Stars pay tribute at Carradine funeral

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to honour David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery at the weekend at a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.

The invitation-only services were held indoors at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, a 400-acre cemetery laid out adjacent to Los Angeles’ Griffith Park.

Guests hugged outside the hall, where security ensured only invited guests gained entry. They gathered more than a week after Carradine, 72, 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.