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Ruby Wax pays tribute to best friend Alan Rickman after tragic death: "I'm not going to say goodbye" - Mirror Online
![I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F9e375b14-1397-11e6-af11-ce34593cdafd.jpg?crop=1500%2C1000%2C0%2C0)
I thought I could be a classical actress until I got on stage. I was terrible. I'd see actors wincing. Then Alan Rickman told me to write and started directing my shows
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Alan Rickman's friend Ruby Wax cancels tour dates following actor's tragic death - Irish Mirror Online
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He was my protector' Ruby Wax praises late friend Alan Rickman for 'saving' her career | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
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Alan Rickman tributes: 'Behind his careless elegance... there was a superhero' | Stage | The Guardian
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Ruby Wax pays tribute to best friend Alan Rickman after tragic death: "I'm not going to say goodbye" - Mirror Online
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EXC: Ruby Wax praises her late friend Alan Rickman for 'turning her into a comedian' | Daily Mail Online
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EXC: Ruby Wax praises her late friend Alan Rickman for 'turning her into a comedian' | Daily Mail Online
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Alan Rickman tributes: 'Behind his careless elegance... there was a superhero' | Stage | The Guardian
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