What You May Not Know About Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher

Update Jan. 12th. 2017: “This is just the kind of news we needed to get over the mid-week hump. Singin’ in the Rain is coming back to theaters this weekend and we are buying our tickets ASAP. Entertainment Weekly reports that the classic Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly film will screen in theaters nationwide on Sunday, January 15th and Wednesday, January 18th in celebration of the film’s 65th anniversary.” (Source Hello Giggles) 

It’s been an emotional week.

I gave it all that I had, and it’s gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

— Debbie Reynolds

This is beautiful. Debbie and Carrie singing in the rain. May the force be with with you both. #RIPCarrie #ripDebbie #RipDebbieAndCarrie pic.twitter.com/gVB10Q8QqX

— Eric Rosswood (@LGBT_Activist) December 29, 2016

When I learned of Carrie Fisher’s passing → my heart ached for her and their families loss. Then two days later, learning of Debbie Reynolds death was just too shocking. All I could think was → Two of the brightest stars in the sky tonight. RIP.

There was this beautiful and pure bond their family illuminated. I hope that the light never fades its shine. That it lives on through their family ♥

I live right in front of my daughter. I have a little house right in front of her because I can stay in touch. It’s like a little commune, and it’s very nice, because you can be close. I can see my granddaughter. I live very close to my brother, too, and my son. We’re a very close family.

Debbie Reynolds

The story went that Carrie Fisher, at the age of 60, had a heart attack. Upon landing in Los Angeles on December 23rd she was rushed to the hospital. Through it all, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, was by her side.

And then …

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

— Debbie Reynolds

I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week – I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars – to go to the movies. 

— Debbie Reynolds

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you’ve ever studied dancing of any kind you’d know that to be in precision, three people dancing together. — Debbie Reynolds

I don’t want my life to imitate art, I want my life to be art. — Carrie Fisher