Carrie Fisher, Star Wars Actress, Dies Aged 60 - BBC News

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Link: Carrie Fisher, Star Wars actress, dies aged 60 - BBC News

[localzuk]

Huge loss. Not only was she a great actress and writer, but she was an important advocate for mental health. RIP.

[XiJ]

She seemed have a great sense of humour - and empathy. And of course she was our princess

[elsiegee40]

Another very sad loss. 2016 finishing the way it started.

[witch]

And Richard Adams too...

Is this going to stop now? 2016 can just go and &^%&*& off

[elsiegee40]

And Richard Adams too...

Is this going to stop now? 2016 can just go and &^%&*& off

Yup. He has his own thread

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/178398-watership-down-author-richard-adams-dies-aged-96-bbc-news.html

[DJ-1701]

Argh!!!! Not another one.

 

Is this going to stop now? 2016 can just go and &^%&*& off

 

I damn well hope this stops now... this crazy list seemed to start with Lemmy on the 28th of December 2015...

[Dos_Box]

RIP Carrie.

4 Days left to push, I hope this is it now!

[HarryMonkey]

Huge loss. Not only was she a great actress and writer, but she was an important advocate for mental health. RIP.

 

I love this quote from the article in the link. It's such a shame that more people can't approach this subject with such gentle humour rather than stigmatising it.

 

So having waited my entire life to get an award for something, anything (okay fine, not acting, but what about a tiny little award for writing? Nope), I now get awards all the time for being mentally ill. I’m apparently very good at it and am honored for it regularly. Probably one of the reasons I’m such a shoo-in is that there’s no swimsuit portion of the competition. Hey, look, it’s better than being bad at being mentally ill, right? How tragic would it be to be runner-up for Bipolar Woman of the Year?

 

http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/27/14090896/carrie-fisher-mental-health-legacy

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I love this quote from the article in the link. It's such a shame that more people can't approach this subject with such gentle humour rather than stigmatising it...

 

Carrie Fisher on the subject of her own obituary:

 

...tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.

 

Link: Carrie Fisher Had Just One Request for Her Obituary | Vanity Fair

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Link: 65 Newspapers Paying Tribute to Carrie Fisher - Album on Imgur

[HarryMonkey]

And a day later her mum, Debbie Reynolds dies.

 

US actress Debbie Reynolds dies grieving for daughter Carrie Fisher - BBC News

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And a day later her mum, Debbie Reynolds dies.

 

US actress Debbie Reynolds dies grieving for daughter Carrie Fisher - BBC News

 

Debbie Reynolds has her own thread started by @DJ-1701:

 

Link: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/178413-rip-debbie-reynolds-actress-carrie-fishers-mother.html