Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is a prominent Southern California chain of cemeteries, mortuaries, and memorial parks known for its expansive landscaped grounds, art, and celebrity burials.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1328050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Context triple: [Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States, operatedBy, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries]
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Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a large historic cemetery in Inglewood, California, known as the final resting place for numerous notable political figures, entertainers, and community leaders.
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C.
Belcrest Memorial Park
Belcrest Memorial Park is a cemetery in Salem, Oregon, known as the final resting place of prominent political figure Charles L. McNary.
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park is a large, historic cemetery and memorial park in Colma, California, known for its elaborate mausoleums and as the resting place of many notable San Francisco figures.
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E.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic burial ground recognized for its significant funerary art, notable interments, and inclusion within the Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery Historic District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Target entity description: Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is a prominent Southern California chain of cemeteries, mortuaries, and memorial parks known for its expansive landscaped grounds, art, and celebrity burials.
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A.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
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B.
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a large historic cemetery in Inglewood, California, known as the final resting place for numerous notable political figures, entertainers, and community leaders.
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C.
Belcrest Memorial Park
Belcrest Memorial Park is a cemetery in Salem, Oregon, known as the final resting place of prominent political figure Charles L. McNary.
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park is a large, historic cemetery and memorial park in Colma, California, known for its elaborate mausoleums and as the resting place of many notable San Francisco figures.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic burial ground recognized for its significant funerary art, notable interments, and inclusion within the Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery Historic District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery chain
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memorial park system ⓘ mortuary business ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focus |
park-like burial grounds
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perpetual care cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
cemetery
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memorial park ⓘ mortuary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapels
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mausoleums ⓘ memorial gardens ⓘ museums and art exhibits ⓘ statuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States
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surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Cathedral City
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Cypress ⓘ
surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Covina Hills
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Cypress ⓘ Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Long Beach ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
prominent Southern California cemetery chain
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tourist destination for art and architecture ⓘ |
| industry |
cemetery management
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funeral services ⓘ memorial parks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
art collections
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celebrity burials ⓘ expansive landscaped grounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being burial place of many Hollywood celebrities
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combining cemetery with cultural attractions ⓘ |
| offers |
grief support resources
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pre-need funeral planning ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Los Angeles County
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Orange County, California ⓘ Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
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| service |
burial services
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cremation services ⓘ funeral services ⓘ memorial services ⓘ mortuary services ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles on celebrity graves
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books on American cemeteries ⓘ tourist guides to Los Angeles ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | privately owned company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Description of subject: Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is a prominent Southern California chain of cemeteries, mortuaries, and memorial parks known for its expansive landscaped grounds, art, and celebrity burials.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
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operatedBy
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
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operatedBy
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
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partOf
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn chain of cemeteries
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States
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ownedBy
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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subject surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States
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partOf
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Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
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subject surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City)
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn chain of cemeteries
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Group
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park system
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn chain of cemeteries
subject surface form:
Old North Church (Forest Lawn)
this entity surface form:
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries properties