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Americas Angel Farrah Fawcett has died
Actress Farrah Fawcett best known for her role on “Charlies Angels” has passed away June 25, 2009 Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. The Golden globe actress had been fighting colon cancer for years and documented her battle with good friend Alan Stewart.
Born in Corpus Christie Texas, Feburary 2, 1947 she began her acting career in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was discovered through a photo where she appeared in a list of "Ten Most Beautiful Coeds" from the university, which ran in Cashbox magazine. A Hollywood publicist, who saw the photograph, called Farrah and convinced her to move to L.A. After her arrival Fawcett appeared in many TV commercials, including Noxema shaving cream, Ultra Brite toothpaste, Wella Balsam shampoo, and the 1975 Mercury Cougar.
She also made numerous TV guest appearances on shows like I Dream of Jeannie, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, The Six Million Dollar Man with husband Lee Majors.One clip making the round is from her appearance as a bachelorete on the The Dating Game. She appeared on several episodes of Harry O .
Fawcett's first TV series appearance was a guest spot on I Dream of Jeannie in the 1968-1969 season, followed by guest appearances in Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law.[2] She later appeared in The Six Million Dollar Man with Lee Majors, which first aired in 1974,[2] The Dating Game, and several episodes of Harry O alongside David Janssen. In 1976, Pro Arts Inc., pitched the idea of a poster of Fawcett to her agent, and a photo shoot was arranged. The resulting poster, of Farrah in a one-piece red bathing suit, was a best-seller; sales estimates ranged from over 5 million[11] to 8 million[2] to as high as 12 million copies.[1]
In 1976 she rocketed to fame as one of America’s Angels, on Aaron Spellings series “Charlies Angels”. Her role was one of a trio of female private investigators. It first aried as a movie of the week on March 21, 1976 . Fawcett appeared playing the character Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels alongside co stars Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Fawcett (then billed as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) as private detectives for “Townsend Associates”. Afictitious detective agency run by a reclusive multi-millionaire whom the women had never met. The voice of Charlie was played by John Forsythe, the Charles Townsend character presented cases and gave advice via a speakerphone to his team of three female employees, to who he called as "Angels." They were aided in the office and occasionally in the field by two male associates, played by character actors David Doyle and David Ogden Stiers. The program earned a huge Nielsen rating, causing the network to air it a second time and okay production for a series, with all of the principal characters save the one played by Stiers. ( WIKI)
“Charlies Angels” (the series) had it’s formal debut on September 22, 1976. The highly successful show ran for five seasons. The show was a blockbuster not only in the U.S. but, also in syndication around the world. From the notoriety sprang a large selection of “Angels” products. Best selling items were from the shows first 3seasons, including numerous series of bubble gum cards, fashion dolls, posters, puzzles, and school supplies, book versions of episodes, toy vans, and a board game, all featuring Farrah Fawcett's likeness. The "Angels" also graced the covers of magazines around the world.
She became one the best selling pin-up girls of all time. The famous poster, of Farrah in a one-piece red bathing suit, was a world wide best-seller. Sales estimates have ranged from over 5 million ,to 8 million , and some estimates are as high as 12 million copies sold. She reportedly earned far more in royalties from poster sales than from her salary for appearing in Charlie's Angels. Her signature hairstyle also became an inspiration to women everywhere who tried to emulate her famous look. Her hairstyle became an international trend, with women sporting a "Farrah Do" or "Farrah Hair". The hairstyle was so famous it was even spoofed in various media, including Redd Foxx's variety show on ABC and Dynamite magazine. (source WIKI)
Fawcett soon rose to the top as the fans favorite. She won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Performer in a New TV Program. In 1977 during a TV Guide interview Fawcett said: "When the show was number three, I thought it was our acting. When we got to be number one, I decided it could only be because none of us wears a bra".
After one season Fawcett decided to leave the show. To settle to a lawsuit stemming from her early departure, she appeared three more times as a guest star in each of seasons three and four. Cheryl Ladd replaced her on the show, portraying Jill's younger sister Kris Munroe. In 2004, the TV movie Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels dramatized the events from the show with supermodel and actress Tricia Helfer portraying Fawcett and Ben Browder portraying Lee Majors, Fawcett's then-husband.( source WIKI)
Fawcett won critical acclaim for her 1983 role in the off-Broadway stage production of the controversial play Extremities, written by William Mastrosimone. She reprised the role following actress Susan Sarandon , in which she played a would-be rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. Fawcett described the role as "the most grueling, the most intense, the most physically demanding and emotionally exhausting" of her career. Her next role was as a battered wife in the fact-based TV movie The Burning Bed. This earned her the first of three Emmy Award nominations. The project is know for being the first TV movie to provide a nationwide 800 number to offer help for others in a similar situation of domestic abuse. It was also the highest-rated TV movie of the season. In 1986 Fawcett appeared in the movie version of Extremities, which was also well-received Fawcett received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama
In 1986 she appeared in the movie version of Extremities, which was also well-received by critics, and for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama.
Jon Avnet's Between Two Women with Colleen Dewhurst,
She was nominated for Golden Globe awards for roles as Beate Klarsfeld in Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story and troubled Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton in Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story,
She was awarded a CableACE Award for her 1989 portrayal of groundbreaking Life Magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White.
1989 portrayal of convicted murderer Diane Downs in the miniseries Small Sacrifices which earned her a second Emmy nomination and her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination.
Fawcett, who had avoided appearing nude in films or magazines throughout the 1970s and 1980s, caused quite a commotion when she decided to pose nude in the December 1995 issue of Playboy Magazine. That issue became the best-selling issue of the 1990s, with over four million copies sold worldwide. She returned to the pages of Playboy at the age of 50. She appeared in a pictorial for the July 1997 issue, which became a top seller.
Fawcett was chosen by Robert Duvall in 1997 to play his wife in an independent film he was producing called The Apostle.
Fawcett received an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Actress for the film. She worked with director Robert Altman and an all-star cast in in 2000, in the feature film Dr. T and the Women, playing opposite Richard Gere. Her collaboration with sculptor Keith Edmier was exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, later traveling to the Andy Warhol Museum. The sculpture was also presented in a series of photographs and a book by Rizzoli.
Fawcett continued to work in TV, with many appearances on popular television series including Ally McBeal and four episodes each of Spin City and The Guardian, her work on the latter show earning her a third Emmy nomination
The actress was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and immediately began treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery. On her 60th birthday, the Associated Press wire service reported that Fawcett was cancer free. Fawcett said in a statement, "This is an extraordinarily happy day for me and my family. I hope that my news might offer some level of inspiration to others who unfortunately must continue to fight the disease.”
Sadly the disease returned, in May 2007, Fawcett brought a small digital video camera to document a doctor's office visit. There, she was told a malignant polyp was found in the area where she had been treated for the initial cancer. Fawcett's doctors told her the cancer was inoperable and that she would require a colostomy.Instead, Fawcett traveled to Germany for treatments described variously in the press as "holistic", "aggressive", and "alternative". She documented her battle against the disease and the treatments for a film documentaryFarrah's Story, with friend Alana Stewart. The film aired on NBC on May 15, 2009. Nearly 9 million people watched it on its premiere airing , and it was re-broadcast cable stations MSNBC, Bravo and Oxygen.
Fawcett was married to Lee Majors, star of TV's The Six Million Dollar Man, from 1973–1982, the two separated in 1979. During her marriage, she was known and credited in her roles as Farrah Fawcett-Majors. She was involved romantically from 1982 until her death with actor Ryan O'Neal. During the relationship they conceived a son, Redmond O'Neal, born in 1985. On June 22, 2009, The Los Angeles Times and Reuters reported that Ryan O'Neal has said that Fawcett has agreed to marry him.
On May 7, Fawcett was reported as being critically ill. Partner Ryan O'Neal was quoted as saying that “she now spends her days at home, on an IV, often asleep”. Her 91-year-old father James was being flown out to visit with his ailing daughter. Fawcett died on June 25, 2009, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California
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