Carrie Fisher Has Passed Away in the final days of deadly 2016

[TheCat]

Carrie Fisher, the iconic actress who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, died Tuesday following a massive heart attack last week. She was 60.

"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," Simon Halls, a spokesperson for Fisher's family, said in a statement to People.

Fisher suffered a heart attack last week aboard a Los Angeles-bound flight 15 minutes prior to landing. A medic onboard performed CPR on the actress until paramedics arrived to take her to UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator....

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[Tacachale]

This one's hitting me particularly hard. I just went from errands straight to the bar.

RIP Carrie.

[Adam White]

She was on Graham Norton recently and seemed as if something wasn't right with her. When she had the heart attack (or cardiac arrest), I wasn't really surprised. It's a shame.

[JaxJersey-licious]

My God. I just heard the Fresh Air with Terri Gross interview last month. It was a great capstone and summation by her of her career and life. If there is any solace in her passing, in the interview she appeared to find some life closure particularly with the rocky relationship with her father. So sad...

[spuwho]

She was on Graham Norton recently and seemed as if something wasn't right with her. When she had the heart attack (or cardiac arrest), I wasn't really surprised. It's a shame.

She lived a rock and roll lifestyle. The chain smoking put a serious rasp in her voice.

My friends used to play with her and Todd in their backyard in Burbank.

Her wit will definitely be remembered.

[Adam White]

She was on Graham Norton recently and seemed as if something wasn't right with her. When she had the heart attack (or cardiac arrest), I wasn't really surprised. It's a shame.

She lived a rock and roll lifestyle. The chain smoking put a serious rasp in her voice.

My friends used to play with her and Todd in their backyard in Burbank.

Her wit will definitely be remembered.

She seemed to be stuck in the past. And kind of muddled in her thinking. I assumed she was still using drugs, but you never know. She was quite young to die like that. 

[Dapperdan]

Now her mom Debbie Reynolds as well. Poor Todd Fisher. I admired Carrie for living her own life and not opting to have surgery enhancements to appear young still. She also brought great awareness to bi polar disorders.

[spuwho]

Now her mom Debbie Reynolds as well. Poor Todd Fisher. I admired Carrie for living her own life and not opting to have surgery enhancements to appear young still. She also brought great awareness to bi polar disorders.

Not well known is that Carrie lived with her mom for many years while raising her daughter Billie. Then later lived in a house next door. So while they had their turbulence in the early years, they worked it out and lived happy together.

Carrie's brother Todd ran Debbies biz affairs after some of her investments were mismanged by her 2nd husband.

Debbie was a major advocate for improving mental health after what she faced with Carrie.

One thing I thought was interesting in Carrie's life was when her mom grounded her for a month after appearing in the movie "Shampoo" with Warren Beatty. Her character had her providing a sexual favor and when Debbie went to the theater to see it, she was mortified. Hence the grounding.

[JeffreyS]

Love this image.

[spuwho]

[spuwho]

Per the Hollywood Reporter:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fishers-memorial-watch-live-stream-988773

Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher Celebrated With Dance, 'Star Wars' Tributes at Jubilant Memorial



Dancers, Dan Aykroyd and Star Wars' R2D2 were among those who took the stage at Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's public memorial service, held Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Cemetery Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

"Better late than never, as they say," said Todd Fisher, Reynolds' son and Carrie Fisher's brother, of the service for the women who passed in December. Equipped with smiles and punch lines, he explained to attendees that the public event "is a show and not a memorial, because my mother didn't like memorials and funerals."



Even more so, the service was meant to be a celebration of their legacies both on and off the screen. "You are all her people — not just her extended family, but her close friends and fans, he said of the "living room" experience."We would be sharing these same kinds of films and photographs, telling the same stories. ... You're gonna see a lot of things you've never, ever seen before."

The celebration included montages — set to music by Star Wars composer John Williams — that highlighted each of their storied film careers, as well as intimate family photos, interview footage and humanitarian work.

Fisher's former beau Dan Aykroyd took the podium to recall their friendship. "I once saved her life, applying the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a brussel sprout, and if I had been with our beloved showboat, I might have been able to save her again," he said. "I know these women will have a song for us when we arrive at the crossing. After all, we're only seconds behind."

Reynolds' longtime pal Ruta Lee also expanded on Reynolds' humanitarian efforts towards helping veterans and those with mental health issues, especially her work in establishing The Thalians. "She was without a doubt the most generous human being," said Lee. "She gave her heart to everything." She then sang the standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People)," "I'll Be Seeing You" and "You'll Never Know," and led attendees in a standing ovation to Reynolds and Fisher "for a life well lived, a job well done."

Though tearful at times, the tone of the 90-minute ceremony was that of a joyful celebration. Star Wars' R2-D2 even came onstage for a few beeps.

Todd Fisher began the event with his own remarks. "There were no finer people that I had ever known than my mother and my sister," he said, adding that neither Fisher nor Reynolds ever turned away a fan. He also noted that Fisher's writing room and Reynolds' living room will be preserved in a museum "so you can see where they held court," and recommended HBO's Bright Lights documentary as "an amazing legacy piece, in their own words, seeing them in their natural habitat. You get to experience what I've had to deal with my entire life — in a good way!"

Todd also recalled Reynolds' last day, during which she told him she wanted to be buried with Carrie. "She looked at me to ask for permission to leave, said she wanted to be with Carrie, closed her eyes and went to sleep," he shared. "It was a very peaceful exit that only my mother could've orchestrated. She was trained in Hollywood where they teach you to make a great entrance and exit. ... A beautiful exit."

The service at the Hall of Liberty was attended by over 1,200 people, including family members, close friends, fans and Fisher's beloved dog Gary.

Among the family friends who paid tribute was Fisher's friend Gavin de Becker, who spoke emotionally on her "civilian" high school days — "We all were a peculiar subset of freak, we all loved words, and we used those words to love each other" — and her appreciation of her fans at screenings and conferences: "You were part of her life." He said of her legacy, "You were candid to the point of embarrassment, but by not being embarrassed, you showed us that we need not be ashamed."

An original song called "I'm Here to Let You Go" by family friend James Blunt debuted over a final photo montage, as well as footage of Reynolds last performance, which was with Fisher and her daughter Billie Lourd, their "pride and joy," said Todd.

The show also included performances by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (highlighting Star Wars' Princess Leia as an icon), tap numbers highlighting the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studios and a color guard tribute for Reynolds' humanitarian work for veterans. Costumes and memorabilia were on display throughout the venue, which accommodated guest overflow in the lobby and outside. Immediately after the service, fans were invited to pay tribute at Fisher and Reynolds' final resting place.



The joint appreciation takes place after the deaths of Reynolds and Fisher in late December, one day apart from each other. The public event follows a private joint memorial for Reynolds and Fisher, which was attended by close family and friends, took place on Jan. 5.