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Friday, December 30, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 105
‘Together Forever’
Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher
Singin’ in the Rain star Debbie Reynolds, mother of Carrie Fisher, dies a day after daughter at age 84 By Desert Star Staff Just one day after the sudden death of US actress Carrie Fisher († 60, Princess Leia), her mother Debbie Reynolds († 84) was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday and died
there. The celebrity portal TMZ reports that Reynolds suffered a stroke when she was discussing details for her daughter’s funeral. Relatives had to call the ambulance to the house of their son Todd Fisher (58) to Beverly Hills.
Reynolds was herself a Hollywood actress who had started her career in the 50s. She survived her daughter only one day. “She wanted to be with Carrie,” quoted the magazine “Variety” son Todd. To TMZ, the TV producer said
By Pamela Price Destination PSP, Products for the Palm Springs Lifestyle, held a grand opening for their beyond clever Cinema Courtyard Palm Springs 9 Theatres location, opening just in time for the Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film festival, now in its 28th year, spans two weeks, January 2-16th, 2017. Yes, their Flagship store remains in the heart of Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive, showcasing esoteric souvenirs from a Vintage Camper trailer Tissue Box to a Palm Springs “Richard Neutra Kaufmann House”
Messenger Bag. Everything on view at the cinema store, from a functional, portable seat that props you up while waiting in line for your movie to start to festival posters, from present and previous Palm Springs Film Festivals are on show. Collectively, the merchandise reinforces the Palm Springs image and lifestyle, with a modernism twist. “This is more than a gift shop, because everything you see is focused on the Film Festival in one way or another,” said Harris Lechtman visiting from Washington, D.C. Palm Springs as seen through the lens of owner, Jeffrey Bernstein is a
kaleidoscope of film images, movie stars, modernism design and all that makes up the world of entertainment. Projecting Palm Springs as a as an oasis of desert landmarks visited by legendary movie stars from Greta Garbo to Kirk Douglas is captured at Destination PSP. At the Grand Opening of this satellite Destination PSP, owner Jeffrey Bernstein, has gone all out showcasing accessories that defy the imagination, such as recycled vintage film fashioned into a chic handbag and other accessories inspired from discarded film
his mother had collapsed in the morning before the stroke of grief and said, “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie.” Reynolds was born to a daughter of a poor carpenter’s family in Texas. As a teenager, she was the
winner of a beauty contest in California for the first time. She made her breakthrough thanks to the acclaimed dancer and actor Gene Kelly, who made her a partner in the Continues on Page 2
Reels of film inspired gifts for PSFF fans at destination PS
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Jeffrey Bernstein at Destination PSP in Palm Springs. Photo by Artie Lechtman