Person    | Male  Born 21/10/1956  Died 27/12/2016

Carrie Fisher

Categories: Cinema

Countries: USA

Actor. Daughter of Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher. She made her film debut in 'Shampoo' and went on to achieve international fame playing Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' films. In later years she suffered from bipolar disorder and became addicted to cocaine. She was taken ill on a plane and died four days later in Los Angeles. Her mother died the following day.

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Carrie Fisher

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Carrie Fisher

The Rebels' Princess Carrie Fisher 1956 - 2016 one with the force. "Artful Do...

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Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre

Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre

Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...

Group, Cinema

1 memorial
Greta Gynt

Greta Gynt

Actor. Born as Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. Was in Britain aged 5 but by age 12 she was back in Oslo performing as a dancer. 1934 she returned to Britain to promote her film career. The IMDB...

Person, Cinema, Norway

1 memorial
Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Born Michael Latham Powell at Howletts, Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, Kent. He left his job in banking to enter the film industry. As co-director to Alexander Korda on 'The Thief of Bagdad' he was ...

Person, Cinema

2 memorials
Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Actor. Born in Dublin. During WW2 he served in the parachute regiment, and was one of the first to land in Normandy during Operation Overlord. He took up acting after the war, and one of his early ...

Person, Cinema, TV & Radio, Ireland

1 memorial
Tarquin and Zelfa Olivier

Tarquin and Zelfa Olivier

Tarquin is Laurence Olivier's film producer son by his first wife, Jill Esmond. Born 21 August 1936. Zelfa is Tarquin's wife. The picture shows Tarquin, Attenborough and Plowright at the unveil...

Group, Cinema

1 memorial

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Gus Elen

Gus Elen

Music-hall singer. Born Ernest Augustine Elen at 103 Pulford Street, Pimlico. He started performing in public houses in 1891, singing songs about working-class life. Moving on to the stage, he beca...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial