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 Mecca:
Don't bring up Michael Jackson in the Farrah Fawcett thread and I won't post that, but you made a rather stupid comment that was based nothing more on a personal attack against Michael Jackson in the FARRAH FAWCETT THREAD.
:-) Geez, you're sounding like such a girl... [Reply]
You're right, Mecca. I should have never dirtied Farrahs thread up with the likes of him.
My apologies to all offended. RIP Farrah, the image of you in that bathing suit, taped to my ceiling, above my bed when I was kid, will forever be burned into my memory. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Brody Wa:
Like everyone else I had a crush on her as a kid. The news article made a mistake however if she was born in 1947 and died at the age of 62.
2009 - 1947? I think they were pretty close with an answer of 62. [Reply]
