Carrie Fisher, Star Wars Princess Leia, Dies

  • Print
Details
Category: Celebrity News, Interviews, Pictures
Published on Tuesday, 27 December 2016 11:36
Written by Janet Walker

Carrie Fisher, the celebrity daughter and actress of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, has died following an in-flight massive heart attack that caused the actress to stop breathing. She never regained consciences. Fisher was 60.

Fisher has been returning from London, Friday, when she stopped breathing and became unresponsive. Flight crew and medical personal passengers immediately assisted Ms. Fisher and began CPR which they continued throughout the remainder of the flight.

Unconfirmed sources indicated Ms. Fisher underwent 19 minutes of CPR before a pulse was detected. A fellow actress said Ms. Fisher was discovered "not breathing."

The pilot contacted air traffic controllers requesting emergency assistance relaying the information of an unresponsive passenger. Medical personal met the transcontinental flight at the arrivals gate and transferred Ms. Fisher to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center,

Reports from her family, via twitter, throughout the Christmas Holiday weekend indicated the Princess Leia actress was resting and was on a ventilator,

"Carrie is in stable condition. If there is a change, we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes." Ms. Reynolds posted on her Twitter account @debbiereynolds on Christmas Day.

Media began announcing the iconic actress of such hits as When Harry Met Sally, Hannah and Her Sisters and the Star Wars Franchise, had passed away at 8:55am PST at 10:30am PST.

Fisher, a celebrated author, screenwriter, producer, actress and speaker, was born October 21, 1956, the daughter of Hollywood screen icons Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, grew up in the glare and scrutiny of tabloid madness and the excess of the 1970's.

Her indulgences and reactions to these tumultuous times were well documented in Postcards From the Edge, a semi-autobiographical novel, which was later turned into the 1990's film starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine and Dennis Quaid and directed by Mike Nichols.

Ms. Fisher, in her latest book, The Princess Diarist, for which she was in London promoting while working on a new television series Catastrophe, continued to reveal hidden tidbits including her onset romance with Harrison Ford, while somewhat shocking to the public, the two seemed at ease with the revelations.

Ms. Fisher is survived by one daughter Billie Lourd, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, her brother Todd Fisher, half-sisters, actresses, Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher, and her devoted French bulldog, Gary and a galaxy of friends and fans.

Arrangements have not been announced.

Image courtesy of Debbie Reynolds Twitter account, @debbiereynolds1

Haute News

Haute Tease

  • World News: Russia and Post-War Options

    If the conflict in Ukraine has revealed a form of dependence of the West on Russia, the question of the post-conflict is now raised, which will be conditioned by two options: Definitive rupture or normalization. But what about Vladimir Putin?

     

  • SILENCED: Fridays for Future U.S. & Youth Climate Strike LA

    Fridays for Future US, in association with Youth Climate Strike LA unveils "SILENCED," an emotionally charged social campaign aimed at shedding light on the devastating impact poor air quality has on Los Angeles, a city grappling with climate change.

     

  • Vers une Nouvelle ère

    Les attentats du 11 septembre ont marqué la mémoire collective au point de bouleverser l’appréhension du monde tel qu’il se présentait alors. Vingt-ans plus tard, un constat s’impose : ces bouleversements n’ouvrent-ils pas la voie à une nouvelle ère.  

  • Beast Review - Haunting, A Thrilling Murder Mystery

    Beast, from British Film Fund and Roadside Attractions, presents a haunting, murder mystery, that brings together two lost souls, each fighting personal demons, a devastated community, police, and each other that culminates with a shocking, resonating ending.

     

  • Winter Storm Marches Up Eastern Seaboard

    Winter Storm Cato is headed up the Eastern Seaboard, from the mid-Atlantic to New England,  causing major travel delays and disrupting Holiday plans, as the northeast braces for a winter wallop heading into the Thanksgiving weekend.

     

  • World News: Defending Ukraine, Saving Democracy

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to elicit the help and compassion of Western nations through his multiple interventions. But stung by their contradictions, these same nations see their democratic model attacked and adulterated by the realities of war.