Iconic star wars actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60

[Danmel]

Source: People magazine

Carrie Fisher, the actress best known as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.

Family spokesman Simon Halls released a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd:

“It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” reads the statement.



Read more: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/

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This year can't end soon enough.

Poor Debbie Reynolds.

[kimbutgar]

1. This year just gets suckier.

I can't wait for it to end. But I am scared who's going to be number 3.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. Ricky Harris from the show "Everybody Hates Chris" just died too

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/comedian-ricky-harris-hates-chris-dies-44409418

[lunasun]

28. He was so funny RIP only 54 and. Fisher , 60 both heart issue they still had senior years coming !

[BumRushDaShow]

63. He & I are/were the same age & would both turn 55 next month.

[LovingA2andMI]

70. George Michael Too

Heart Attack while sleeping. Just 53 years young....

[OnlinePoker]

90. There have been so many this year we're long past 3.

So many from the generation when I grew up are starting to go. Very sad.

[Boomerproud]

2. I can't find this story on any site, so far.

I'm not disputing it-I just think it's strange that it's not on CNN, MSN etc.

If true, my deepest sympathy to Billie, Debbie and her brother Todd. Such a tragic loss.

[Berlin Expat]

6. Just caught it on

Sky News.

http://news.sky.com/story/star-wars-actress-carrie-fisher-dies-aged-60-after-heart-attack-10709736

[Boomerproud]

10. Thank you Berlin.

Still not on MSN or CNN.

[lunasun]

35. Came up on my device from google and yahoo news. It is correct unfortunately

Her daughter made the statement

[Quackers]

8. CNN just sent out notifications but it's not on their site yet. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. Still in breaking News type sites

which is where I just found it, and they sourced variety.com.

[Dr. Strange]

3. Fucking 2016!

[NobodyHere]

4. .

[Aristus]

14. I just put this piece on on my office stereo.

I have to mourn now...

[sdfernando]

20. Damn! Damn! Damn!

This is one of the best themes JW ever wrote in my opinion. So beautiful. I've had the pleasure of performing the flute part on several occasions...now it is going to be a much more emotional and sorrowful.

[Aristus]

34. The flute part is gorgeous.

Its plaintiveness and fragility make seem to belong to something other than Star Wars...

[BumRushDaShow]

67. I still have my original (double) album

with the poster. That song got me through many a late night high school studying/writing session in '77/'78.

I always felt John Williams was a brilliant composer/conductor - notably when it came to sweeping soundtracks like his SW series, which brought other layers and depths of emotion to what one saw on the screen (he also did Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc).

[Aristus]

83. Me too!

They were in such a hurry to fill orders for the soundtrack back in 1977, and meet the huge demand, that one of the discs in the set has rough, untrimmed edges. I listened to that music over and over and over as a kid.

I have the soundtracks for all three films of the original trilogy, plus an out-takes disc, on a playlist on my iPod. It's playing on my office stereo even as I write this...

[BumRushDaShow]

99. I also have

the Meco version -

and another related album (too lazy to go downstairs too see which - it was an electronic instrumental). Plus I have "Story of Star Wars" (from an album borrowed from a godbrother) recorded on 8-track, but no 8-track player anymore to listen to it on (or at least try to transfer it to something).

Still have my Topps bubble gum cards too. I lost my mind back then. I swear, Lucas drained me of $$.

[Javaman]

5. aw damn! Rest in peace Miss Fisher. nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

39. Debbie was already frail at 84

She lived next door to Carrie. This could kill her.

[They_Live]

9. this is terrible

Rest in peace....

[HughBeaumont]

11. 2016: Not Even The Force Can Save.

RIP.

[LisaM]

12. Oh, darn it, darn it.

I saw her one-woman show "Wishful Drinking" a few years back, and it was really good. Coincidentally, Debbie Reynolds was in town the same weekend (I saw her, too, but on a different day), and she came and saw the show on a different night than I did - a friend of mine was at that show, and they all sang Happy Birthday to Debbie Reynolds. They were both such pros.

[MaeScott]

13. I thought she might make it. Peace, Carrie.

[MFM008]

15. the force left us

in 2016.

[whathehell]

112. I understand your feeling

but such graphic sexually violent imagery is a bit over the top, wouldn't you say?

Out of respect for rape victims on DU, I suggest you re-consider.

[cyberswede]

17. .

[canetoad]

18. Don't blame the year

2016 is the year that the oldest Boomers turn 70. There's a hell of a lot of us.

RIP Carrie Fisher.

[Miles Archer]

23. When it's Neil Young's turn, that will be the end of the heroes of my youth

Neil Young, John Lennon, Frank Zappa. They provided the soundtrack to my "Wonder Years."

And you're right...but it's still hard to watch them pass.

[PatrickforO]

103. Gets harder as you get older, that's for sure.

[raccoon]

27. Thank you. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. We are losing our memory makers, aren't we?

that whole marvelous decade of the 70's, when so much seemed truly possible....

alan Rickman's passing.....Snape's passing if you will, cause that role, and that character made him world famous......that hit hard.
and now this one.

sigh.

[niyad]

109. was watching "galaxy quest" today--his dr. lazarus was a true delight.

[yallerdawg]

19. No, not ready.

Carrie Fisher is immortal in our memories, and she started and finished loved by all.

Rest in peace.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. Fuck

Just heard it on the radio. It's just like something out there said - "Oh no... we missed that one... That was too close a call... We can't have that."

From what was reported earlier about potentially how long she had been unconscious, I had some qualms about whether she could recover.... but then when they said she was "resting comfortably", I got my hopes up.

R.I.P. from a big and long-time Star Wars fan. May the force be with her and condolences to her family.

[KatyaR]

52. I thought that too when I read she had no pulse for 15 minutes.

You don't recovery easily from that.

Carrie was scheduled to be in OKC on January 18 to speak at the Junior League luncheon. What a horrible way to find a new speaker.

RIP.

[Sophiegirl]

22. .....

[sarisataka]

24. She is now one with the Force

[BlancheSplanchnik]

88. .

❤️

[TDale313]

26. Just saw this. So so sad.

Fuck 2016.

[beaglelover]

29. My guess is she was brain dead all along. She did not breath for 10 minutes

apparently. You don't come back from that. Still sad to hear this news.

[beaglelover]

36. This is what the person who was sitting in front of her said. So take it with a grain

of salt, but if true, her death was inevitable.

[TexasBushwhacker]

42. Who really knows?

I can visualize a scenario where they thought she was napping, not unheard of on a 11 hour flight. They started their descent, a flight attendant trued to wake her to get her buckled up, but she wasn't breathing. It could have been 5 or 10 minutes or even more.

[LovingA2andMI]

74. Did Hear Carrie....

Was given CPR for upwards of 15 minutes. Getting CPR for up to 5 minutes is never a good thing and 15 minutes...well.

RIP Carrie Fisher.

[Skittles]

106. I knew when we did not hear from her

Carrie, if she could have spoken, she would have

[hamsterjill]

32. I was SO hoping she might recover.

Very sad news...

[applegrove]

38. I saw someone describe her as a 'broad' and she was that. Just think

of the wisdom, and humour, we will miss. Vibes to her family.

[riverwalker]

40. Knew it was coming

The media reports were like the game "post office". He brother said "she's out of emergency (room)" and press reports she was "stable". Her mom said she was stable and headlines wrote "recovering". Their words were twisted. Am glad the family was allowed privacy for this tragic time, though. As a nurse I knew you can be "out of the emergency room" and still be dying, and that being "stable" on full life support is not "recovering".

[TexasBushwhacker]

43. My father was on a ventilator for weeks following a stroke

My stepmother just couldn't let go.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

48. Yeah, I was elated when I first saw "stable condition"

Then I started reading between the lines. Talk of "unknown" and "ventilator" tempered my elation.

[Lithos]

51. That's how I read it

Stable meaning, not "crashing".

I suspect it was a case they were waiting for some tests to run and more importantly to say goodbye and control the timing of the event. (Get her death out from the shadow of Christmas as far as practical). No one wants to have the memory of the death of a loved one tied to a major holiday.

I'm sad for the family.

[Dave Starsky]

56. I knew she'd pass today or tomorrow.

Based on how long she was without oxygen. CPR has a slim success rate even under the best of circumstances.

I suspect she was being maintained on life support only until they could get the family together.

So sad. She seemed like an awesome person, and she gave vital life to a character that will long outlive all of us.

[bmbmd]

41. Lost my composure

at the last scene of "Rogue One" Christmas night.

[Dave Starsky]

66. Haven't seen it yet.

But I have a feeling I will be weeping, as well.

I'm one of the old farts who saw the first movie when it first came out. Princess Leia was a novel character for us, both for space movies and fantasy movies. She was a "damsel in distress" who was sharp, funny, and kicked ass just as well as any dude. Star Wars introduced a lot of new movie watching experiences that we all now take for granted.

[awoke_in_2003]

94. Welcome to DU

I was 9 when the first one came out.

[spiderpig]

44. Most of us have seen Star Wars at least 100 times.

Any viewings hereon will just be...different.

[cbdo2007]

65. And my 6 year old daughter is just getting into the original Star Wars movies...

she adores Princess Leia and is going to be heartbroken.

[tblue37]

89. At age 6 she doesn't need to know. nt

[cbdo2007]

97. lol, thanks for the tip.

[BumRushDaShow]

104. When I saw Rogue One

I was sitting next to a group of 8-year old girls at a 3-D version of it and they were silent and engrossed in what was a rather adult (un-Lucas-like) movie. And all I could think about was the fact that they had absolutely no idea that the original actor who played the Grand Moff Tarkin character they were watching, had died 22 years ago (but you wouldn't know it thanks to amazing CGI and the body double who provided the movement/voice)!

The youngin's don't need to know nor can they yet fathom anything about "actors" and "actresses" playing the parts.

[Freddie]

71. I think my husband had seen it 10000x

He's always has a little crush on her, he is heartbroken. She was exactly 1 month younger than me. I'm still upset about George Michael. Can this year be done now?

[awoke_in_2003]

95. "He's always has a little crush on her"

a lot of us have. She may have been pretty, but as someone else said upthread, she kicked ass, too.

[Vinca]

45. Too sad. Too soon.

[Gothmog]

46. May she rest in peace

[SHRED]

47. Too soon

[bdamomma]

49. so sad

I thought she could of pulled through.

Rest in Peace. (1), George Michael, (2) Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and #3................

Let the force be with her................

[Freddie]

100. #3 is Alan Thicke (last week)

[angrychair]

50. Thank you Carrie Fisher

You will be missed. Going to see Star Wars (as it was called back then) was my earliest memory of going to the movies and it was magical in a way nothing could be. You also exposed a young male to something almost as rare in movies, a strong woman and leader.

May the Force be with you.

May the Force be with us all in these troubled times.

[mountain grammy]

53. So sad, so sorry..

I'll miss you Carrie. She was a voice for many who are voiceless.

[meow2u3]

55. RIP Carrie Fisher

She was gone too soon. May the Force be with her forever.

[Yavin4]

57. Goodbye Princess Leia

The force will always be with you.

[progressoid]

58. Aw god dammit.

Like a good service dog, Gary was there the whole time.


?w=2003

[In_The_Wind]

59. Rest in peace

[ananda]

60. Princess Leia!

Celebrating her life with the funniest skit ever from SNL!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=626433547383960

[Botany]

61. I felt a great disturbance in the force.

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May thoughts of love comfort her family and friends.

Although, after reading the reports of her not breathing for 10 minutes and if she
suffered a loss of brain tissue because of oxygen deprivation her passing might be
the best possible outcome for Ms. Fisher. My guess is that they waited until after
Christmas "to pull the plug."

[irisblue]

79. yes this

[ananda]

62. Celebrate her good humor -- SNL skit!

Funniest ever!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=626433547383960

[DippyDem]

64. All these people who died in 2016 and not DONALD FUCKIN TRUMP.

[coco22]

98. Lol!

[Rustyeye77]

68. Damn,damn,damn

2016 sucks

[Baitball Blogger]

69. Spoiler, maybe.

I just saw the Rogue movie and, as anyone who did see it, you saw how the movie ended by passing on the baton to Episode 4 when Princess Leia receives the information she will later implant in R2D2. Of course, Princess Leia was immaculately young and I remember thinking that I was looking at CGI, and that maybe, just maybe, there was too much ghostly glow around the figure.

Now I think it is a righteous rendition. Carrie Fisher will glow young forever in our memories.

[BumRushDaShow]

78. Yeah saw the movie the weekend after it opened

although I didn't think the match up to the body double and her CGI was as good as what they did with Peter Cushing's character!

But agree that it will become poignant now... although she did shoot scenes for the next SW film scheduled to release next year so it will be interesting to see what they plan to do in that case.

[Baitball Blogger]

81. That is true about Peter Cushing.

It was amazing!

[Third Doctor]

72. I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan.

This is quite a blow even if it was not unexpected. RIP Carrie, you will always be our Princess.

[Duppers]

73. Poor Debbie? Did you see "Postcards from the Edge"?

Carrie wrote the autobiographical book and screenplay.

From Wiki:
"Suzanne is very reluctant to return to the woman she struggled to escape from for years after growing up in her shadow. The situation is not helped by the fact that Doris (Debbie) is loud, competitive, manipulative, self-absorbed and given to offering her daughter unsolicited advice with insinuating value judgments while treating her like a child."

Carrie drug use and resulting physical problems were, in some part I'm sure, the result of having to deal with a narcissistic mother.

BTDT.

[Danmel]

80. Just imagining losing a child when you are in your 80s

I know a few people who have experienced that and they really went downhill. Hard to handle.

[Duppers]

82. I know.

I lost a child when I was in my 30s. But you're right, it will be very difficult for Debbie.

[Danmel]

86. I'm sorry that you had to go through that.

I can't even imagine.😖

[Danmel]

113. Dear God

This was really not what I meant 😥

[TexasBushwhacker]

92. BTDT too

I remember finding Postcards very hard to watch. I had a very demanding mom. I have no doubt Carrie loved her, but yes, they can be difficult.

Also, people bring up Carrie's drug use use. Well, yeah, she was bipolar and sometimes they self medicate. Uppers when they're down (cocaine) and downers (in her case Percocet) when they're manic. Obviously it's a bad idea, but it's hardly uncommon.

Yoyo and crash diets are hard on the heart too.

She was very open about her bipolar diagnosis, including her medication regimen and getting ECT. Maybe her openess helped others get treatment and maybe saved some lives. For that, she was a hero to me

[Duppers]

111. Agree, she was a hero!

We respected and loved her.

[sarge43]

75. Peaceful passage, Princess.

Condolences for your family and friends, especially your mother.

[Nwgirl503]

76. She was the original Resistance

RIP

[Duppers]

77. +10

[Beartracks]

84. Nooooooo....!

And I don't mean that humorously.



Rest in peace, Your Worshipfulness.

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[catbyte]

85. 2016...Suckiest.Year.Ever.

Jesus H. Christ. And I just got back from the funeral for my best friend's husband.

[yuiyoshida]

87. Agreed, Worst Year ever.

in my life time... other than POT passing in California.

[TexasBushwhacker]

91. 2001 was worse

9/11

But this year is coming damn close.

[Skittles]

93. will this year ever end

[coco22]

96. I always loved..

how she spoke her mind if she was on a show I didn't like I would stop to see her.. When she became sick the other day the first person I thought of was her mom.

[PatrickforO]

101. Rest in peace, Carrie.

Rest in peace.

[Kennah]

102. Princess, Senator, and General, but I'm scrolling through IMDB reminding myself

Blues Brothers, The Man with One Red Shoe, Under The Rainbow, and The Burbs were some great performances by Carrie Fisher.

RIP

[rdking647]

105. the force will be with her... always

[Bayard]

107. I am so bummed out

She was only a few months older than me. That first movie made me seriously think about joining the Air Force. I wanted to fly jets so bad! Somewhere, I have the original promo poster.

Any interviews with Harrison Ford yet?

[Bayard]

108. Found this from Harrison Ford

"In a statement to E! News, the 74-year-old actor said Tuesday, "Carrie was one-of-a-kind…brilliant, original. Funny and emotionally fearless. She lived her life, bravely." As he grieves the loss of his co-star, Harrison said his thoughts are with her daughter Billie Lourd, her mother Debbie Reynolds, her brother Todd Fisher and "her many friends. We will all miss her."

[Cha]

110. RIP Carrie Fisher