Thursday, June 25, 2009
Uncategorized Charlie's Angels' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
Posted by Debbie Michaud @DebsMichaud on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Fawcett passed away this morning at a hospital in L.A. after a long battle with rectal cancer.
From ETonline.com:
In 1976, Farrah's celebrity status skyrocketed after she posed in a red bathing suit with a bright smile for an iconic poster that would go on to sell millions of copies, coupled with her debut that fall as Jill Munroe on Aaron Spelling's "Charlie's Angels." Hugely famous, her feathered hairstyle look became an international trendsetter and she even marketed her own shampoo.... She was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, Farrah was actively involved in charity work with the Cancer Society and had also campaigned against domestic violence, a theme tied to "The Burning Bed" and 'Extremities.'
She is survived by her 24-year-old son, Redmond, and her longtime friend and companion, [Ryan] O'Neal.
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