- Title: Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher dies at 60 - People
- Date: 27th December 2016
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE) (REUTERS) FISHER, MARK HAMILL AND ACTOR, HARRISON FORD, ON STAGE AT 'STAR WARS: A FORCE AWAKENS' PREMIERE WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) FISHER TALKING TO MEDIA AT WHITE HOUSE EVENT FISHER TAKING A SELFIE WITH A FAN
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- Keywords: Carrie Fisher Star Wars death actor actress cinema science fiction Princess Leia
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES / LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES / LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
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Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances with show business heavyweights, died on Tuesday (December 27), People magazine reported, citing the family's publicist.
"It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning," the statement from family spokesman Simon Halls read. Fisher was 60 years old. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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