Editing Debbie Reynolds (section)

== Death and legacy ==
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[[File:DebbieReynoldsApr2013.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|Reynolds in April 2013]]
On December 23, 2016, Reynolds's daughter, actress and writer [[Carrie Fisher]], suffered a medical emergency on a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles, and died on December 27, at the age of 60 at [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/movies/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia.html|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|title=Carrie Fisher, Child of Hollywood and 'Star Wars' Royalty, Dies at 60|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 27, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> The following day, December 28, Reynolds was taken by ambulance to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles, after suffering a "severe stroke," according to her son.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wong |first=Julia |date=December 29, 2016|title=Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/28/debbie-reynolds-hospital-carrie-fisher-mother |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> Later that afternoon, Reynolds was pronounced dead in the hospital; she was 84 years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-dead-1.3914744 |title=Actress Debbie Reynolds dead at 84 |agency=Associated Press |date=December 28, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Joel |date=December 28, 2016 |title=Debbie Reynolds rushed to the hospital after falling ill; condition unknown |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-debbie-reynolds-ill-20161228-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/debbie-reynolds-dead-dies-carrie-fisher-mother-1201949432/|title=Debbie Reynolds, 'Singin' in the Rain' Star and Carrie Fisher's Mother, Dies at 84|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|date=December 28, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> On January 9, 2017, her cause of death was determined to be an [[intracerebral hemorrhage]], with [[hypertension]] a contributing factor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Emery|first=Debbie|url=https://www.thewrap.com/debbie-reynolds-died-from-a-fatal-stroke-death-certificate-confirms/|title=Debbie Reynolds Cause of Death Revealed|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref>

Todd Fisher later said that Reynolds had been seriously affected by her daughter's death, and that her grief partially contributed to her stroke, noting that his mother had stated, "I want to be with Carrie," shortly before she died.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4619536/debbie-reynolds-dead-carrie-fisher-broken-heart/ |title=Did Debbie Reynolds Die of a Broken Heart? |last=Chan |first=Melissa |date=December 29, 2016 |magazine=Time |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-me-debbie-reynolds-20161228-story.html |title=Debbie Reynolds, who sang and danced to fame in 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 84 |first=Valerie J. |last=Nelson |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles |date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/movies/debbie-reynolds-dead.html |title=Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84 |first=Anita |last=Gates |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City}}</ref> During an interview for the December 30, 2016, airing of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] program ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]'', Todd Fisher elaborated on this, saying that his mother had joined his sister in death because Reynolds "didn't want to leave Carrie and did not want her to be alone."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/debbie-reynolds-destiny-carrie-fisher-todd-fisher/story?id=44473982 |title=It Was Debbie Reynolds' 'Destiny' to Be With Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher Says |last=Effron |first=Lauren |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=ABC News|location=United States }}</ref> He added, "she didn't die of a broken heart" as some news reports had implied, but rather "just left to be with Carrie."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-joint-funeral-burial-1.3917451 |title=Carrie Fisher and mom Debbie Reynolds to be buried together |agency=Associated Press |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>

Reynolds was entombed with a portion of her daughter's ashes at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in [[Hollywood Hills]] during a memorial service held on January 6,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-remembered-memorial-service-article-1.2936429 |title=Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds remembered at private family memorial service |work=[[New York Daily News]] |author=Clough, Rick |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fisher-buried-together-todd-fisher-says/ |title=Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together, Todd Fisher says |agency=Associated Press |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> while the remainder of Carrie Fisher's ashes are held in a giant, novelty [[Fluoxetine|Prozac]] pill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article125081249.html |title=Giant Prozac pill now holds the ashes of Carrie Fisher, noted mental health advocate |work=[[Tri-City Herald]] |author=Murphy, Brian |date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2017|quote=(Todd Fisher:) Carrie's favorite possession was a giant Prozac pill that she bought many years ago. A big pill. She loved it, and it was in her house and [her daughter] Billie and I felt it was where she'd want to be.}}</ref>