Public memorial held for Michael Clarke Duncan

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Mourners gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday to pay their respects to late actor Michael Clarke Duncan at a public memorial.

The four-hour closed-casket celebration of his life was held at the Hall of Liberty in Hollywood Hills' Forest Lawn Park cemetery.

The service featured a slide show, touching speeches from friends, and a screening of the 1999 film "The Green Mile," which earned Duncan an Oscar nomination. The 54-year-old died on September 3 from complications of a heart attack he suffered at his L.A. home in July.

A private memorial for Duncan is expected to draw a crowd of Hollywood A-listers to Forest Lawn on Monday.