1.0link145808<![CDATA[Carrie Fisher's Extraordinary Autobiography: An Excerpt]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/23/carrie-fishers-extraordin_n_145808.htmlMom and Dad were great friends with Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Mike Todd. Mike died in a plane crash in 1958, when I was two, and my dad flew to Elizabeth's side, making his way slowly to her front.
He first dried her eyes with his handkerchief, then he consoled her with flowers, and he ultimately consoled her by sleeping with her.
This made marriage to my mother awkward, so he was gone within the week. If Mom and Dad were...