ACTRESS FAMOUS FOR BEAUTY, BIG HAIR LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER

After a long and very public battle with cancer, actress Farrah Fawcett has died at the age of 62 in a Santa Monica hospital.

Known for her big hair and drop-dead gorgeous looks, Fawcett became the desire of men everywhere after her brief stint on the 1970s hit series Charlie’s Angels. That and an infamous poster that sold 12 million copies.

In September 2006, Fawcett learned she had anal cancer. The devastating news led to a reconciliation with her on-and-off boyfriend, Ryan O’Neal, 68, the father of their troubled son Redmond, 24. O’Neal was by her side as Fawcett went through chemotherapy and radiation treatments and the actress was declared cancer-free in February 2007. But later that spring, she learned the cancer had returned. After growing weary of ineffective treatments in the USA, Fawcett fled to Germany in September 2007 for alternative cancer therapies.

Her friend, Craig Nevius, told People that Fawcett was “discouraged by the treatments she got here. The fact that it recurred after all that she went through was heartbreaking.” [USA Today]

It is always sad to hear that someone has passed, but to see an icon like Fawcett cut down at the relatively young age of 62 is heartbreaking.

Like fellow celebrity Ed McMahon, who also died this week, she will certainly be missed.

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