Friday, September 24, 2010

Pop Icon Eddie Fisher Dies at 82 | Video

Eddie Fisher
8/10/1928 - 9/22/2010


Pop Singer Eddie Fisher at Coconut Grove Nightclub
Los Angeles, CA, May 1962
Photographer: Allan Grant
Life.com

LOS ANGELES — Pop singer Eddie Fisher, whose clear voice brought him a devoted following of teenage girls in the early 1950s before marriage scandals overshadowed his fame, has died at age 82.

He passed away Wednesday night at his home in Berkeley of complications from hip surgery, his daughter, Tricia Leigh Fisher of Los Angeles, told The Associated Press.

"Late last evening the world lost a true America icon," Fisher's family said in a statement released by publicist British Reece. "One of the greatest voices of the century passed away. He was an extraordinary talent and a true mensch."

The death was first reported by Hollywood website deadline.com.

In the early 50s, Fisher sold millions of records with 32 hit songs including "Thinking of You," "Any Time," "Oh, My Pa-pa," "I'm Yours," "Wish You Were Here," "Lady of Spain" and "Count Your Blessings."~source

R.I.P. Eddie Fisher.

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