Anton Yelchin - Hollywood, CA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

This beautiful Memorial honoring young actor Anton Yelchin faces the pond at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. A standing bronze statue of Anton shows him in a relaxed position looking out over the pond. A long sleeve shirt rolled up at the sleeves covers a second shirt. He wears pants and low boots. The sculptor's rendering of Anton's likeness also shows his beautiful curly hair. Several flower vases are at the base of the statue, and colorful floral landscaping surrounds the entire base which is about 6 ft square.

Anton's parents visit his grave daily, and it's really sweet to watch them interact in a small way with him and let him know they think of him everyday.

From wiki:
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. He played Pavel Chekov in three Star Trek films: Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and the posthumously released Star Trek Beyond (2016) and voiced Clumsy Smurf in the Smurfs films. Yelchin was born in Leningrad to a Russian Jewish family, who moved to the United States when he was a baby. In the late 1990s, Yelchin began appearing in television and film roles. His role in Steven Spielberg's miniseries Taken helped further his career. Yelchin also starred in Huff, the films 5 to 7, Fright Night, Hearts in Atlantis, Alpha Dog, Like Crazy, Green Room, and the posthumously released Trollhunters.

On June 18, 2016, when he failed to arrive at a rehearsal, Yelchin was found by friends just before midnight pinned between his Jeep Grand Cherokee and a brick pillar gate post outside his house in Studio City, Los Angeles, the victim of what was described as a "freak accident". As Yelchin got out of his car and went to check his locked gate and mail, the vehicle apparently rolled back down his driveway, which was on a steep incline, and trapped him against the pillar and a security fence. Yelchin was pronounced dead at the scene on June 19, 2016, at the age of 27;the Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified the cause of death as "blunt traumatic asphyxia" and stated that there were "no obvious suspicious circumstances involved".

Description: Anton was a talented actor, musician, and photographer. He played the role of Chekov in three Star Trek films, and after his death it was announced that the character would not be recast in any future Star Trek films. Date of birth: 03/11/1989 Date of death: 06/19/2016 Area of notoriety: Entertainment Marker Type: Statue Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sunrise to Sunset Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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