She always seemed to have a solid sense of who she was, except perhaps when she chose her husbands. Our conversation went well and as she left Debbie made a grand exit, smiling and waving, saying to everyone within earshot, including the young woman at the front desk, “Goodbye…nice to meet you… I’m Princess Leia’s mother, you know.” Unfortunately, that receptionist had no idea who she was, so this didn’t work as smoothly as I had hoped.
I didn’t want her to be kept waiting and told our receptionist to call me the instant she arrived. One time she agreed to come to Entertainment Tonight’s offices to shoot an interview. But when I think of Debbie Reynolds, it’s hard not to smile. It is a revealing portrait of a woman whose determination is an inspiration.This is a sad time…sadder than words can easily express. Frank and forthright, and featuring dozens of previously unseen photos from her personal collection, Unsinkable is a poignant reminder that there is light in the darkest times. She takes us on a guided tour through her movies with delightful, often hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes about every film in which she was involved, from 1948 to the present. Here, too, are stories that never reached the tabloids about numerous celebrities such as Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, Mick Jagger, Gene Kelly, and many more. She looks back at her life as an actress during Hollywood's Golden Age- the most magical time you could imagine, including her lifelong friendship with (and years-long estrangement from) the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. Yet no matter how difficult the problems, the show always goes on.Debbie also invites us into the close circle of her family life, speaking with deep affection and honesty about her relationships with her children, Carrie and Todd Fisher. In her engaging, down-to-earth voice, Debbie shares private details about her man and money troubles, including building and losing both her Las Vegas dream hotel and her treasured Hollywood memorabilia collection. Unsinkable shines a spotlight on the resilient woman whose talent and passion for her work have endured for more than six decades. In Unsinkable, I look back at the many years since then, and share my memories of a film career that took me from the Miss Burbank Contest of 1948 to the work I did in 2012.To paraphrase Bette Davis: Fasten your seatbelts, I've had a bumpy ride. Today, she says, When I read the optimistic ending of my last memoir now, I can't believe how naive I was when I wrote it. But within a few years, Debbie discovered that he had betrayed her emotionally and financially, nearly destroying her life. After two broken marriages, this third, she believed, was her lucky charm. In the closing pages of her 1988 autobiography Debbie: My Life, Debbie Reynolds wrote about finding her brave, loyal, and loving new husband.
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