Hubert Eaton

Who was Hubert Eaton?

Hubert Eaton was an American businessman.

Born in Liberty, Missouri, Hubert Eaton was hired as a salesman for the Tropico, California cemetery. He became noted as the builder of the Forest Lawn Glendale and Hollywood Hills cemeteries in the Los Angeles, California area which became the funeral and/or interment locations for many movie stars and other celebrities. With several beautiful chapels throughout the Glendale cemetery's park-like setting, it has also served as the wedding location for well-known celebrities, including U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman.

Mr. Eaton's international connections enabled him to attract an incredible number of important art works to his memorial parks. He was well-known around the world as a collector and was respected at the highest levels of many governments.

Upon his death in 1966, Hubert Eaton was entombed in the "Memorial Court of Honor" in the Great Mausoleum in his Glendale cemetery. His friend Walt Disney, himself too ill to attend, was an honorary pallbearer at Mr. Eaton's funeral. Mr. Disney would die weeks later and was cremated and interred at Glendale.