Final Resting Places Continued

Two years ago Christian sent me images of the final resting places of some of the people responsible for creating our favourite film, 'The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men' (1952). To see that original post, please click here.

Recently Christian has kindly shared more information and pictures regarding the graves and tombs of those much-loved people.


Peter Finch as the Sheriff of Nottingham



Peter Finch is buried at the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles, California in the U.S.A.


James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice (1907-1975) played an irascible Little John. He was cremated and his ashes were taken by a party of friends to Scotland. On a moor where Justice had often hawked, and along with the accompaniment of a lone piper, they created  a cairn and his ashes were interred there.


Ken Annakin




Ken Annakin, the director of 'The Story of Robin Hood' (1952) is buried in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles in the U.S.A.



Walt Disney

Walt Disney (1901-1966) although uncredited, was the executive producer on his second live-action movie. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.



Many thanks to Christian for getting in touch.

2 comments:

Clement Glen said...

Big thank you to Christian for providing the information and images.

Neil said...

Ken Annakin was the film Director - and Perce Pearce the producer. Incidentally there is an exhibition of wartime and pre-wartime memorabilia on in Beverley, East Yorkshire at the moment. Along with this there had been a cinema screening in the town of film of Beverley from way back even before the war - and I am pretty sure that in the exhibition is something on Ken Annakin who was born there.