Thursday, 29.12.2016, 10:24
With a view on the music of the film, there was almost nothing that Debbie Reynolds could not. If you set the tap-dancing mincing or Rock’n’ Roll whirling through the camera image, dashing – every step, every body movement, every gesture seemed perfect.
Times deep, at times bouncy, she was distressed the darling of the American cinema audience. Well, she died at the age of 84 – just one day after the death of her equally famous actor-daughter, Carrie Fisher.
Debbie Reynolds had the Talent, and not too tight. Nevertheless, in poor conditions-born daughter of a carpenter from Texas El Paso to develop your career hard. By their victory in a beauty contest, the film factory, Warner Brothers had become on the pretty blonde’s attention, she held, however, unsuitable for the tough Hollywood business and soon be back in front of the door. Undeterred, hired Reynolds to equal it in the competitive Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
After a few small roles followed, thanks to Gene Kelly, finally the breakthrough: The actor, dancer, singer, choreographer and Director, recognized the talent of the young woman who was born as Mary Frances, but on the nickname Debbie heard. With “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952), in which Kelly singing and love-drunk puddles dancing, was one of the most famous scenes in the history of Musicals. Reynolds was a Star.
for 18 years, she was old when she got this probably the most important role of her life – and in spite of her dance lessons, she brought the Film to their limits. Decades later, she explained, to be able to the pain of three months of dance rehearsals, to remember, to let your feet bleed. “”Singin’ in the Rain” and childbirth were the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life,” she wrote in her 1988-released autobiography, “Debbie”.
remained, Although Reynolds appeared in dozens of movies and also comedies and thrillers dared, the music film their great strength. Including about “divorce in America” (1966) and “gold digger-Molly” (1963), which earned her both a nomination for an Oscar and for a Golden Globe. With the title song for the eponymous Film “Tammy” (1957) won a Gold record. At the peak of her career, Reynolds was not magnetic only a Cashier, but also the friendly girl-next-door, American Sweetheart.
Also through appearances on television and in Musicals on Broadway Reynolds received attention in “the Bodyguard” (1992) played on the side of Kevin Costner. Through her Charisma, she moved in addition to the roles of attention, but their later projects were the shining time of the carefree Musicals.
in Private, state-Reynolds on the way to the Hollywood Star a number of turbulence: From the marriage with Eddie Fisher, Carrie, and later to producer Todd Fisher, was nothing – the singer left soon for the glamorous Liz Taylor. With the rival joy Reynolds friends later, the Abandoned married the rich owner of a Shoe retail chain. With its bankruptcy and gambling debts, Reynolds lost her million-fortune – she had drawn for him, and he gambled.
the third marriage with a real estate entrepreneur in 1996 in the fractures. Shortly thereafter, the actress had to file for bankruptcy, as their joint Hotel and casino in Las Vegas Broke.
The world of the film does not let go of Reynolds almost her entire life. 5000 film-costumes and other Hollywood memorabilia accumulated, including Charlie Chaplin black hat, Marilyn Monroe’s high-flying Rock and Richard Burton’s “Cleopatra”costumes. The auction of the unique collection in the year 2011 is likely to have had mainly financial reasons, after the plans for the opening of a Museum in Hollywood had failed.
That led to her career in addition to her role as the mother of two children with full throttle, was a small Sensation. “When I was a kid, I couldn’t believe my luck,” recalled daughter Carrie Fisher later. “This is a wonderful, funny movie star was my mother. To go with her along the road, was like to be in a Parade. In Public, I had to share. It belonged to all."
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