Mourners Pay Tribute To SosaOctober 5th, 2009 Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday (05Oct09) to pay their respects to folk star MERCEDES SOSA. Fans of Sosa, who passed away on Sunday (04Oct09) after a battle with ill health, sobbed as a funeral procession travelled through the city to the La Chacarita cemetery.
Facts Of The Day (Uma Thurman)September 10th, 2009 UMA THURMAN and RICHARD GERE were among mourners at best-selling crime author DOMINICK DUNNE's funeral in New York on Thursday (10Sep09). The revered writer and Vanity Fair magazine contributor died last month (26Aug09) after losing his battle with bladder cancer, aged 83.
Jacksons Thank Fans For Helping Them Through Michael TragedySeptember 5th, 2009 The Jackson family has publicly thanked the fans and mourners who attended MICHAEL JACKSON's burial ceremony in California on Thursday night (03Sep09), insisting they helped to sustain the famous clan following the death of the King of Pop. The pop superstar was finally laid to rest in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where famous friends like Macauley Culkin, Elizabeth Taylor, Corey Feldman, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones and the singer's first wife Lisa Marie Presley joined 200 guests for an outdoor ceremony.
Jackson funeral attendee: Gladys Knight moves mourners to tears; mother weary, overcomeSeptember 4th, 2009 Gladys Knight moves Jackson mourners to tearsGLENDALE, Calif. — A person who attended Michael Jackson's funeral says it was a simple and tasteful affair, and the singer's mother was overcome with grief.
Despite rain and heavy security, Kennedy mourners flock to church for historic funeralAugust 29th, 2009 Despite rain, Kennedy mourners flock to churchBOSTON — Hundreds of mourners lined the sidewalks near Boston's Mission Church where a funeral Mass was held Saturday for Sen. Edward Kennedy, with some holding signs urging lawmakers to approve health care legislation in his honor, and other saying they just wanted to witness a moment in history.
Yo-Yo Ma, Placido Domingo, Boston cardinal to play prominent roles at Kennedy funeralAugust 28th, 2009 Yo-Yo Ma, Domingo to perform at Kennedy funeralBOSTON — Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and tenor Placido Domingo will perform at the funeral Mass for Sen. Edward Kennedy.
STEIN HONOURS HUGHES AT FUNERALAugust 11th, 2009 Actor BEN STEIN paid an emotional farewell to his FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF director JOHN HUGHES at his "very touching" funeral on Tuesday (11Aug09). Hughes passed away aged 59 after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York last week (06Aug09) - and a host of stars, including Stein, Matthew Broderick and Vince Vaughn, turned out for his private memorial in Lake Forest, Illinois.
JACKSON BURIED - REPORTSAugust 9th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON has reportedly been laid to rest. The King Of Pop is believed to have been interred in a mausoleum owned by his close friend, Motown mogul Berry Gordy, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills on Thursday (06Aug09).
Riot police on alert ahead of Michael Jackson's funeralJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - As more than two million tearful fans flood into Los Angeles to bid farewell to late King of Pop Michael Jackson, police fear that riots may break out at his funeral on July 7. They fear that hundreds of thousands may gatecrash the Hollywood event, before fighting their way into the memorial service, to be held later at the 20,000-seater Staples Centre.
Ryan O'Neal bans son from attending Farrah Fawcett's funeralJuly 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor Ryan O'Neal is said to have banned his estranged son Griffin from attending Farrah Fawcett's funeral on June 30, as he is "a bad guy". Griffin O'Neal, 44, insisted that the late actress would have wanted him at the funeral, and that she would have been upset that he could not attend to say his last farewell.
Fawcett's former 'Charlie's Angels' co-stars attend her funeralJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Late American actress Farrah Fawcett's former 'Charlie's Angels' co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith were amongst the guests who attended her funeral on June 30. The actress, who lost her fight against cancer last week, was buried in a private ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in LA.
Jackson funeral planning still under considerationJune 29th, 2009 Jackson funeral plan still being consideredLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's father, Joe, says planning for the pop star's funeral is awaiting results of a second autopsy. Joe Jackson told reporters outside the family's Los Angeles compound at midday Monday that the second autopsy is under way, but he expects results soon.
Michael Jackson's funeral likely to be bigger than that of Elvis PresleyJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's funeral is expected to be even bigger than Elvis Presley's in 1977, when 75,000 fans lined the streets of Memphis. If that happens, Jackson's funeral will become the biggest the entertainment world has seen.
Farrah Fawcett's funeral to be held TuesdayJune 27th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Farrah Fawcett, who died Thursday in a southern California hospital after a three-year battle with cancer, will be laid to rest in Los Angeles Tuesday. Friends and family will gather to bid their final farewells to the Charlie's Angels star, who died at the age of 62, at a private funeral.
Hollywood pays its last respects to 'Kill Bill' star David CarradineJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine's funeral was attended by hundreds of mourners, to pay their last respects to him.he funeral was led by a procession of Hell's Angels bikers, and mourners wore Indian headdresses, cowboy boots and kilts in tribute to the veteran film star, who died in a Bangkok hotel room 12 days ago. The celebrities who attended included Michael Madsen, 51, Lucy Liu, 40, Jane Seymour, 58, Tom Selleck, 64, and Rob Schneider, 45, who joined the actor's family and friends in Hollywood for the service.
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