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On July 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong passed away at his home in Queens, NY. Two days later, more than 30,000 came to pay their respects to the beloved jazz legend. Louis Armstrong was buried in Flushing Cemetery in Queens, just a few miles away from his home in Corona.
These friends include Bette Davis, Reynoldsâs onscreen mother in the 1956 drama A Catered Affair, as well as Reynoldsâ dear friend Liberace. Michael Jacksonâs funeral was held there in 2009, but he was buried at Forest Lawnâs larger location in Glendale, California. Other late stars who were laid to rest at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills include: 1  Lucille Ball, the TV icon who made the world fall in love with her on I Love Lucy, whose ashes were initially located here until Lucie and Desi Jr. decided to place their motherâs ashes in her hometown of Jamestown, New York, in 2002.