9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁of ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Alabama ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁Pract ically ▁dest itute ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁friends ▁raised ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁send off . ▁His ▁w ake ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Scottish ▁R ite ▁Temple , ▁where ▁at ten de es ▁painted ▁and ▁wrote ▁their ▁good by es ▁on ▁his ▁closed ▁c asket . ▁ ▁His ▁fun eral ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁jazz ▁fun eral ▁process ion ▁in ▁the ▁rain ▁to ▁his ▁final ▁rest ing ▁place ▁in ▁Mobile ' s ▁historic ▁Church ▁Street ▁Gra vey ard . ▁A ▁special ▁allow ance ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Mobile ▁Park s ▁Department ▁for ▁his ▁bur ial ▁at ▁Church ▁Street ▁Gra vey ard , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Films ▁Living ▁in ▁Rome ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Walter ▁was ▁a ▁transl ator ▁for ▁Feder ico ▁F ell ini . ▁For ▁different ▁film ▁companies , ▁he ▁translated ▁hundreds ▁of ▁scripts . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁feature ▁films , ▁not ably ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁journalist ▁in ▁F ell ini ' s ▁ 8 ½ ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁For ▁F ell ini ' s ▁Jul iet ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ir its ▁( 1 9 6 5