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Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84
TMZ ^ | 12/28/2016 | TMZ

Posted on 12/28/2016 5:43:46 PM PST by usafa92

Debbie Reynolds -- who rose to stardom in "Singin' in the Rain" and quickly became a staple among Hollywood royalty -- died Wednesday as a result of a stroke, TMZ has learned ... just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away ... this according to her son Todd. Debbie was rushed to a hospital shortly after 1 PM when someone at the Beverly Hills home of her son, Todd, called 911 to report a possible stroke. We're told Debbie and Todd were making funeral plans for Carrie, who died Tuesday of cardiac arrest.

Debbie famously divorced Eddie Fisher in 1959 after his affair with Elizabeth Taylor. Debbie married 2 more times in 1960 and 1984. She played iconic roles in "Tammy and the Bachelor" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" ... for which she earned an Oscar nomination. Carrie's relationship with Debbie was the focus of Carrie's semi-autobiographical book, "Postcards from the Edge," which was later adapted for the big screen, starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. Debbie's survived by her son Todd, who tells us, "She's with Carrie."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1; carriefisher; debbiereynolds; hollywood; moviestars; reynolds; starwars
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Truly talented. Leonard Cohen.

Decades ago, Debbie came to our small village, in the Connecticut River Valley as the house guest of charming Max Showalter. Her small town persona was very much like her screen character *Molly Brown*.

As I recall,she was bubbly, funny and effervescent. When Max came in to town for supplies, he drove an old beat-up station wagon. Debbie in her inimitable way, had about half her body hanging out the car window, waving and shaking hands. She seemed to dump the left coast fame, for small town New England life.

Good stuff. Nice Lady. Part of the *end-of-an-era*. RIP

http://articles.courant.com/2000-07-31/news/0007310913_1_martha-raye-lucy-show-max-showalter


161 posted on 12/28/2016 7:40:08 PM PST by Daffynition ( "The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder")
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To: usafa92
So very sad . . . may her soul be bound in the bonds of eternity.

This has been the worst year for celebrity deaths since '77.

162 posted on 12/28/2016 7:43:04 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Viyricho sogeret umesuggeret mipnei Benei Yisra'el; 'ein yotze' ve'ein ba'.)
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To: dp0622

I am just your every day Southern lady. God never gives us more than we can handle with His help. Use it with my blessing. We all need to be reminded about life. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Just look at Debbie Reynolds’ family. They had no clue a few days ago what their future would hold. Another thing. Tell your loved ones you love them. I end all my phone calls and texts with those 2 words. I had trouble getting a relative to say that but now we both say, “love you.” It is free and worth your time. God bless.


163 posted on 12/28/2016 7:50:35 PM PST by MamaB (Heb : 13:2)
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To: aft_lizard

My grandfather died after my father was shot down and MIA in World War 2. He died not knowing my father survived and was a POW for the last year of the war. My father always had a hard time with that. Broken heart syndrome is real.


164 posted on 12/28/2016 7:52:59 PM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: dp0622
I just thought of something else that happened recently. I kept telling my family I wanted to go to the Smokies. They did not listen and just look at what happened to that area. On the train trip, we saw areas of Yellowstone which had burned. A very sad sight. The Smokies will be the same. I love the Smokies and Cade’s Cove, especially.
165 posted on 12/28/2016 7:57:47 PM PST by MamaB (Heb : 13:2)
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To: usafa92

166 posted on 12/28/2016 8:00:34 PM PST by Sybeck1
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To: usafa92

RIP. Sad end to the year.


167 posted on 12/28/2016 8:01:36 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: MamaB

I’m a NYC slicker, and I HAVE TO visit those places soon!

It’s a shame that there was a fire.

The “love you” thing is great advice, my mother can’t say it. Very abusive mafioso father so she’s odd in some ways, though a good lady.

Doesn’t like the hugs or the “I love yous”.

It’s sad.


168 posted on 12/28/2016 8:15:17 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: FreeReign

I loved that movie. One of my earliest movie memories. My little sister and I would sing that song over and over....Thanks for posting.


169 posted on 12/28/2016 8:18:14 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: usafa92

How very sad. RIP Debbie. One thing I hadn’t known until Carrie passed, was that she had a daughter named Billie Lourd who I just learned played Chanel #3 in both seasons of Scream Queens. I watched both seasons, but hadn’t realized she was Carrie Fisher’s daughter.


170 posted on 12/28/2016 8:21:08 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: usafa92

Truly sad, just searched this out to say RIP Debbie Reynolds, you were quite a gal and I hope you and Carrie both rest in peace with the Lord.


171 posted on 12/28/2016 8:23:30 PM PST by jocon307
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To: To Hell With Poverty

Nancy Reagan, Muhammad Ali, Patty Duke, Merle Haggard, Doris Roberts, Zsa Zsa Gabor (I know this was very recent also), Garry Marshall, Gene Wilder

These as well as Debbie Reynolds and George Michael are probably the most prominent I see. Thanks for all the listings, posters.

Glen Frey was quite a celebrity but I have a harder time seeing that when he is part of a group. I never got much into celebrity, which includes bothering to know the individuals in a singing group, so it has to reach a certain level for me to know the person (I know many of those listed, just don’t know if I consider them truly at the level most people would’ve heard of).


172 posted on 12/28/2016 8:23:47 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Ditter

“I lost my father and my son 2 days apart ...”

Ditter, that is dreadful! I am so sorry for your losses.


173 posted on 12/28/2016 8:25:22 PM PST by jocon307
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To: dp0622
"I was 9 when Star Wars came out. Saw it nine times."

My oldest son was 11 when Star Wars came out. He practically lived at the theater. He just turned 50, and is very sad over Carrie's passing.

174 posted on 12/28/2016 8:30:15 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

Best movie, ever.

Terrific song(s), great choreography.


175 posted on 12/28/2016 8:30:58 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: usafa92

Mother Earth and Father Time on YouTube

She will always be Charlotte A. Cavatica to me.

176 posted on 12/28/2016 8:31:30 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: bigredkitty1

OMG - also Florence Henderson!


177 posted on 12/28/2016 8:31:38 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Patriot Babe

Wonderful song, adorable movie.

Leslie Neilson as his plain handsome self.


178 posted on 12/28/2016 8:32:20 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: virgil

Yes, that was 1 nice thing to hear just a short while back!


179 posted on 12/28/2016 8:33:17 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: americas.best.days...

I missed that. Perhaps you’re thinking of DR on “Will & Grace”? Or were the writers imitating real life?


180 posted on 12/28/2016 8:33:59 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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