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December 29, 2016

Star Debbie Reynolds Passes One Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher Dies
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And famed Hollywood actress Debbie Reynolds died Wednesday of a stroke,
just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher.
Reynolds was 84 years old. In 1952, Reynolds had her breakout role in
the musical comedy "Singin' in the Rain." She was nominated for an
Academy Award for her work in 1964's "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."
Reynolds' son, Todd Fisher, said his mother was heartbroken over Carrie
Fisher's death on Tuesday. He reported Reynolds's last words as "I miss
her so much, I want to be with Carrie."


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