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Uma Thurman mourns for Kill Bill star David Carradine
By Georgina Littlejohn, London Lite Last updated at 15:03pm on 05.06.09Uma Thurman put on a brave face in London as she mourned the death of David Carradine, her actor friend and co-star in the Kill Bill films.
Lady in black: Uma Thurman with fiancé Arpad Busson
The actress, 39, was told he had died just hours before she was due to attend a glitzy charity gala at Waterloo station. She dressed in black in honour of him.
On set: Uma with Carradine in Kill Bill
Thurman was supporting her fiancé, financier Arpad Busson, who hosted the night to raise money for children's charity ArK.
Carradine, 72, was found dead in a hotel room wardrobe in Bangkok with a rope tied to his neck and genitals.
A postmortem examination today found that he may have died from accidental suf focation.
It was speculated that his death could have been caused by a sex game that went wrong. he was found by a maid at the Swissotel nai Lert Park hotel, which is famous for its "penis shrine" of female fertility spirit Chao Mae Tubtim, which has hundreds of phallic sculptures - some 10ft tall - piled around it.
The hotel, next to the British Embassy, is a major tourist destination because of the shrine.
Tiffany Smith, of Binder & Associates, Carradine's management company, said the actor had flown to Thailand last week and started work on the film Stretch two days before his death.
She dismissed initial reports that five- times- married Carradine might have committed suicide and said: "he really appreciated everything life has to give... and that's not something David would ever do to himself."
She added that he had been " in good spirits" when he left the US for Thailand, and had been "excited" to be part of the new film project.
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I'm truly sad that he died like this and he really was until watching Kill Bill both volumes RIP
- Bibi, Newark, USA
i have a pain in my heart over his death---always admired him from the days of KUNG FU--just very sad the ways and means of his death is all over the news--he deserved more respect than this--rest in peace-you were loved
- Beverley Ward, dartmouth, nova scotia, canada
she is fox force five and no mistake.
- Squiz, Islington
To quote a line from the old movie "To Sir with Love"... ..."If you must play these games, play them in your homes!!!!! Too sad that such a legend should end up in the tabloids for such as this.
- Susan Seifert, Bismarck, ND USA
Well i really had great respect for the guy, having been a big fan of Kung Fu , the Tv show. He inspired me to get into Karate in my youth. Bruce Lee is probably sparing with him right now, lol. You will be truly missed!
- John, Deland, FL 32724
From the convincing delivery of "i am Cane, I will help you" to your first class portralyal of "Bill" you showed range and talent often underappreciated. With respect, rest in peace...........
- Wes Loran, Kanahooka, NSW, Australia
Sorry to hear you died David You were real cool buddy!
I think that without you, Michael Madsen and Uma Thurman the ''Kill Bill'' franchise would'nt have attracted as many fans and would'nt have had as big a following as you guys helped make it
Rest in peace ''Bill''
- Derek Francis, Essex
Rest in peace Grasshopper.
- D Marr, edinburgh scotland
