• Farrah Fawcett was an American actress who has appeared in several television shows and films including The Six Million Dollar Man and Charlie's Angels. Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in late 2006. After months of chemotherapy, Fawcett announced that she was free of the disease in February 2007. However, the cancer returned a few months later. She chronicled her struggle with the disease in a documentary titled Farrah's Story.

  In mid-June of 2009, Fawcett was expected to be released from the hospital where she was receiving treatment but instead took a turn for the worse. On June 24, 2009, Fawcett's family gathered to say their final goodbyes as her health declined. A priest administered her last rites and Fawcett died on June 25, 2009.Daily News: Farrah Fawcett health worsening; priest summoned to deliver last rites, say reports (June 25, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full Name: Farrah Leni Fawcett
  2. Born: February 2,1947
  3. Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas
  4. Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards and 6 Golden Globe Awards
  5. October 4, 2006: It was announced that Fawcett had cancer
  6. Was married to actor Lee Majors
  7. Romantically linked to Ryan O'Neal
  8. Son: Redmond O'Neal
  9. On the same day that Fawcett was hospitalized, her son Redmond O'Neal was arrested for drug possession while visiting a friend at a Castaic, California detention facilityTMZ: Farrah Fawcett's Son Arrested on Jail Grounds (April 5, 2009)
  10. April 9, 2009: Released from the hospital after being treated for internal bleeding
  11. Was released from the hospital on April 9, 2009, after undergoing treatment for internal bleeding. Her condition was said to have not directly been related to her cancer.MSNBC: Farrah Fawcett released from hospital (April 9, 2009)
  12. Fawcett died on June 25, 2009
  13. Ryan O'Neal asked Fawcett to marry him a few days before she died http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/...

• Famous Tresses

  On May 7, 2009, People magazine published an exclusive interview with Fawcett's long-time companion, Ryan O'Neal. O'Neal discussed Fawcett's terminal cancer for the first time and told the magazine, that due to her illness, Fawcett has lost her iconic hair. O'Neal said, "Her famous hair. I have it at home. She didn't care. I rub her head. It's kind of fun, actually, this great, tiny little head. How she carried all that hair I'll never know. She doesn't have a vanity about it."People: Ryan O'Neal's Heartbreak over Critically Ill Farrah (May 7, 2009)

  Ryan also told People, "She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended."People: Ryan O'Neal's Heartbreak over Critically Ill Farrah (May 7, 2009)

• Farrah's Story

  NBC aired a special on May 15, 2009, called Farrah's Story. In the two-hour program, Fawcett narrates video footage which chronicles her two and half year battle with cancer, including her treatments in the U.S. and Germany.Newsday: Farrah's Story (May 5, 2009)

• Declining Health

  On April 28, 2009, Radar Online reported that Fawcett's health had taken a turn for the worse. Her son, Redmond O'Neal, was granted leave from jail to spend a few hours with her on April 25, 2009. According to Radar, Fawcett's health had deteriorated significantly and her friends and family were gathering by her side.Radar: Farrah Takes Sudden Turn For The Worse (April 28, 2009)

• A Wing and a Prayer

  • Craig Nevius, a producer and friend, was workingi with Farrah Fawcett on a documentary which chronicles her fight against cancer. A Wing and a Prayer will tell the tale of the actress' original diagnosis of anal cancer in late 2006. After Fawcett received traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatment she went into remission in early 2007. Unfortunately, her cancer returned and Fawcett decided to pursue alternative therapy option. LA Times: Friend Says Fawcett is Fine and Still Fighting (April 6, 2009)

• Invasion of Privacy

  After reading details of her cancer in the National Enquirer, an investigation was launched to find the source of Fawcett's breach of privacy. In early December 2008, former UCLA Medical Center employee, Lawanda Jackson, pleaded guilty to violating medical privacy laws. Jackson was said to have sold Fawcett's medical information to the magazine for approximately $4,600. Along with Fawcett's medical information, Jackson was said to have accessed the medical records of other patients including Maria Shriver and Britney Spears.BBC News: Health worker sold Spears records (December 2, 2008) E! Online: Ex-UCLA Staffer Admits to Peddling Farrah's File (December 2, 2008)

• Red Swimsuit

  In 2009, Fawcett sued T.N. Trikillis, Bio-Graphics Inc, and Pie International for claiming that she did not own the exclusive rights to her iconic red swimming suit photograph. The photo of Fawcett wearing a red swimsuit was popular in the 1970s.TMZ: Fawcett Sues (February 13, 2009)

• Filmography

  • 1969: I Dream of Jeannie
  • 1970: Myra Breckinridge
  • 1974-1976: Harry O
  • 1974-1976: The Six Million Dollar Man
  • 1978: Somebody Killed Her Husband
  • 1979: Sunburn
  • 1980: Saturn 3
  • 1976-1980: Charlie's Angels
  • 1981: The Cannonball Run
  • 1986: Extremities
  • 1989: See You in the Morning
  • 1995: Man of the House
  • 1997: The Apostle
  • 1997: The Lovemaster
  • 2000: Dr T and the Women
  • 2001: Spin City
  • 2002-2003: The Guardian
  • 2004: The Cookout

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Farrahs Story | Charlie's Angels TV Show | Aaron Spelling | Cheryl Ladd | Redmond O'Neal | Ryan ONeal | Lawanda Jackson | Cancer | Ann Kelly | Pictures of Farrah Fawcett

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