One of the most iconic figures in modern film history is gone. Carrie Fisher , the actress known worldwide for portraying Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars saga and for her second-act reinvention as a novelist, diarist, screenwriter and in-demand script doctor, has died four days after suffering a heart attack Friday on a flight from London to Los Angeles. She was 60. A family spokesman released a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter: “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning. She was loved by the world, and she will be missed profoundly.” An icon to generations of film fans and in recent decades an almost fanatically adored public wit, Fisher had a heart attack Friday on a Los Angeles-bound flight from London and had been in intensive care at a UCL.A Medical Center. The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds — whose marriage and … [Read more...] about Carrie Fisher Dies: Legendary ‘Star Wars’ Star, Author, & Screenwriter Was 60