Dennis Hopper’s Native American Burial Mound

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Actor, Dennis Hopper, was buried in his “Heart Home” of Taos, New Mexico yesterday. Although his home was in Venice, California, his wife Victoria said he wanted to be buried in a place he loved.

The Hollywood star wanted to be buried in the Native American-style burial mound – little more than a pile of rocks. THE SUN

Its only marker is a plastic wallet stuck in the ground with his name on.

He was buried on Wednesday at Jesus Nazareno Cemetery in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.

Among the actor’s relatives who attended the service held at the San Francisco de Asis church were Mr. Hopper’s son, Henry Lee Hopper, who read from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” The memorial also drew the actors Val Kilmer and Jack Nicholson; Mr. Nicholson appeared in “Easy Rider” with Mr. Hopper and remembered his co-star as “an all-around guy.”

“It was a very singular relationship I had with him, like nobody else,” Mr. Nicholson said, according to The A.P. “We were soul mates in a way. I really miss him.”

NEW YORK TIMES

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13 years ago

Dennis Hopper was so cool. A plastic wallet? Makes him quirky even in death- which I really admire. Good of his family to honor his wishes.

13 years ago

When I was a kid I watched the “The Buccaneer” where Charles Boyer carried that little bag of dirt from Frances around his neck to remind him of his landshore. Me…. I’ve collected little jars of dirt or stones from everywhere I’ve been and loved (everyplace)…. all my life. They can pitch it all into the inferno with me … after which… take me to the Gulf Stream to find my way home. Let me feed the sea on blessed Earth. Fascinated as I am by the old boneyards, every time I look out to sea, I know Mom is there in Spirit and that’s good enough for me. Just singing the body electric. (another old sea shantie)

osori
13 years ago

Thanks Holte for a nice post. I hadn’t known this about him.

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