Farrah Fawcett died on June 25 in Los Angeles after years of battling anal cancer. She was 62. Here, friends, family, and colleagues who were touched by the American icon express their sadness, admiration, and condolences.
RYAN O'NEAL (Fawcett's longtime companion)
“After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away.Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we takecomfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and theknowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world.”
JACLYN SMITH (costar on Charlie's Angles)
“Farrah had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels.”
KATE JACKSON (costar on Charlie's Angles)
"I will miss Farrah every day. She was a selfless person who loved her family and friends with all her heart, and what a big heart it was. Farrah showed immense courage and grace throughout her illness and was an inspiration to those around her. When I think of Farrah I will remember her kindness, her cutting dry wit and of course her beautiful smile. Today when you think of Farrah remember her smiling because that is exactly how she wanted to be remembered…smiling."
CHERYL LADD (replaced Fawcett on Charlie's Angles)
“I’m terribly sad about Farrah’s passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms.”
ALANA STEWART (longtime friend)
"There are no words to express the deep sense of loss that I feel. For 30 years Farrah was much more than a friend, she was my sister, and although I will miss her terribly I know in my heart that she will always be there as that angel on the shoulder of everyone who loved her.”
ROBERT DUVALL (costar in The Apostle)
“Farrah had an outstanding talent, better than most feature-film actresses thatI’ve seen. She was great to work with and will be missed.”
CRAIG J. NEVIUS (friend and producer of the 2009 documentary Farrah’s Story and 2005 reality show Chasing Farrah)
"Farrah was and is the true definition of an ‘icon.’ Shewas of her time but transcended her time.As unique as her name, Farrah was a completely originalcombination of poster girl, serious actress, tabloidcelebrity, role model, talk show personality and socialadvocate: her career spanned more than four decadesand personified the tremendous power and influenceof entertainment on our culture. Not many stars can becredited with inspiring both a hair style and changesin legislation (surrounding domestic violence andmore recently patient privacy). And she did it withoutposturing or campaigning but by simply choosing herown path and making her own rules. Farrah remainedrelevant to the very end. She will be remembered asthe modern Mona Lisa and so much more.I will remember her as my friend.”
BARRY BOSTWICK (worked with Fawcett on Charlie's Angels and Spin City)
"I still remember, even before Charlie’s Angels, following her around a Bloomingdale's totally entranced by her beauty and charisma. I was the luckiest guy in the world to both work with her on Charlie’s Angels and then again having her play my love interest on Spin City. Her contribution to the industry has been nothing short of dynamic.”
Additional reporting by Jennifer Armstrong, Dan Snierson, and Tanner Stransky.
More on the life and career of Farrah Fawcett:
Obit: Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
Ken Tucker: Farrah Fawcett: an angel in a red bathing-suit
Farrah Fawcett: 14 Career Milestones
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Very, very sad to hear about this. Farrah brought tremendous light to the struggles of cancer patients and the important issue of partient’s rights. A very interesting article below that elucidates her contributions in this regard. She was a brave woman!
“Farrah Fawcett’s Private Reality”
http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/05/celebrity-scales-farrah-fawcett%E2%80%99s-private-reality-star-studded-legal-commentary-for-the-celebrity-obsessed
RIP, Farrah. Some nice tributes above; read mine here:
http://movies-tv-entertainment.blogspot.com/
It is Charlie’s Angels, not Angles….
When I grew up even the girls had posters of Farrah on their bedroom walls. She rocked.
Farrah touched the hearts of millions and will be truely missed. Rest in Peace Farrah.
but how are you doing in these days?
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I am so so sorry for your loss i know what you are going through i lost my hubby to cancer in dec.2008 if has been very hard.. i miss him lots and i know you will miss your loved one also.. good thoughts go out to all of your family may she rest in peace always and if you dont mind soft hugs for you all…., julie and my family
Farrah was the epitomy of sexy without having to show a thing. Sexy is not what you can see, it is an attitude. Farrah had that quality. RIP.
She is a hero. When I was young, I had to do my hair like hers, exercise to have a healthy body, and just be hot! etc. Now that I’m older, I pray that I can only be as strong and courageus as she was, no matter what the future holds. Regards,
Dee Wrona
back when farrah was married to lee majors i met the couple in palm springs doing a golf tournement for charity farra was so warm and friendly to her fans she Will be missed!