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Alfred was 76.
The memorial consisted of readings from poetry and plays written by Alfred and others. About 125 people attended the event in Agassiz Theater.
Alfred began teaching English at Harvard in 1954. In 1991, he retired from his professorship. He died in his Cambridge home on May 20.
Alfred, a playwright and poet, was particularly influential on several young actors, including Stockard Channing '65, John A. Lithgow '67 and Tommy Lee Jones '69.
Audience members said the memorial captured Alfred's essence well.