Farrah Fawcett, who skyrocketed to fame as one of a trio of impossibly glamorous private eyes on TV's Charlie's Angels, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 62.
Fawcett died at 9:28 a.m. PST at St. John’s Heath Center in Santa Monica, Calif. She had recently returned to St. John's for treatment of complications from anal cancer, first diagnosed three years ago. Her longtime partner Ryan O'Neal was at her side throughout her final days.
Like so much about Fawcett's life – including her bumpy relationship with O'Neal – her heroic struggle to beat the disease was closely followed by her legion of fans.
"I've watched her this past year fight with such courage and so valiantly, but with such humor," Fawcett's Charlie's Angels costar Kate Jackson told PEOPLE in November 2007.
O'Neal, in particular, remained a steadfast supporter of Fawcett, who, despite her frailty, spent the last months of her life filming a TV documentary chronicling her illness, including several trips to Germany to undergo experimental treatment. Fawcett is survived by her son with O'Neal, Redmond, 24, who is currently serving a prison term in California after repeated drug offenses. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Demonpenz:
I saw her with her shaved head Makes you question why there is a God and why the hell we spend billions of dollars on cancer and it still puts away hundreds of thousand a year
RIP Farrah. You were the start of my life long love affair with beautiful women in bathing suits. I still remember tacking your poster to my bedroom wall...
62 sounded old when I was young. Now that I'm no longer young, it sounds way too young.
Between her and Patrick Swayze, I hope it makes people realize they need to live life to the fullest every day, because, as Kansas sang, "all your money won't another minute buy".... [Reply]
