"In the literary journalism world, she was a player, which is saying a lot,'' Chase said. Thompson, whose biography Carroll wrote, and Tom Wolfe, it was a school of storytelling in which journalists often made themselves part of the tale, offering up humorous – sometimes outrageous – personal experiences.
She was a person out talking to people.''Ĭarroll became known for a style of writing and reporting dubbed gonzo journalism. You had to get up, put your hat on and get the story. She could sing, she could dance, she could act and she was an absolutely beyond brilliant writer."That was the tabloid era,'' Roger Friedman, editor-in-chief of the entertainment news website Showbiz411, said in a 2019 interview.įriedman, who edited Fame magazine from 1987 to 1991 and later wrote New York magazine's Intelligencer column said : "People were chasing scoops. She was an incredible actress who infused her wit and strength into every character that she played, from her first role at only 16 years old in 'Shampoo' to her last role in 'Catastrophe'. "Playing the iconic Princess Leia would be more than enough on its own, but my mom isn't just Princess Leia. She also said watching her mother in 'Star Wars' as Princess Leia changed her perception of Fisher. Determined and tough, but with a vulnerability that made you root for her and want her to succeed and be happy."įisher's daughter, actor Billie Lourd, was on hand to represent her mother at the ceremony and receive the 2,754th star on Hollywood Boulevard. She was our princess, dammit, and the actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fiercely independent, and ferociously funny take-charge woman who took our collective breath away.
"Carrie was one of a kind who belonged to us all, whether we liked it or not. Speaking from the podium, Hamill, who played Leia's brother Luke in the franchise, read out on stage an obituary he wrote when the actress died in 2016. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy as well as 'Star Wars' droids R2D2 and C3PO and a pair of Stormtroopers. STORY: A large group of fans assembled outside the ceremony, where guests included actor Mark Hamill, director J.J.
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