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R.I.P FERRAH LENI 'FARRAH' FAWCETT
February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009
Farrah (Ferrah) Leni Fawcett-Majors, one time model, actress and pop culture icon passed away, from complications due to cancer, this morning at the age of 62. It was expected for a few weeks now, and the public nature of her demise makes it no less tragic, and yet not as much of a specatcle as one would think. Almost as the opposite of some of the paparazzi-hounded tragedies of recent years, this one seemed to be served with a certain piognancy, a certain respect.
Her career was meteoric at it's outset, with commercials, leading to guest spots on popular sitcoms of the day (such as 'I Dream Of Jeannie', 'The Flying Nun' and 'The Patridge Family') and, with new husband Lee Majors, 'The Six Million Dollar Man'. There was much conjecture that she had been considered to play Jamie Summers (Majors' love interest in The Bionic Woman episodes) but these have not been substantiated. Her rise seemed unstoppable as she co-starred in the 1970's hit show 'Charlie's Angels' as Detective Jill Munroe, a role which cemented her iconic place in pop culture. Her poster image/s adorned the walls of thousands of bars and teenagers bedrooms, her hairsyle copied by countless teenage girls over the world. After she left Charlie's Angels (and the court-case surrounding her early departure had quickly faded), Fawcett moved to more dramatic roles, moving through well-know films such as 'Myra Breckinridge', 'Logan's Run', 'Saturn 3' and 'Cannonball Run', finally seeming to gavitate towards those of abused/infamous women in; 'Extremities' 'The Burning Bed', 'Between Two Women', 'Nazi Hunter', 'Poor Little Rich Girl', and 'Small Sacrifices'.
Her acting career never faltered through any cause except choice, even surviving a narcotics arrest in the . At times she eschewed the screen and stage to collaborate with artists, and even tried her hand at backing Broadway productions. When the mood struck she would happily appear on popular TV series' such as Ally McBeal and Spin City (in their heydays). Her final production was a documentary, following her secondary cancer diagnosis and subseqyent treatments, along with a fly-on-the-wall perspective of her life throughout this time, made by Rod Stewart's ex-wife Alana Stewart.
Farrah Fawcett died on June 25th, 2009 in Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Alana Stewart and Fawcett's long-time partner, since 1982, Ryan O-Neal was at her side only a week after admitting on air to Barbara Walters that Farrah had finally agreed to marry him (after years of his asking).
She is survived by her son Redmond and her Fiancee, Ryan O'Neal.
She was 62.
"God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met." - Farrah Fawcett.
