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The ending to HBO's magnum TV opus 'The Sopranos' has remained a source of debate over the last seven years, as fans and viewers analyze every sound and frame of series finale "Made in America" for a clue to Tony Soprano's ultimate fate. Now, despite a near-decade of refusals, series creator David Chase may finally have revealed if Tony Soprano lived or died.

It was the 'Sopranos' reunion no one ever wanted to happen. James Gandolfini was laid to rest today (June 27), just over a week after he died of a sudden heart attack in Italy -- and the list of mourners looked like a casting call.

It took a US President and two Secretaries of State to make it happen, but following James Gandolfini's unexpected death in Italy on June 19, the body of the 'Sopranos' actor is back on American soil, and plans have been made to lay him to rest.

An autopsy has confirmed that 51-year-old actor James Gandolfini, who passed away on Wednesday (June 19), died of natural causes. Specifically, a heart attack he suffered while in Italy for an appearance at Sicily's Taormina Film Festival.

James Gandolfini, who gained fame as Tony Soprano on the wildly popular HBO hit 'The Sopranos,' has died of a possible heart attack. He was just 51 years old.