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Michael Clarke Duncan’s services set for next week

by Associated Press | September 6, 2012 at 10:01 AM
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Michael Clarke Duncan attends the premiere of Relativity Media's "Act of Valor" at ArcLight Cinemas on February 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Michael Clarke Duncan attends the premiere of Relativity Media's "Act of Valor" at ArcLight Cinemas on February 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Clarke Duncan’s life will be celebrated with a public casket viewing and a private service next week.

Duncan spokeswoman Joy Fehily said Wednesday that the Oscar-nominated actor’s casket will be on view from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries in Los Angeles. A private, invitation-only service will follow on Monday.

“The Green Mile” star died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after failing to recover from a heart attack in July. He was 54.

 

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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