Friends gather to bid farewell to Frank McCourt

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Friends gather to bid farewell to Frank McCourt

Jul 15 2009

Friends of the celebrated Irish writer Frank McCourt have been gathering at his bedside this past weekend to say their farewells.

The author of "Angela's Ashes" is gravely ill in a Manhattan hospice watched over by his devoted wife Ellen and other family members.

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