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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent". It is the final resting site for several members of the celebrated Hearst family plus other prominent citizens from the San Francisco area including;- Isabella Alden (1841-1930), writer
- Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948), author
- Monte Attell (1885-1960), world boxing champion
- Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832-1918), pre-eminent writer of California history
- Lincoln Beachey (1887-1915), aviation pioneer
- William H. Crocker (1861-1937), banker
- Charles de Young (1845-1880), publishing magnate
- Phoebe Hearst (1842-1919), first female Regent of the University of California
- William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), publishing magnate
- Charles Stewart Howard (1877-1950), businessman, owner of racehorse Seabiscuit
- Hiram W. Johnson (1866-1945), statesman
- Lefty O'Doul (1897-1969), Major League Baseball Player
- Calvin E. Simmons (1950-1982), musical prodigy, conductor, musician
- Nick Traina (1978-1997), musician, son of author Danielle Steel
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Cemeteries in California
San Mateo County, California
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