David Carradine Funeral Photos
DAVID CARRADINE 1936-2009
David Carradine was laid to rest in Los Angeles on Saturday, ten days after he was found hanged in the closet of a Bangkok hotel room. Suicide was ruled out and authorities now believe it is a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation.
A crowd of 400 mourners gathered to pay their final respects in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, a 400 acre cemetery adjacent to Griffith Park.
Friends attending the service included Jane Seymour, Tom Selleck, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Edward James Olmos, Rob Schneider, Ali Larter and Frances Fisher. Also in attendance was Carradine’s best friend Michael Madsen, who hosted Carradine and Annie Bierman’s 2004 wedding at his home.
The Order of Worship handout featured a smiling photo of the deceased on the front cover (see photo below) and a sketch of him on the back with lyrics from Midnight Rider by The Alman Brothers Band.
Song selections during the funeral service included Let It Be by the Beatles and Beethoven’s Requiem for a Fallen Hero. The family was not visible to the media and the burial was private.
Carradine made over 100 films but is best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970’s television series Kung Fu.
View photos below.
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Is it just me, or does it seem kind of strange that officials are calling this auto-erotic asphyxiation, but his hands were tied? How was Carradine supposed to have been masturbating? Someone else had to be involved, like maybe a prostitute or something if there is any evidence of sexual actitivity at the time of death. It should also be kept in mind that when a man dies from hanging it is common for them to ejaculate, and sometimes maintain an erection when it wasn’t present prior to death. None of this means AEA was the cause of death. It also seems more logical for a prostitute to partake in this kind of activity in a more accessible part of the room.
My opinion is that this was NOT AEA, but rather homocide since someone sat there and watched him die without doing anything, regardless of any sexual activity.
NO ONE WILL EVER CONVINCE ME THAT DAVID TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. True heros just dont do stuff like that. I have followed his movies all my life, I am 58 yrs old. thanks you Lynne Alves from Australia