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June 25th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Farrah Fawcett Photo, Video Tribute (1947-2009)

Farrah Fawcett 1970s icon and former Charlie’s Angels has died at age 62 after her long battle with anal cancer. According to reports, the star died at 9:28 a.m. Pacific Time with longtime partner Ryan O’Neal and friend Alana Stewart present at the hospital.

(Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62)

The legendary actress is best known for her appearance in the Charlie’s Angels series, and for the iconic poster in which she wears a red swimsuit. She later appeared in dramatic roles including The Burning Bed, a TV movie which was a gripping depiction of domestic violence, which won her an Emmy nomination. Throughout her career she received three Emmy nods.

In an interview with the New York Times in 1986 she revealed that being a sex symbol had been a mixed blessing.

“I don’t think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles. That’s life. Everything has positive and negative consequences.”

Source: Farrah Fawcett Dies of Cancer at 62

The iconic star went public with her cancer battle in a documentary she filmed largely herself, with a video camera. It was later broadcast on NBC, as ‘Farrah’s Story’ ( ‘A Wing and a Prayer’), an intensely intimate chronicle of her fight to overcome cancer, which led her to seek treatments both in the U.S. and in Germany. Ryan O’Neal, and the couple’s son Redmond O’Neal, along with Alana Stewart, and several other friends Farrah Fawcett made appearances in the emotionally gripping documentary.