Eddie Fisher: 1928-2010

American singer Eddie Fisher is seen at the Savoy in London on Aug. 17, 1954. Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was overshadowed by scandals ending his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, died Wednesday night, Sept. 22, 2010, at his home in Berkeley of complications from hip surgery. He was 82.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher smile following their brief marriage ceremony by a county judge in Grossinger, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1955.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds appear before the camera as they and their young daughter, Carrie Frances Fisher, pose for their first family group picture on Jan. 2, 1957, in Hollywood, Calif. They also had a son, Todd, who was born in 1958.

Carrie Fisher became a film star herself in the first three "Star Wars" films as Princess Leia, and later as a best-selling author of "Postcards From the Edge" and other books.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

From left, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, from left to right, are shown attending the opening show starring Fisher at the Tropicana on June 19, 1958, in Las Vegas. When Fisher's best friend, producer Mike Todd, was killed in a 1958 plane crash, Fisher comforted Taylor, who was his widow. Amid sensationalist headlines, Fisher divorced Reynolds and married Taylor in 1959.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Actress Elizabeth Taylor is seen with singer Eddie Fisher before their marriage in this 1959 photo.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher apply for a marriage license on May 12, 1959, in Las Vegas.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher are photographed after their wedding ceremony at Temple Beth Sholom, a Jewish synagogue in Las Vegas, on May 12, 1959.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Singer Eddie Fisher, left, poses with actress Elizabeth Taylor after their marriage on May 12, 1959, in Las Vegas.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Eddie Fisher and wife Elizabeth Taylor are seen with Taylor's children Liza (held by Taylor), Christopher, bottom left, and Michael in New York on Sept. 11, 1959.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Elizabeth Taylor and husband Eddie Fisher are seen in a photo taken on June 1, 1960. The Fisher-Taylor marriage lasted only five years. She fell in love with co-star Richard Burton during the Rome filming of "Cleopatra," divorced Fisher and married Burton in one of the great entertainment world scandals of the 20th century.

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Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Making his comeback as a singer, Eddie Fisher performs at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 1964.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Eddie Fisher poses with fiancee Connie Stevens at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., on Feb. 5, 1967.

The two married that year and went on to have two children - actress Joely Fisher (born in 1967)and actress-singer Tricia Leigh Fisher (born in 1968). Fisher and Stevens' marriage ended in divorce in 1967. He went on to marry twice more.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Eddie Fisher is seen performing on Oct. 8, 1996.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Eddie Fisher poses with daughter Joely Fisher on Oct. 8, 1996.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82

Singer Eddie Fisher is seen in a 1990 photo.

Eddie Fisher, 1950's Pop Star, Dies at 82