Friends and family mourn the death of actor David Carradine

(14 Jun 2009) SHOTLIST
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Los Angeles, 13 June 2009
1.Wide exterior of Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills
2.Close-up of Forest Lawn sign
3.Wide of cars arriving
4.Wide exterior of place where burial ceremony took place, Hall of Liberty
5.Wide push out of burial area to Hall of Liberty
6.Medium of Hall of Liberty sign
7.Medium of person walking and holding old picture of David Carradine
8.Wide of bagpiper fine tuning instrument
9. Wide of brother Keith Carradine greeting guests
10. Wide of people dressed as American Indians entering hall
11. Wide of actor Rob Schneider walking, clutching flower arrangement
12. Close up of Rob Schneider waving to the camera
13. Wide of actor Michael Madsen walking towards hall
14. Close-up of Michael Madsen speaking to someone
15. Wide of actor Lucy Liu entering hall
16.Wide of actor Tom Selleck walking towards hall
17. Close up of Tom Selleck waiting in line to enter hall
18. Wide of actors James Cromwell and David Leisure walking towards hall
19. Close up of James Cromwell waiting to enter hall
20.Wide of actor David Forestor walking towards hall
21. Wide of actors Jane Seymour and husband James Keach
22. Medium of actor Edward James Olmos entering hall
23. Wide push in of actor Frances Fisher
24. Medium of actor Maria Conchita Alonso entering hall
25. Wide of director Christopher Coppola entering hall
26. Wide of hair guru John Paul Mitchell and wife entering hall
27. David Carradine attorney Mark Geragos entering hall
28. Wide of Hurst driving away
29. Wide of burial area for David Carradine
30. Push out of funeral pamphlet
31. Wide of funeral pamphlet
33. Close up of funeral pamphlet, reading, "David Carradine. 'Born' December 8, 1936, Hollywood. 'Split' June 3, 2009, Thailand.
STORYLINE
CARRADINE FUNERAL
Hundreds gathered to honour David Carradine on Saturday at a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood elite.
Services were held under mostly gloomy skies with cold blasts of wind sweeping across a sprawling hillside cemetery in Los Angeles. The funeral lasted more than two hours and as more than 400 mourners left, clouds parted in the west offering a magnificent sunset.
The 72-year-old actor's body was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room on June 4. Thai authorities continue to investigate his death. A statement released Thursday by a private pathologist said suicide had been ruled out as a cause of death.
Carradine's family stayed out of sight from a small group of reporters and cameras. His burial was private. The family has asked for privacy and patience as they grieve and authorities investigate.
His brother, Keith Carradine, briefly appeared outside before the service and greeted some people before heading back inside.
Among the hundreds of guests were numerous actors, including Michael Madsen, Jane Seymour, Tom Selleck, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Edward James Olmos, Ali Larter, and James Cromwell. Rob Schneider arrived, clutching a basket of flowers.
Madsen and Liu both starred alongside Carradine in Quentin Tarantino's two-part "Kill Bill" saga.
Carradine is perhaps best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine on three seasons of the 1970s hit show "Kung Fu." His role in popular culture was cemented by the time he left the show after three seasons in 1975.
He later went on to star in the cult flick "Death Race 2000" and in Ingmar Bergman's "The Serpent's Egg" in 1977, but by the 1980s his career arc had moved to lower-budget fare.
He continued to foster interests in Asian herbs, exercise and philosophy, and made instructional videos on tai chi and other martial arts.

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