In the pantheon of Hollywood’s great triple-threat performers, you can count Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016), who acted, sang and danced for more than 65 years. Launched to stardom at age 19 in the classic “Singin’ in the Rain,” the Oscar-nominated actress enjoyed international success in the movies and TV, on the Broadway stage, and in Las Vegas revues -- and endured public humiliation from her broken marriage to crooner Eddie Fisher, losing him to her friend Elizabeth Taylor.
In 2013, when Reynolds released her memoir, “Unsinkable” (William Morrow), she told CBS News’ Mo Rocca, “I’m not a person that cries a lot. What is it people say? I cry at a good steak. Well, I don’t cry at a good steak. But I sure do cry for all the lucky things I’ve had happen to me.”
By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan