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]
She was one of the shining lights of my youth, the dazzling smile and tousled hair and playful eyes that helped me make the transition from 'girls are yucky' to 'ohmigod is that nipple?'. I shall never forget my blonde angel. [Reply]
Originally Posted by frazod:
You, me and every other red-blooded pubescent American boy in the late 70's.
Yeah, some of my friends weren't as fortunate... I was definitely the envy of a few and they liked staring at the walls when they were over at the house. [Reply]
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 [Reply]
