Richard Harris Memorial Service Has Large Attendance
November 30, 2002 at 2:01 PM ET
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Around 700 people have attended a memorial service for actor Richard Harris in his native Limerick.
The service for Harris, who died on October 25, was held at the city's Jesuit Church.
The actor's first wife, Elizabeth, one of their sons, Jared, and the actor's three brothers, Ivan, Noel and Billy, were among the attendance.
Friends and acquaintances from the worlds of acting, politics and sport were also at the service.
The film producer, Noel Pearson, who spoke at the ceremony, described Harris as a "circus of a man" who had starred in 80 films and had made two No 1 hit records.
He also described him as a great poet whose generosity and good humour were extraordinary.
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