Crowds Gather to Bid Farewell to Joan Rivers EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and SARAH MASLIN NIR Celebrities, camera crews and strangers gathered in Manhattan to say goodbye to the comedian, who died Thursday at 81 and once wrote of the funeral she wanted: “a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action.” September 8, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1pDZsc5 http://nyti.ms/1lKnkzJ The New York Times Arts Funerals and Memorials

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and SARAH MASLIN NIR via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Arts http://nyti.ms/1pDZsc5 Crowds Gather to Bid Farewell to Joan Rivers September 8, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1lKnkzJ The New York Times