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She did novels where she talked about this show biz quadrangle and it made her stronger and funnier. she was almost like a dorothy parker for the modern age and "star wars" was such a small part of the mow psysaic of carr fisher. it was absurd, she would look at the merchandise and say "what does this have to do with me?" but she was nice to the fans who recognized her but that launched her into another existence as a commentator, not just actress but somebody who had a keen eye to everything happening in her life good and bad. >> she was also an excellent author, not only writing books but i ...

>> who is scruffy looking? >> she was much more than just an actress. she was an author and a screen writer. a relied upon script doctor. the photo here shows her handwritten notes from the empire strikes back screen play trying to improve dialogue. she was also a hero to millions of americans for her openness about her struggles with mental health issues and drug addiction, hoping to destigmatize the topics. her death comes four days after suffering a cardiac event on a flight to leagues from london. saying she was one of a kind. brilliant, original. funny and emotionally fearless, she lived ...

How else are we hearing people react today? >> i think you're hard-pressed to find fans as loyal as "star wars" fans. i was hearing yesterday she was in stable condition. but i think fans are now remembering her legacy, talking about her big body of work as an actress. also behind the scenes as a script writer. she worked on a lot of different films behind the scenes. some were "hook," "sister act," "the river wild," "scream 3" and people don't realize she had a huge career as a script doctor. it's remarkable to see her legacy play out. >> i want to take a look at a clip from one of the star w...

Hammill. she speaks with humility, humor about it. she just wrote a book about the years she did when she made the "star wars" movies. they were difficult years. there were drugs, shenanigans happening on the sets. but she looks back fondly and i think she just appreciated the millions of fans who looked up to her for that franchise. yes, carrie fisher is so much more than "star wars." alicia spoke to that. >> right. >> greatly missed. >> let me ask you to speak to some of that, too. the idea that she was, as alicia pointed out, funny, witty. she developed into this person we all watched beyon...

Original "star wars" in the late '70s. she actually had quite a long career as a script doctor, helping people get their dreams to screen, even if she didn't get credited. >> oh, yeah. carrie fish sir a phenomenal actress and people will always love her in her role at princess leia but she was a force behind the screen as well as a script doctor, as you said. several films to her name, folks would bring her and she would rework, rewrite scripts and with that kind of whit and humor. you played clips. one of my favorite thing, watch her in interviews. she has a down to earth really human way abo...