The actress with the long golden hair and beautiful smile, who was one of the ‘original’ angels on the hit ABC TV show of the 1970’s, “Charlie’s Angels,” can finally get her wings for real. Ms Fawcett succumbed to cancer at the age of 62. The native of Corpus Christi, TX was an accomplished actress on both television and the Big Screen. Farrah was undoubtedly one of the first actresses to portray the abuses of a battered woman [‘wife’] in the riveting movie, “The Burning Bed,” in 1984. This was followed by other such victimization movies as “The Color Purple,” in 1985, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. Julia Roberts played an abused wife in the 1991 thriller, “Sleeping with the Enemy.” Angela Bassett portrayed Superstar performer, the legendary Tina Turner in “What’s Love got to do with it,” in 1993; and Jennifer Lopez starred in the movie “Enough” in 2002.
Besides her failed marriage to actor Lee Majors, she continued in a relationship with actor Ryan O’Neil until the end. Farrah was the epitome of a sexy, pinup girl with the photo of her on that unforgettable poster wearing a red, one-piece bathing suit. Farrah’s surviving cast members include Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, and this trio became an International success. Although “Charlie’s Angels” ran from 1976 to 1981, Farrah wanted out of her contract and became a lightning rod of controversy because of it. After leaving her television role behind her, Farrah went on to do Broadway, cinematic movies and she received an Emmy nomination as well as six Golden Globe nominations. There were of course, rumors that Farrah was feuding with her former co-stars since she had left the show but that has since been repudiated by Kate Jackson. Farrah lived a full life and one which she probably felt was filled with happiness for the most part, and of which she probably had little or no regrets.
Robert Randle
776 Commerce St. #B-11
Tacoma, WA 98402
June 25, 2009
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