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Then I overdosed at 28, at which point I began to accept the bipolar diagnosis.
Carrie Fisher
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Carrie Fisher
Age: 60 †
Born: 1956
Born: October 21
Died: 2016
Died: December 27
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Carrie Frances Fisher
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