Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries is an American corporation that owns and operates a chain of cemeteries and mortuaries in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties in Southern California.
The company was founded by a group of San Francisco businessmen in 1906.
Hubert Eaton assumed management control in 1917 and is credited with being Forest Lawn's "founder" because of his origination of the "memorial-park" plan.
The parks are best known for the large number of celebrity burials as well as cremation services, especially in the Glendale and Hollywood Hills locations.
He remained as general manager until his death in 1966, when he was succeeded by his nephew, Frederick Llewellyn.