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As his wedding date approaches, Eddie Fisher finds life becoming more and more "something to sing about" By MARY TEMPLE
Really there are two Eddie Fishers. . . . One is the boy who sings out of a happy heart and can hardly keep the fun he finds in life from bubbling up and spilling over into everything he does. The boy who can't quite believe that all the wonderful things which have happened to him are true. . . . The other Eddie is the serious artist who has grown in stature month by month, who is aware of his success . . . and, even more, of the responsibilities that success brings. The serious young man who is also aware of his good fortune in meeting a girl named Debbie Reynolds ("She's perfect for me, perfect for any man, but I'm the lucky one she's going to marry") . . . and who realizes that marriage will bring its own special responsibilities. This is the Eddie Fisher who welcomes the challenges of his work and of his life and runs forward with a full heart to meet them.
Eddie sat in his dressing room after rehearsal of one of his shows, having a quick lunch served on a paper plate from the drugstore in Radio City. It was one of the rare times when he might be found alone at the studio, without many people crowding into the narrow room, and it didn't last very long. Soon the room was filled with people coming and going who needed to consult with him — his barber, the manicurist, his friends.
"I am just beginning to grasp all the things that have happened to me during the past few years," Eddie said. "A couple of years ago, I told you that the responsibility of all this scared me a little at first. I would get to thinking about how many (Continued on page 100)
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Left, Eddie Cantor and his Ida attend the party to celebrate Eddie Fisher's engagement to filmstar Debbie Reynolds.
Above, Debbie receives congratulations from composer Irving Berlin by phone as Eddie beams proudly at his bride-to-be.
Together, Eddie and Debbie are already sharing careers — from cheer-up visits' in hospitals to appearances at "premieres."
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