Died the girl singer of “Serenade to the Rain” – Diário de Notícias – Lisbon

Debbie Reynolds passed away at the age of 84, following a STROKE, which occurred a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher – his career became an icon of the golden age of Hollywood

The daughter, Carrie Fisher, famous for the interpretation of Princess Leia, he died on the 27th day of December, in Los Angeles, at the age of 60. The mother, Debbie Reynolds, icon perfect of the golden age of american cinema, died a day later, also in Los Angeles. Cruel irony: if we tell such a story in a film, many would say that was the invention free of a scriptwriter from Hollywood… what is certain is that life, as we well know, does not recognize the laws of fiction: Debbie Reynolds was in the home of the son, the actor and producer Todd Fisher, preparing the funeral ceremonies of the daughter, when she suffered a STROKE, and she died a few hours later in the Medical Centre Cedars-Sinai – had 84 years.

As the other actresses revealed over the years 40/50, gave entry into the universe of Hollywood after winning a beauty contest, Miss Burbank (in the city where the family settled in 1939, was seven years old). Contracted by Warner Bros., his baptism film meant a “traditional” change of name: Mary Frances Reynolds was called Debbie. Your participation in the Serenade in the Rain (1952), with Gene Kelly as the lead actor and director (shared with Stanley Donen), defined its brand image: a figure naive, ma non troppo, with talents of a singer and a dimension romantic, sprinkled with humor.

his career was consolidated through the use of films in which appeared opposite Frank Sinatra (The Trap Loving, 1955), Bette Davis (The Catered Affair, 1956) or Bing Crosby (Heaven for a Witness, 1959). With The Millions of Molly Brown (1964), earned a nomination for the academy Award for best actress (won this year by Julie Andrews, in Mary Poppins), interpreting a figure of the american society of the beginning of the century. CENTURY, famous for his philanthropy. Interestingly, it was also the humanitarian activities of Debbie Reynolds that led to the Academy of Hollywood to give it, in November 2015, the prestigious prix Jean Hearsholt – missing of their ceremony, was represented by his granddaughter Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher.

The theatre after the cinema

Married three times, the first of which was with the singer Eddie Fisher (1928-2010), the father of Carrie and Todd Fisher. Your divorce, motivated by the connection of her husband with Elizabeth Taylor, came to the mythology of the scandals of Hollywood (even leading to the cancellation of the television program The Eddie Fisher Show, on NBC).

As has happened with other stars linked to the classic period of Hollywood, was being increasingly requested from the late 60′s, having divided his work for the stage (with particular success on Broadway in 1973, with the musical Irene) and television. Sporadically, has been appearing in movies such as The bodyguard (1992), with the pair Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston, who took on his own role, and When Heaven and Earth Changed Place (1993), under the direction of Oliver Stone. Its last important role has occurred in a telefilme that would be premiered in cinemas of many countries: Behind the Candelabra (2013) Steven Soderbergh, composing the character of the mother of the singer Liberace, played by Michael Douglas.

it Was an obsessive collector of pieces of scenery and wardrobe, photographs and posters of many films – was her famous dress flowing that Marilyn Monroe wore in Sin Lives next door (1955). Financial problems prevented the realization of a museum to conserve these materials. Would all be auctioned over several years, until 2014 – the dress Marilyn was purchased for us $ 4.6 million.