Just a day after the tragic news that Carrie Fisher had passed away of a heart attack at the age of 60, news broke that her mother actor Debbie Reynolds died of a heart attack. She was 84. Her last words were reportedly, "I want to be with Carrie".
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Her death was confirmed by her son Todd Fischer. The eminent actor who set the screen on fire in the 50s and was known to be incredibly close to her daughter. She had written a post on Facebook to thank her daughter’s fans for their condolences.
“Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter,” she wrote. “I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop.”
Reynolds was the star of the 1952 classic, Singin' in the Rain.
She tweeted often about her daughter, in happier times.
"I live right in front of my daughter. I have a little house right in front of her because I can stay in touch. It's like a little commune, and it's very nice, because you can be close. I can see my granddaughter. I live very close to my brother, too, and my son. We're a very close family." -- Debbie Reynolds
(As quoted on Quotemaster)
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As we bid adieu to one of the greatest female actors in Hollywood- Debbie Reynolds, here are a few facts about her that you must know:
- She was born on April 1 in 1932 in Texas, US. A Scottish-Irish by birth, Reynolds grew up to be a Girl Scout and once claimed that she wanted to die as the oldest living Girl Scout.
Her showbiz career began as early as at the age of 16 when she won a beauty contest right after which she was signed on by Warner Bros.
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- She was at the peak of her career in the 50s when her films like Two Weeks with Love and Singin' in the Rain became huge hits. She did a lot of movie musicals in those times.
- Her singing career became a huge hit too right after her song Tammy which she recorded in 1957 became highly popular and earned her a gold record. With that song, she became the best-selling single by a female vocalist
- Reynolds got married to Eddie Fischer in 1955 first but the marriage ended four years later in 1959 as Eddie was found cheating on her with Elizabeth Taylor. It caused quite a stir and became a very public affair.
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- She was nominated best-actress in Academy Award nomination for The Unsinkable Molly Brown which released in 1964 and was about a rags-to-riches western musical based on a true story.
- Both she and her daughter Carrie Fisher were also successful writers.
"I'll just stay in till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead"
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