through the mission ($).
Walter Brennan was a wonderful character that earned him either 2 or 3 Oscars. We watched the Real McCoys regularly so even as a kid I learned to love him too. My Grandmother would often say that he could put his shoes under her bed any old time. Didn’t know what she meant at first but eventually figured it out. Shame on Grandma!
Yay ! 😀 Ritchie Valens, I ❤️ Ritchie, imagine just how great he would of become if he had of lived. He accomplished so much in such a short time. I remember a lot of these people, great find. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
God Bless and Rest In Peace Walter Brennan. This man was amazing. A great actor along-side John Wayne in several movies. Thank you Mr Brennan for the great memories and laughs.
Kevin "Chuck" Conners was one of the few people to play both professional baseball and basketball. In fact was first guy to shatter a glass backboard. Prayers for all my fellow Catholics in the Church Suffering in purgatory. And to all those in Church Triumphant in heaven, please pray for me and my family. Great video.
LOTS of great memories! I grew up watching, and still love to watch old westerns and remember Walter Brennan well. I actually remember him the best from "The Real McCoys" TV show. The Rifleman was a fave as well. Chuck Connors was also a professional baseball and basketball player. Great video!
Walter Brennan, one of my favorite actors. He earned 3 Best Supporting Actor oscars. Up until the early 40's movie extras could also vote and he was popular among his fellow actors. That led to a rules change. He was in the Three Stooges short 'Women Haters'; unique in that all the dialog was in rhyme. Too many great roles in so many great movies. Really enjoyed this one as usual.
Thank you, Jeff and Co. for producing another awesome, informative video. Many of those who you featured on this episode were stars I knew well from their shows I saw growing-up, especially Chuck Connors. Me and my brothers got to meet him in the fall of 1967 or 68 when he came to pheasant hunt on my grandparents ranch in Oakdale. Their neighbor Bud provided horses to Hollywood for shows and movies and knew Chuck. He asked permission for him to hunt on their property- it was well-known as prime pheasant land back then. When they finished their hunt, Chuck bought us boys a pony and he and Bud walked her (beauty) over and gave her to us. I was about 10 then and brothers were younger- so you can imagine our eyes and mouths open wide while in the presence of the Rifleman, whose show was well-know to us, mostly in reruns.
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and my big brother is buried there. I've been there many times but never knew some of the people buried there but recognize their faces. Thank you for another great video!
Great video, brought back so many memories of watching those wonderful actors through my childhood. The one that hits the most though is Richie Valens, such a young promising artist, who happened to pass away along with the Bopper and Buddy at the same hour and day I was born, the day the music died.
Since becoming disabled, you go where I cannot. The memories that come up has my fondly remember my childhood. Please continue. Am true lover of history and bring it to life. I am a fateful follower.
Ed Begley Sr. is also in two of my favorite Westerns...The Lawman, opposite Burt Lancaster, and Hang 'Em High, opposite Clint Eastwood. In both films he played the dastardly outside the law character to the star's heroic lawman.
Your best video yet!! I'm a yt creator also . I actually started crying when you showed deforests grave also loved ed Begley. I served on a jury, it was exactly like that movie. Now, regarding your video quality. Excellent filming, lighting, camera positioning and audio. Very well researched, and your voice and elocution are excellent. Keep up the great work, And by the way You are an exceptionally good looking and will groomed man
Wow, thanks sir! I really appreciate the praises. I just noticed how many subscribers you have! Congratulations! You must be doing something right, too!
I gotta say I will always remember Walter Brennan for his roll in the Real McCoys! He had some quirky mannerisms.... like he had a hitch in his get a long!! When he would start to walk his shoulders would go up and of course his arms would follow!! And his short temper... and as a kid I never thought much about how fast ol Chuck could fire that lever action Winchester until I owned one similar... and couldn’t figure out how he did it till I read an article on it... they welded a little tab in the right spot on the lever so when he pulled it al the way up it pulled the trigger!! I think countless wanna bees had this done... not me I am a purest if it didn’t come that way then leave it alone!! Great Job as always Jeff!! Thanks So Much!👍👍
Good old Hollywood trickery at play with Chuck, eh? That figures! LOL. Even the reality shows have a bit of staging and dishonest editing behind them! Hey, thanks for your great feedback! It’s appreciated!!!
Walter Brennan was an amazing supporting actor in so many movies. His unique persona was such a compliment to so many legends like John Wayne. One of my very favorite was The Far Country in which he starred alongside Jimmy Stewart. What a personality.
Jeff ,I'm old enough to remember the majority of these Stars you have visited today! Thanks for all the research you do for your videos and including he relavant clips for the stars! Especially poinyant Is the " Day the Music Died"! My late partner and I were teens when Buddy, Richey and The Booper perished in that awful plane crash! " Oh Donna " has followed me my lifetime after that song hit the charts! I could introduce myself and invariably someone would start singing Oh Donna ! "True Love Ways" our favorIte also now brings the tears flowing when I hear it or play my BUDDY HOLLY GREATEST HITS ALBUM! My late Beloved was raised in San Diego so I do love that you include the scenery as you drive and visiting the places in California that he visited in his years there! He traveled up and down the state of CA in his summers as a teen and during many years after graduation! He was a Great WONDERER! Sorry Sarah couldn't make this trip! She has such a dry wit with you! Brings along many smiles for you I'm sure! Thanks for the memories!!🥰D
I remember watching the Blondie movies on Saturday with my Mom in the mid 1960’s I believe it was on KBHK 44 in the mid 1960’s then Roller Derby with the Bay Area Bombers and wrestling Ray Stevens , Haystack Calhoun. Good memories thanks for stirring them up Jeff. BTW I’d do Donald Duck imitation’s years ago and I remember I took a gal out on a date in the middle of dinner old Donald started talking she laughed so hard I was afraid she was going to choke.
My Dad loved Walter Brennan. What a cool story of Brezhnev giving Chuck Connors a bear hug!!! Penny Singleton was an absolutely gorgeous woman. I enjoyed the video thoroughly!!!!
I feel honored to have experienced the Golden age of Hollywood with such great actors like Mr. Brennan. He was the quintessential western movie actor and made for his career choice.
Good grief Jeff! This is one of my favorite episodes yet! Great research and clips of well known as well as fairly unknown stars. A wealth of information. Thank you so much👏. Walter Brennan=GOAT
Hello Jeff, Thanks for sharing and remembering these people who brought us talent especially Walter Brennan who was my favorite. May they Rest in Peace 🙏 Have a Wonderful day 🌞
Very interesting. Especially the gentleman that invented the radio among many other entertainment advances. I love the cemetery visits. I learn a lot of history
My brother loved him and that show. In fact, he had a Rifleman lunch pail while I had a Batman lunchpail. Can you imagine a kid bringing a Rifleman lunchpail to school today? He'd probably get expelled. My, how times have changed!
This has become one of my favorite RU-vid channels since I found it a couple of weeks ago. Really appreciate the respect you pay to the people you visit. A couple of other graves in the San Fernando Cemetery that I have visited are actor William Bendix, and writer Richard Matheson. Matheson wrote some of the best episodes of The Twilight Zone, and has over 90 writing credits listed in IMDB. Among is short stories and novels, he also wrote the novel "I am Legend" which was the basis for the "Omega Man" movies and the "I am Legend" movie.
I want to thank you for all your work on people that have gone before us. My father is 81 years old and loves seeing all the people he remembers from days gone by. Keep up your fantastic work my friend! 👍👍👍
Loved the video. My office is across the street so I have been walking through the cemetery at lunch for years. Its a very peaceful place and gets me outside for some exercise I knew of a lot graves you showed, but many I was unaware of. One you missed is William Bendix. I’m a big fan of old time radio, and he of course played Chester Reilly in The Life of Reilly, as well as movies such as Wake Island and The Guadalcanal Diaries. I also love Ed Begley Sr. Because he played Lt. Levenson on Richard Diamond, Private Detective with Dick Powell and he was very entertaining. Thanks again for the great stories.
Close to home!!! I moved to Sylmar when I was 12 and my dad was a Disney photographer since the late 50s. I had the privilege of meeting Ducky Nash, all the famous artists, including Walt himself....love the video and research behind it.
At 71 I’m most blessed when you & Sarah take a trip in the “way back machine” and remind us of a different time. Mr Frawley stuck out the most, I recall he was in The fighting Seabees w John Wayne, chewing on a cigar in Miracle on 34 th St, and as the “spendthrift” Fred Mertz. It seems his Mrs. on the show used to tease him for being a “tightwad” great memories Jeff ❤️, stay with it and keep up the good work
singing bye, bye miss American pie, drove my chevy to the. So nice to reminisce, thank you for taking us back to better times! It helps us stay sane, in an insane world stay safe out there!
So much history in cemeteries. I lived in North Carolina for 2 years, spent every free minute visiting old cemeteries from the Revolutionary and Civil War eras. Thank you for your video, well done.
What a treat to see Mr. Nash, the voice behind Donald Duck ! I recently watched a RU-vid video with Chuck Conners as a guest panelist on "What's My Line". Not only was he a talented athlete and actor but he was so perceptive as a panelist. Thank you for this wonderful trip down memory lane!
I remember when the movie La Bamba came out there was renewed interest in Richie. Me and my aunt went to find his grave and a gardner directed to us as to where. It looked like the ground had been dug up and the grass was disturbed. We later found that his mother had been buried with him. Also when we went back his grave had been moved to a private part of the cemetery. I am sure his family kept his original grave stone, because the one I saw just had his name on it with the music notes. As always another awesome tour, thanks.
Wow! what a flash back! We learned much on your video. You know, I have to chuckle a little. I remember a bunch of those folks growing up in Modesto watching TV. Remember, our main TV channels were 3, 10 and 13 off the antenna. Was I glued to the TV like kids and phones of today? LOL
I am 77 and a Widower.All of my life [so far] I have been fascinated by Hollywood and stars and Entertainment in general.It is surprising to me that some of these stars are buried in this cemetery.There are "more famous" cemeteries in Hollywood for famous people. I guess they had their reasons.It was very interesting and I hope you will continue.I'm sorry to tell you,but I am not familiar with you. I stumbled onto this video.And I am glad I did. I will be looking for your next videos in the future.
He was one of those rare individuals who could play a variety of roles but I think most people remember him as the toothless feisty cowboy roles. Thank you very much for leaving the comment.
I always enjoy your very informative videos. They bring back many memories mostly sad because all the wonderful people that are gone. Keep their memories alive, your doing a wonderful job.
Loved The Rifleman. Likely my start of appreciating rifles. Thanks so much ! Also very much remember Walter Brennan. The voice, the limp. Some waaaay before my time! Yosemite Sam was a fave. Hi D. DUCK 👋 Oh! I remember George. 👏 "War was in all the papers". ...history repeating itself today it seems 😢 Oh how it bothers me that names aren't on markers. 😢 Judy Jetson !! Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy... Father's Knows Best was a great show, too. Spocks mother? I don't remember that and I'm aTrekkie (original). Fred Mertz! Man you found a great cemetery !!! Richie. Too ???!!! I think weather caused that nasty accident. LaLaLa Bamba... Thanks Jeff, for taking us on this trip. Sarah missed a great one. Great crisp clear video, Jeff. Well done. 👏👏
Another great video - it's always clear that the subject fascinates you, and that makes all the difference. AND I learned that I share a birthday with Chuck Connors (not the year!)!
Great episode Jeff! Love the back stories on all the stars and the little snippets of video you include of the particular person your telling us about. Again, great work as always! Look forward to the next one! Take care now! Frank from Philadelphia, PA.
You should investigate the Portal of the Folded Wing in Burbank, across the road from Burbank Airport, where many legends of aviation history are interred.
My favorite Walter Brennan movie was a Disney film called the One and Only Genuine Original Family Band. Cast included Buddy Ebsen, John Davidson, Leslie Ann Warren, Kurt Russell, who was only about 12 or13, and Goldie Hawn. I saw it at the Fox theater in San Diego, when I was about 8yrs old.
Enjoyed this episode!! Learning so much from your channel. Thank you, watching your channel allows me to see and travel and learn about places I most likely would never see. Thank you Jeff and Sarah
I like to walk through cemeteries and read the headstones and wonder about the people. When I was young my friend and I would ride our bikes in the cemetery and then walk through the gravesites and read the headstones. Some were elaborate with pictures and others very simple. It was beautiful and peaceful. Thanks for the tour. Loved it ❤️
Cemeteries are definitely worthy of visiting! I don’t know why so many avoid them other than they don’t want to be reminded of their own eventual fate.
