Grave Hunter
Lloyd C. Douglas
D.O.B.: 1877
D.O.D.: 1952
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Location: Forest Lawn Glendale; Great Mausoleum; Sanctuary of the Good Shepard
Biographical Notes:
He was born in Columbia City, Indiana. He went to school
to become a priest. After his ordination, he was a pastor in Indiana. In 1940 he
married and had two daughters.
In 1933 he retired from the ministry and decided to become
a full time writer. He had many best selling novels. "The Robe" tells
about a Roman soldier in charge of the crucifixion of Jesus. The soldier
searches for the truth about Jesus.
The books "The
Robe", "Magnificent Obsession" and "The Big Fisherman" were all made into films.
Wrote:
"These Sayings of Mine" 1926
"Magnificent Obsession" 1929
"The Robe" 1942
"The Fisherman" 1949
"The Living Faith" 1955
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