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CEMETERY Located west of the downtown
area, at 2525 West Washington Avenue is a one-stop Houston history lesson called
Glenwood Cemetery. In it are interred many of the people whose names are visible
on Houston street signs, public buildings and parks. Among them are the Allens,
The Hermans, the Lees and the Hughes to name a few. Glenwood
Cemetery was established in 1871. The grounds were planned and designed by English-born
horticulturist, Alfred Whitaker. From the beginning, Glenwood attracted the elite. Here,
one president is buried, he was President Anson Jones, the last president of the
Republic of Texas. There are no less than four governors here, three from Texas
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is at least one man interred here who was once touted to have been the wealthest
man alive. His is the most visited burial site in Glenwood. He was an engineer,
inventer, aviator, movie maker, adventurer and all around businessman. It was
once claimed that there wasn't an aircraft flying anywhere in the world that didn't
have a component on it that he designed. He was of course, Howard Hughes.
And located somewhere in here, I know because
I've seen it, is the final resting place of one of Hollywood's Golden era stars,
a beautiful, talented lady named Gene Tierney. Darryl
F. Zanuck described her as "Undeniably, the most beautiful woman in movie
history". She starred in over thirty-five movies, among them were Tobacco
Road (1941), Heaven Can Wait (1943) Laura (1944), Leave Her
to Heaven (1945) and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). She was nominated
for an Academy Award for her performance in Leave Her to Heaven. Gene
Tierney was married twice in her life. She was first married to fashion designer
Oleg Cassini, with whom she had two children. She met and dated a young John F.
Kennedy. Howard Hughes pursued her, but with no success. Being from a wealthy
family, she was not easily impressed with money. In 1958, she met Houston oilman,
W. Howard Lee, who was married to Hedy Lamar at the time. The two were married
on July 11, 1960. She relocated to Houston and that was her home for the remainder
of her life. | | | | |
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Cemetery are over twenty Houston mayors, including Mayor Roy Hofheinz, the man
responsible for the construction of the Astrodome. | | |
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