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Princess Leia writes a memoir, 'Wishful Drinking'
Of The Associated PressDirector Mike Nichols once said of Carrie Fisher: ''She has too much personality for one person and not enough for two persons.'' That pretty much describes Fisher, daughter of Hollywood stars Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. She starred in three ''Star...Tags: Meryl Streep, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Simon, Beverage Industry, Bette Davis
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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: Carrie Fisher's razorlike wit dissects her various realities
Special to the TribuneWhen confronted with a wit such as that of author, actress and former tabloid party girl Carrie Fisher—daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, permanent member of the Hollywood firmament for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the "Star Wars"...Tags: Meryl Streep, Therapies, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Simon, Carrie Fisher
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The Princess Leia diaries
![] As Carrie Fisher explains early in this brisk, entertaining adaptation of her 2006 one-woman stage show, she had famous parents. Debbie Reynolds was the beloved star of "Singin' in the Rain" who possessed a vast storehouse of clothing in her Beverly Hills closet and could always be relied on to transform herself into a movie star before her astonished children's eyes. Eddie Fisher was a crooner who bedded Elizabeth Taylor, among many others, and later wrote a memoir about his conquests, and was almost absent from Carrie's childhood.](http://www.newsday.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/44080998-19194211.jpg)
Los Angeles Times] As Carrie Fisher explains early in this brisk, entertaining adaptation of her 2006 one-woman stage show, she had famous parents. Debbie Reynolds was the beloved star of "Singin' in the Rain" who possessed a vast storehouse of clothing in her Beverly...Tags: Mark Hamill, Meryl Streep, Harrison Ford, Therapies, Debbie Reynolds
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Review: 'Wishing Drinking' by Carrie Fisher
Los Angeles TimesWISHFUL DRINKING, by Carrie Fisher. Simon & Schuster, 176 pp., $21. As Carrie Fisher explains early in this brisk, entertaining adaptation of her 2006 one-woman stage show, she had famous parents. Debbie Reynolds was the beloved star of "Singin' in...Tags: Mark Hamill, Family, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Simon, Celebrity
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'Wishful Drinking' by Carrie Fisher
As Carrie Fisher explains it early in this brisk, entertaining adaptation of her 2006 one-woman stage show, she had famous parents. Debbie Reynolds was the beloved star of "Singin' in the Rain" who possessed a vast storehouse of clothing in her Beverly...Tags: Mark Hamill, Debbie Reynolds, Family, Paul Simon, Celebrity
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Gotta Give Paulson Credit For Lend-Leash Policy
This week, somebody called my radio show and asked me what would happen if you took the $700 billion that was first authorized for the Wall Street bailout, divided it by the actual number of U.S. taxpayers and gave each one of us a share. Check my math...Tags: Alan Greenspan, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Henry Paulson, National Government, John F. Kennedy
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Having fun with 'Celebrity Autobiographies'
steve.parks@newsday.com'Celebrity Autobiographies," a bicoastal hit, makes its Long Island premiere at Bay Street Theatre this Columbus Day weekend after long runs in Los Angeles and a regular Monday night gig at Manhattan's Triad nightclub. You can catch Rachel Dratch and...Tags: Sag Harbor (East Hampton, New York), Debbie Reynolds, Madonna, Pamela Anderson, Bars and Clubs
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Hot Property: A $5.2-million cash offer for Avril Lavigne's Beverly Hills-area mansion
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe peerless, fearless Avril Lavigne has done what others only dream of: No, not the part about snagging eight Grammy nominations on your first album when you are still in your teens. Rather, it's the part where you list your Beverly Hills-area mansion...Tags: Justice System, Tennis, Ohio State University, Pat Riley, Tony Danza
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Orphans of the Ravine
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVirginia Pinedo grew up less than 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles. Yet her childhood was filled with long, slow walks with her grandfather, bike rides at breakneck speeds along empty streets and quiet afternoons watching Basque shepherds tending...Tags: Racism, Family, Homes, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Ask Mark Gonzales
The Tribune's White Sox beat writer answers reader questions throughout the season. This week, Kenny Williams and the bullpen, Jenks' velocity, Danny Richar and Chuck the Knuck. Mark, if you were the GM, who would you move and who would you keep? To me,...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Hoyt Wilhelm, Chicago White Sox, Carlos Lee, Golf
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Manager 'was like a father'
Sun ReporterOn Aug. 1, 1966, the Orioles led the American League by a whopping 13 games and the media proclaimed manager Hank Bauer a genius. Baloney, said Bauer, a gnarly ex-leatherneck: "I just crank [the team] up and turn 'em loose," he said. Seven weeks later,...Tags: Arts, Death and Dying, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball
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Chalk one up for candor
Times Staff WriterBy now you've probably heard a good deal about the psychological case study known as Carrie Fisher. To review the basic facts: Hollywood icon parents torn asunder by lavender-eyed Jezebel, early movie stardom marred by laughingstock hairdo, a minor...Tags: Meryl Streep, Debbie Reynolds, Family, Mental Illness, Paul Simon
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