Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, is a famous and historic cemetery and memorial park known for its elaborate statuary, landscaped grounds, and as the resting place of numerous notable figures.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T222109 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States Context triple: [Deacon Phillippe, burialPlace, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States]
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a historic and celebrity-filled burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known for being the final resting place of many notable figures from the entertainment industry.
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Griffith Park
Griffith Park is a large urban park in Los Angeles known for its hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and cultural landmarks such as the Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Zoo.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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Runyon Canyon Park
Runyon Canyon Park is a popular urban hiking and dog-walking park in the Hollywood Hills offering scenic trails and panoramic views of Los Angeles.
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Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States Target entity description: Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, is a famous and historic cemetery and memorial park known for its elaborate statuary, landscaped grounds, and as the resting place of numerous notable figures.
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A.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a historic and celebrity-filled burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known for being the final resting place of many notable figures from the entertainment industry.
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B.
Griffith Park
Griffith Park is a large urban park in Los Angeles known for its hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and cultural landmarks such as the Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Zoo.
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C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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Runyon Canyon Park
Runyon Canyon Park is a popular urban hiking and dog-walking park in the Hollywood Hills offering scenic trails and panoramic views of Los Angeles.
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E.
Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cemetery
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memorial park ⓘ |
| category |
Burial sites of celebrities
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Cemeteries in California ⓘ Tourist attractions in Glendale, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy | Hubert Eaton ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
art collection
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chapels ⓘ columbarium niches ⓘ crematory ⓘ funeral home facilities ⓘ large collection of sculpture ⓘ lawns and gardens ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ memorial terraces ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ panoramic views of Los Angeles area ⓘ reproductions of famous artworks ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ statues of religious figures ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial ground
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cremation services ⓘ cultural venue ⓘ memorial services ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of the most famous cemeteries in the United States
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pioneering the concept of memorial-park style cemeteries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate statuary
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landscaped grounds ⓘ resting place of numerous notable figures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glendale
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surface form:
Glendale, California
Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
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| notableBurialsInclude |
Carole Lombard
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Clark Gable ⓘ Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ Errol Flynn ⓘ George Burns ⓘ Gracie Allen ⓘ Humphrey Bogart ⓘ Jean Harlow ⓘ James Stewart ⓘ
surface form:
Jimmy Stewart
Liberace ⓘ Michael Jackson ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Red Skelton ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ Spencer Tracy ⓘ Walt Disney ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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Subject: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States Description of subject: Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, is a famous and historic cemetery and memorial park known for its elaborate statuary, landscaped grounds, and as the resting place of numerous notable figures.
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