Conversation so far:
When did Grahame die?
5 October 1981.
What was the cause of death?
According to Turner's book, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, his local family doctor told Grahame she had a cancerous tumor in her abdomen "the size of a football".

Question: Was her funeral a big deal?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Gloria Grahame's funeral a big deal?