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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 25, 2016 20:03:27 GMT -6
deadline.com/2016/12/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fisher-is-in-stable-condition-1201875704/Carrie Fisher Is In Stable Condition, Debbie Reynolds Says Though she remains under care at UCLA Medical, Carrie Fisher’s condition is stable according to her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds provided the news in a post to her official Facebook page, promising that the family will update the public if there is any change, and adding “to all her friends and fans, I thank you all for your prayers and good wishes.” Fisher has been in the hospital since Friday afternoon after she suffered a major cardiac event while on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Fisher was reportedly kept alive by CPR while the flight landed, then rushed to UCLA Medical where, after several hours she was taken out of emergency care late Friday night and moved to the intensive care unit. No word on whether or not she has regained consciousness, but reportedly her family, and her dog, Gary Fisher, are at her bedside.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 27, 2016 1:16:32 GMT -6
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 27, 2016 1:17:21 GMT -6
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 27, 2016 12:28:41 GMT -6
deadline.com/2016/12/actress-author-screenwriter-icon-carrie-fisher-dies-at-60-1201875521/Carrie Fisher Dies: Legendary ‘Star Wars’ Star, Author, & Screenwriter Was 60 One of the most iconic figures in modern film history is gone. Carrie Fisher, the actress known worldwide for portraying Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars saga and for her second act reinvention as a novelist, diarist, screenwriter, and in-demand script doctor, has died just days after suffering a heart attack. She was 60. A family spokesman released a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd: “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 855 this morning. She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly.” An icon to generations of film fans and in recent decades an almost fanatically adored public wit, Fisher suffered a heart attack on a Los Angeles-bound flight from London Friday and had been in intensive care at an L.A. hospital. The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds (whose marriage and tumultuous divorce made headlines while she was just a girl), Fisher grew up in Beverly Hills a bookish, reserved child, before embarking on an acting career while still in high school. She would make her first prominent acting appearance as a debutante and singer in the Broadway revival of Irene, which starred her mother. This was followed in 1975 with an acclaimed appearance in Warren Beatty’s hit comedy Shampoo. But it was of course her second film role that would catapult her to permanent and worldwide fame. Co-starring alongside Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill in the George Lucas-directed Star Wars – since retitled Star Wars: A New Hope – Fisher portrayed Leia Organa, Princess, Senator and in the most recent film, General. One of the leaders of the Rebel Alliance, Leia as portrayed by Fisher is a hard-as-nails, uncompromising freedom fighter despite losing her family and homeworld. Fisher would go on to portray Leia in the Star Wars sequels The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and 2015’s The Force Awakens, as well as the much-derided 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Though as an actress her non-Star Wars roles were vastly overshadowed by the intergalactic Princess, Fisher continued to pursue varied and interesting roles in front of the camera. Among them, she notably appeared in The Blues Brothers, The Man with One Red Shoe, Hannah and Her Sisters, When Harry Met Sally…, and a slew of other films, often referencing her most well-known role. She most recently starred with her mom Debbie Reynolds in documentary Bright Lights, which premiered at the 54th New York Film Festival. On TV, she most recently appeared on Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce, Family Guy and Catastrophe. Fisher is also known for her book, Postcards From The Edge, and wrote the screenplay for the movie from her novel. She was previously married to Paul Simon.
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