Actress Debbie Reynolds dies of a stroke a day after daughter Carrie Fisher
Los Angeles — Debbie Reynolds, the Singin’ in the Rain actress who tap-danced her way into American hearts as a star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, died on Wednesday, grief-stricken over daughter Carrie Fisher’s death a day earlier. The 84-year-old suffered a stroke at son Todd Fisher’s Beverly Hills home after telling him "I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie," reports celebrity news website TMZ. Reynolds made a name for herself as the girl-next-door lead of a string of hit musicals in the 1950s after MGM studio bosses discovered her at a beauty contest in southern California. She earned her lone Oscar nomination for playing the title role in 1964’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown. "We have lost a unique talent and a national treasure. Coming so close to the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, this is truly a double tragedy," said Screen Actors Guild president Gabrielle Carteris. "Their imprint on our culture is profound, and they both will live on." Reynolds is best remembered as...
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