The family website has revealed the details of an upcoming public memorial service for late Hollywood mother-daughter legends Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Both actresses passed away within days of each other last month.
Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher's Passing
We recently brought you the sad and shocking news of the near-simultaneous deaths of mother-daughter celebrity icons Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Fisher passed away at age 60 on Dec. 27 of last year after having suffered a heart attack on an airplane flight. The following day, in the midst of making funeral arrangements for her beloved daughter, Reynolds too passed on, as the result of a stroke. She was 84 years of age.
Although close friends and family had a chance to say goodbye in a private dual memorial service held on Jan. 6, the public, who showed an outpouring of love and grief for the simultaneous loss of the Hollywood legends following their passing, have not yet had the opportunity to pay their final respects.
Todd Fisher, son of Debbie and brother of Carrie, promised details on a public memorial service would be forthcoming, and now they have arrived via the family website.
Public Memorial Details For Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher
The memorial for the two actresses will be held at the Freedom Theater at The Forest Lawn Cemetery Hollywood Hills on Saturday, March 25, 2017, with a service commencing at 1 p.m.
"We will be celebrating their lives with friends, family members, and the people who loved them, you," states Todd Fisher on the family website. The post adds that immediately following the service, "those who want to walk to their final resting place are welcome to do so."
There are no tickets for the memorial service. However, seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. Those who will not be able to get a seat inside may stay in the lobby and outside the venue, where there will be screens set up to allow everyone to watch and hear the service.
HBO Bright Lights Documentary
Fans of the stars were also recently treated to the debut of an insightful and moving documentary that chronicled some of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's final moments together. The documentary offers a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the loving and unique relationship between the iconic mother and daughter.
As a tribute to the women, the HBO showing of Bright Lights was moved up from its projected spring airdate after the actresses' deaths. The movie is still available on demand on HBO, as well as streamers HBO Now and HBO Go.
