The lives of Hollywood stars may be filled with glitz and glamour, but some of them have been left with not so much as a marked grave after their deaths. A surprising number of well recognised actors have been laid to rest in unmarked graves, whether due to familial disputes over their burial or to avoid attracting attention from morbid fans.

Now a new name might be added to that list, as Gene Hackman's body has gone unclaimed by the family members who survived him due to red tape. It is believed that the actor did not leave behind any legally binding instructions on where he should be buried or whether he should be cremated, meaning if his three children disagree on how he should be laid to rest, they could end up embroiled in a court battle. Meanwhile, here is a look at other iconic figures in the entertainment industry who were buried without a formal headstone.

Fred Gwynne was buried in an unmarked grave in Finksburg, Maryland, following his death in 1993. It is unclear why The Munsters star was not given a headstone, but some dedicated fans still make the journey out to his cemetery to pay their respects and leave flowers.

Roy Orbison was interred with no headstone in Los Angeles, California. His family originally planned to relocate his body, so his grave went unmarked, but in the end they never did.

Meanwhile John Wayne was buried in an unmarked grave in Newport Beach, California, so that his resting place wouldn't become a shrine to the Golden Hollywood Age star and leave the cemetary overrun with visitors. Almost 20 years after he died, a modest bronze plaque was added to the spot.

George C Scott was buried without a marker in Brentwood, California, after his death in 1999. The Patton star rejected celebrity culture during his lifetime, even passing up on an Academy Award because he did not agree with the awards process, so it makes sense that he would be commemorated in a low profile way after his passing.

Long after he became a celebrated child actor by voicing Disney's Peter Pan, Bobby Driscoll fell on hard times and ended up being buried in a mass unmarked grave in New York city. Sadly, his cause of death was determined to be heart failure due to drug use.

Casey Kasem was buried in an unmarked grave in Oslo, Norway, after a long custody dispute between his wife and children. His final resting place was determined by his wife, who survived him.

Perhaps the most surprising celebrity figure to be buried in an unmarked grave is Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. He was laid to rest in Palo Alto, California, but his family decided not to make the knowledge of his burial location public.