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THE LIVES OF EDDIE FISHER, CARLOS ALCARAZ AND JEREMY LIN

Five years ago I had a note about Eddie Fisher .  To quote:   Lady of Spain  was written by Tolchard Evans and Erell Reaves in 1931, first recorded by  Al Bowlly  that year.  Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his orchestra made it a hit in 1952, but reached only #6.  However, even though he had 17 hits in the top ten, his dumping of Debbie Reynolds to marry Liz Taylor cannot be forgiven.  This was kind of like  Tennessee Waltz ,  for Taylor, Fisher, Reynolds and Mike Todd were the best of friends.  Debbie Reynolds had recently been in  Singing in the Rain , and she served as matron of honor when Taylor and Todd got married, with Fisher as best man.  You know how long ago this was?  Well, the daughter of Reynolds and Fisher is Carrie Fisher of  Star Wars   fame, who was born in 1956 and died nearly four years ago at the age of 59.  Of all the things, Reynolds and Taylor again became friends mu...