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Posted by Paul Browning (Member # 2715) on December 28, 2016, 07:30 PM:

Just read this, that Debbie Reynolds has been taken ill with a suspected stroke, not sure how accurate this is, maybe a forum members in the US can confirm this.

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on December 28, 2016, 07:53 PM:

And After just what has been said today Paul, regarding Debbie's apparent and somewhat ironic good health!!

Christ, what a year!!!

Please let it just end!

[Mad]

Posted by Steve Meyer (Member # 5197) on December 28, 2016, 08:05 PM:

OMG - Just read that Debbie Reynolds just died. She was 84.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/debbie-reynolds-dead-at-84/ar-BBxFmOT

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on December 28, 2016, 08:19 PM:

U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E!!!

I HATE HATE HATE 2016!!! [Mad]

R.I.P. Debbie.. though Lord knows, I do hate saying it,...yet again. [Frown]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=john+%26+elvis+George+Michael&view=detail&mid=DBCE794978916EFB792DDBCE794978916EFB792D&FORM=VIRE

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on December 28, 2016, 10:13 PM:

This is so tragic. I have always loved Debbie Reynolds, ever since seeing her in Singin In the Rain. She was such a trooper, and made her mark in so many films. And a beautiful singer. Remember Tammy and her singing in How The West Was Won.
Debbie was the last of the Hollywood Stars who grew up in the studio system. I can't think of any film actress today who can stand in her shadow.
R.I.P dear Debbie.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on December 28, 2016, 10:35 PM:

Sorry to hear this sad news. To lose your daughter at the age of 84 must have been a terrible blow.

Some film collectors will be aware that Debbie had a direct connection with 16mm in the sense that she was involved in the production of US Scopitone films, seen in 1960s jukebox-type machines that used 16mm film with magnetic tracks. To quote from 'The Scopitone Archive': "The S-Series Scopitone films were made by Harman-ee Productions in Los Angeles, a company owned by Debbie Reynolds." I have the two Scopitones that feature Debbie singing, and I particularly like 'If I had a Hammer'. The US prints (unlike others) are mostly Technicolor so still look fantastic.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on December 29, 2016, 02:32 AM:

It must be traumatic to lose your sister, but to then lose your mother the next day is unthinkable.
My heart goes out to poor Todd at this time, and the possibility of a double funeral is just horrible.

Posted by Simon McConway (Member # 219) on December 29, 2016, 03:35 AM:

Can we edit this topic subject to at least spell her name right?

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on December 29, 2016, 03:51 AM:

Just as we thought this year couldn't get worse, it did. RIP Debbie, look after Carrie in the next world.

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on December 29, 2016, 04:00 AM:

2016 ... A year to remember or we choose to forget.

However I wonder has it been a year that has taken more celebs
than previous years ?

Posted by Mike Newell (Member # 23) on December 29, 2016, 04:49 AM:

Sad news indeed but not surprising considering Debbie's age and the close emotional bonds that she and Carrie had. It can't be easy trying to grief with the full hysterical Diana syndrome of the media present every second demanding a tweet or response to every development. As David says we are all mortal and it occurs every moment. In regard to 2016 being any different from any other year I doubt it is. Look at the published list and there are many mentioned who would have slipped away unnoticed in previous years without any fanfare but the media have now latched on to a new morbid game.

I feel sorry for William Shatner and Roger Moore who both seem to be the first ones they contact for a comment on anyone's departing.

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on December 29, 2016, 06:45 AM:

Cheers Mike.

On a personal level I have lost four friends this year already
and some other people I know .

I don't over react though as sad as I am.

As you say all this "media hype" is now pissing me off now.

Its not like I actually know these celebs or they know me
is it ?
I don't mean to sound cold or callous towards these "entertainers" or their relatives or friends but I am a realist and like to keep things in perspective.

Posted by Mike Newell (Member # 23) on December 29, 2016, 07:06 AM:

I had the same thing a few years ago. Got to the point that I knew the funeral director's name. Alex by the way and that he was not content unless he got a little lift i.e. carry/walk the coffin in there somewhere.

I have reached the age now where I look upon each day as a gift and use it accordingly.

As one of my elderly neighbours said (he nearly made 100 and was active until last 6 weeks of life) when I asked about looking forward about something.

He said he looked forward to waking up every morning. He managed to get through two wives pardon the expression.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on December 29, 2016, 09:17 AM:

Life is fleeting, time swiftly moves us along - That's it - 1977 was also a banner year, we lost some twenty notables then - I've said it time and again, the last glow of Hollywood's Golden Age is slowly ebbing away - Cherish those who are with us, Bless those who love and Remember always - Shorty

Posted by Tom Spielman (Member # 5352) on December 29, 2016, 09:24 AM:

There's a radio program in the US called "Fresh Air". The host (Terri Gross) interviews writers, actors, musicians, and various personalities and she has been doing it for decades. The program last night featured segments from 3 past interviews with Carrie Fisher that were spaced 5 to 10 years apart, the last one being from only about a month ago.

What struck me about those interviews was that while Terri's voice sounded basically the same in all three, Carrie sounded substantially older in each one. Frankly, in last month's interview, she sounded terrible.

Carrie was bi-polar and talked about how she'd sometimes go for weeks barely sleeping when she was in a manic phase. I think some people manage to cram 100 years of life, both the good and the bad, into a much smaller span of time. The really sad thing is that she died before her mother, which I think is about the worst thing that can happen to a parent.

Listening to the interviews I could also understand how hard it must be to be appreciated mostly for what you did 40 years ago and not for who you are today. I think Debbie was more fortunate in that she is known for more than one role.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on January 28, 2017, 10:50 PM:

Tonight we watched the charming Tammy and the Bachelor. When Debbie sang Tammy my wife and I both teared up. I feel so sad that she is gone from us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3mtNZFrMY

Posted by Simon McConway (Member # 219) on January 29, 2017, 12:32 AM:

Can we get her name right on here; it's Reynolds. Could a moderator please edit?

Posted by Terry Sills (Member # 3309) on January 29, 2017, 02:12 AM:

David and Joe have got it in perspective. No matter how famous or infamous, we are born, live for an uncertain period and then die. It will happen to us all. Sad that this news is don't go overboard.

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on January 29, 2017, 04:19 AM:

Like everything in life Terry, people can accept these things without too much shock when the person has lived a long and full life, when things happen in the order we expect and anticipate in other words.

It's when people die young we really struggle to get our heads around these things.

We had a traumatic year last closer to home which only amplifies the emotion and sadness we feel when we hear of others who have touched our souls at some point, no matter how famous or unrelated.

I take on board what you and David etc are saying, but last year in particular, was an horrendous year for celebrities who died sooner than we'd expect.

Prince and George Michael being just two that spring to mind.

When these people have played a part in our own lives however indirectly, then of course anyone with a heartbeat will feel some modicum of shock and sadness.

Even Giraffe's grieve in unison for the deceased as I recently learned from some fascinating television.

Posted by Terry Sills (Member # 3309) on January 29, 2017, 06:07 PM:

Yes Andrew but the giraffe that died would have been part of their community. Elephants do the same thing.
You didn't know Debbie Reynolds or any other of the stars. Some may have been good people but what you know of them is only what their agents or media promote of them. I fully understand the grief of someone who loses a close friend or family but these stars are as remote from us as the name star suggests.
Most of them have lived to a good age and some not, but that is life, but I would guess that all have lived a privileged lifestyle. What they have left us is their legacy of stardom, to appreciate or not. We all have different views on that according to our taste.

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