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Hal Roach
In pictures: Funeral of comedian Hal Roach takes place in Dublin
The iconic comedian was laid to rest in Dublin today.
THE FUNERAL OF comedian Hal Roach has taken place in Dublin today.
The iconic funnyman died earlier this week, aged 84, having spent more than 60 years in show business.
He even won a Guinness World Record for the longest-running engagement of a comedian at the same venue having spent 26 years at the Jury’s Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin.
The Waterford native was laid to rest at Glencullen Graveyard following a requiem mass at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Foxrock, south Dublin.
He is survived by his wife Mary, daughters Sandra, Terry and Gráinne, sons John and Shane as well as his extended family.
A number of well-known faces were in attendance today:
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