Remembering Iconic Actress Farrah Fawcett in Footage

Recognized for her roles in Charlie’s Angels, The Burning Mattress, and way more, Farrah Fawcett died June 25, 2009, after a brave and really public three-year battle with most cancers. 

Fawcett got here a great distance from her Corpus Christi, Texas roots. She began out appearing in commercials (she was best-known because the Wella Balsam woman). From there, her reputation soared after she was named to the solid of Charlie’s Angels and the poster of her in a pink bathing go well with hit newsstands. The poster bought a document quantity of copies—over 12 million.

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Farrah Fawcett: A Life in Images

Farah Fawcett was recognized for her signature bouncy blonde coiffure with curvy, face-framing bangs. On this publicity picture from January 1975 she’s pictured exterior in an outfit typical of the instances—a cute peasant shirt, dainty floral necklace, and blue denims.

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"Charlie's Angels"

Earlier than there was “The Rachel,” there was “The Farrah.” Fawcett’s winged hair turned a phenomenon that impressed copycats all through the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s. Fawcett was well-known for her position as Jill Munroe within the TV collection Charlie’s Angels. However her tenure with the present lasted solely a 12 months.

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Worldwide Superstar

Farrah Fawcett went on to star in quite a few tv exhibits and films.

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Fawcett's Private Life

Farrah Fawcett was married to actor Lee Majors from 1973 to 1982. After 1982, Fawcett was romantically concerned with actor Ryan O’Neal, and so they had a son, Redmond O’Neal.

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Farah and Ryan

The couple is pictured right here at an occasion in New York Metropolis within the early Eighties.

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The Well-known 'Playboy' Shoot

Farrah Fawcett refused to pose nude all through the Nineteen Seventies and Eighties, so she brought about a significant stir when she appeared within the buff within the December 1995 difficulty of Playboy. The problem went on to turn into a bestseller of the Nineteen Nineties, with greater than 4 million copies bought worldwide.

When she was 50, Fawcett posed for the July 1997 Playboy. It additionally turned a bestseller.

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Lifelong Glamour

Fawcett continued to rock variations of her signature coiffure properly into the ’00s. Right here she is in a classy curly ponytail and pink lipstick at an occasion in 2004.

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Most cancers Prognosis

On October 4, 2006, it was reported that Farrah Fawcett was affected by anal most cancers and was present process remedy, together with chemotherapy and surgical procedure.

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Most cancers Returns

The most cancers reportedly went into remission, however on Could 17, 2007, it was reported to be again. Apparently, it had metastasized to her liver.

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Her Legacy Lives On

All these years later, Farrah Fawcett continues to be an icon and a logo of Nineteen Seventies, all-American glamour.