PIM -Fallen Angels-January 2017

16 PREP INSIGHT MAGAZINE - FALLEN ANGELS EDITION | JANUARY 2017
October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016
An American actress, writer, producer, and humorist. Fisher
was the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She
was known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars film
series. Her other film roles included Shampoo (1975), The
Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986),
The ‘Burbs (1989), and When Harry Met Sally... (1989).
Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels, including
Postcards from the Edge, the screenplay for the film of the
book, an autobiographical one-woman play, and a non-fiction
book, Wishful Drinking, based on the play. She worked on
other writers’ screenplays as a script doctor. In later years, she
earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences
with bipolar disorder and drug addiction.
Fisher and her mother appear in Bright Lights: Starring
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, a 2016 documentary
about their relationship. It premiered at the 2016 Cannes
Film Festival.
Fisher died at the age of 60 on December 27, 2016, four
days after experiencing a medical emergency near the
end of a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles.
John Glenn, Jr.
July 18, 1921 - December 8, 2016
A freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a
national hero and a symbol of the space age as
the first American to orbit Earth, then became
a national political figure for 24 years in the
Senate, died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of
95. An American aviator, engineer, astronaut,
and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he
was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling
it three times. He was one of the Mercury Seven:
military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as
the United States’ first astronauts.
Rickey Harris
January 26, 1962 – December 26, 2016
Comedian and actor Ricky Harris, who had a
recurring role in Chris Rock’s “Everybody Hates
Chris” sitcom and voiced several characters
that appeared in Hip Hop albums died at the
age of 54. Harris’ manager, Cindy Ambers of
Art/Work Entertainment, tells the Los Angeles
Times he died December 26th. A cause was
not immediately available, but Ambers says the
comedian suffered a heart attack two years ago.
Gordie Howe
March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016
A Canadian professional ice hockey player. From
1946 to 1980, he played twenty-six seasons
in the National Hockey League (NHL) and
six seasons in the World Hockey Association
(WHA); his first 25 seasons were spent with the
Detroit Red Wings. Nicknamed “Mr. Hockey”,
Howe is considered the most complete player
to ever play the game and one of the greatest
ice hockey players of all time. A 23-time NHL All-
Star, he held many of the sport’s scoring records
until they were broken in the 1980s by Wayne
Gretzky. He continues to hold NHL records for
most games and seasons played.
JANUARY 2017 | PREP INSIGHT MAGAZINE - FALLEN ANGELS EDITION 17