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| Richardson gets West End tribute | |
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| More than 50 venues in London's West End will dim their lights on Friday in tribute to the late Natasha Richardson. | |
| Nica Burns, president of the Society of London Theatre, said it was "a gesture of condolence at this sad time." | |
| Broadway theatres dimmed their lights on Thursday in honour of the 45-year-old actress, who died earlier this week following a skiing accident in Canada. | |
| Richardson's husband Liam Neeson was present to see the theatre community commemorate his wife's passing. | |
| Richardson's mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and her sister Joely Richardson were also present alongside actors Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Laura Linney. | |
| The lights went down at 2000 EST (0000 GMT), the traditional starting time for evening performances in New York. | The lights went down at 2000 EST (0000 GMT), the traditional starting time for evening performances in New York. |
| 'Unique contribution' | |
| Because plays do not start simultaneously in the West End, however, the two-minute tribute will be staggered over a short period of time. | |
| Burns said lights at 52 major venues in the capital would go down just before curtain-up "as a mark of respect for both Natasha Richardson and her immediate family, and for the Redgrave family as a whole who have made such a unique contribution to British theatre." | |
| Richardson's family went to Broadway as the lights were dimmed | |
| Lights in London's theatre district were last dimmed in January as a mark of remembrance for the playwright Harold Pinter, who died in December. | |
| Richardson's uncle, Corin Redgrave, is currently appearing at London's Jermyn Street Theatre in a play based on the writings of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. | |
| The theatre will join the tribute by dimming its own lights before a performance that the actor is dedicating to his niece's memory. | |
| "She was the most adorable niece, most adorable person," said Redgrave on Friday. "Generous, kind, funny with a brilliant talent. | |
| "I will miss her terribly and my thoughts - at this time - are with Vanessa, Liam and the children." | |
| Funeral | |
| On Thursday the New York medical examiner's office said Richardson, who had two children with Neeson, died of epidural haematoma caused by a blunt impact to the head. | |
| Doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. | Doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. |
| I loved her very much. She was a supreme friend. I shall miss her deeply Ralph Fiennes According to officials, funeral arrangements will be made by the Greenwich Village Funeral Home in Manhattan. | |
| Instead of flowers, Richardson's family have asked for donations to be made to the amfAR foundation for AIDS research. | |
| The actress, whose father Tony Richardson died of complications from the disease in 1991, was a long-time supporter of the charity and served on its board of trustees for the last three years of her life. | The actress, whose father Tony Richardson died of complications from the disease in 1991, was a long-time supporter of the charity and served on its board of trustees for the last three years of her life. |
| The autopsy found that Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by a fall she took on a ski slope on Monday. | |
| Such bleeding is often caused by a skull fracture that can quickly produce a blood clot that puts pressure on the brain. | Such bleeding is often caused by a skull fracture that can quickly produce a blood clot that puts pressure on the brain. |
| 'Loyal friend' | |
| That pressure can force the brain downward, pressing on the brain stem that controls breathing and other vital functions. | |
| Patients with such an injury often feel fine immediately after being hurt, as symptoms from the bleeding may take time to emerge. | Patients with such an injury often feel fine immediately after being hurt, as symptoms from the bleeding may take time to emerge. |
| Richardson was skiing at Mont Tremblant at the time of her accidentThe death of Richardson, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of her fall, has heightened the debate over skiing safety. | |
| Questions have also been raised about why the first ambulance sent to the Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec after Richardson's accident was turned away. | Questions have also been raised about why the first ambulance sent to the Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec after Richardson's accident was turned away. |
| Medics arrived shortly after the 45-year-old's fall, only to leave after the actress refused medical attention. | Medics arrived shortly after the 45-year-old's fall, only to leave after the actress refused medical attention. |
| Another two hours elapsed before a second emergency call was made from Richardson's hotel room. | Another two hours elapsed before a second emergency call was made from Richardson's hotel room. |
| It was at this point that the actress, still conscious, was moved to a hospital 40 minutes away. | It was at this point that the actress, still conscious, was moved to a hospital 40 minutes away. |
| Actor Ralph Fiennes, who starred with Richardson in Maid in Manhattan and The White Countess, has joined the host of celebrities who have paid tribute to the Tony award-winning performer. | |
| "She was a star," he said. "A great actress, a beautiful woman, a fiercely loyal friend, a brilliant and generous companion. | "She was a star," he said. "A great actress, a beautiful woman, a fiercely loyal friend, a brilliant and generous companion. |
| "I cannot imagine a world without her wit, her love, her mischief, her great, great talent and her gift for living," he continued. | "I cannot imagine a world without her wit, her love, her mischief, her great, great talent and her gift for living," he continued. |