
The death of Debbie Reynolds barely a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's passing seems like the sort of cruel, one-two punch only 2016 could provide. Both women forged individual remarkable careers in entertainment — and often competed for the same spotlight, as Fisher detailed in her semi-autobiographical novel, Postcards from the Edge — though they did sometimes share the stage together with happy results.
One such occasion was right here in St. Louis.…