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September 12, 2011

Cliff Robertson funeral set for Friday in NY

EAST HAMPTON, New York (AP) — The funeral for Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson is set for Friday on New York’s Long Island.

Robertson won the Oscar in 1968 for his performance in Charly. He played a mentally disabled man who undergoes medical treatment that makes him a genius. Robertson died on Saturday of natural causes, one day after his 88th birthday.

Robertson had a string of impressive performances in television and on Broadway. On film, he is also remembered for his portrayal of future President John F Kennedy in the World War II film PT 109.

More recently, he played the kindly Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man movies.

Besides Friday’s funeral at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton, New York, memorial services are being planned for later dates in New York City and Los Angeles.

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