A Tribute To Farrah Fawcett and Her Life 1947-2009 Died June 25t,2009 at Age 62

Farrah Fawcett 1947-2009
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Redmond O'Neal will be temporarily freed from jail to attend the funeral of his mother, actress Farrah Fawcett, on Tuesday, officials said.
Actress Farrah Fawcett, known for her blonde mane and gleaming smile, died Thursday at age 62.

Farrah Fawcett's 1976 poster
Fawcett moved on after just one season. By then, she was already a phenomenon, having donned a one-piece red bathing suit and a perfect smile for her legendary pin-up poster, which sold a still-record 12 million copies. "I became famous almost before I had a craft," Fawcett told The New York Times in 1986, four years after her divorce from Majors. (By then, she was already involved with Ryan O'Neal.) "I didn't study drama at school. I was an art major. Suddenly, when I was doing Charlie's Angels, I was getting all this fan mail, and I didn't really know why. I don't think anybody else did, either."
Bumpy Film Career
Though she left TV for what was assumed to be greener pastures – feature films – Fawcett's initial three big-screen vehicles all crash-landed. Her first, 1978's Somebody Killed Her Husband, was lampooned in MAD magazine under the title, Somebody Killed Her Career. It took some serious dramatic TV roles, including that of a battered wife in 1984's The Burning Bed (which earned her an Emmy nomination), as well as starring in small-screen biopics about pioneering photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White and ill-fated Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, for Fawcett to bounce back. "What would you do if someone said to you, 'You're so popular right now that you can be on the cover of every magazine, but if you do that, you might get overexposed and a backlash will develop'?" Fawcett told The Times after she had emerged from one of the valleys of her career. Still, she said of fighting for survival in Hollywood, "That's life. Everything has positive and negative consequences."

-- The following is roundup of reactions to the death of actress Farrah Fawcett, as compiled by Fawcett died Thursday, after battling cancer.
"" Ryan O'Neal said family and friends "take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah."
She was 62.
• Ryan O'Neal, Fawcett's longtime companion: "After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away. Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."
• Alana Stewart, her longtime friend: "There are no words to express the deep sense of loss that I feel. For 30 years Farrah was much more than a friend, she was my sister, and although I will miss her terribly I know in my heart that she will always be there as that angel on the shoulder of everyone who loved her.
• Jaclyn Smith, who co-starred with Fawcett in the TV series "Charlie's Angels": "Farrah had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels."
• Cheryl Ladd, who became the third "Angel" in the series after Fawcett left after the first season: "I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arm
• Craig J. Nevius, the executive producer and director of "Farrah's Story" and "Chasing Farrah": "Farrah was and is the true definition of an 'icon.' She was of her time but transcended her time. As unique as her name, Farrah was a completely original combination of poster girl, serious actress, tabloid celebrity, role model, talk show personality and social advocate: her career spanned more than four decades and personified the tremendous power and influence of entertainment on our culture.
"Not many stars can be credited with inspiring both a hair style and changes in legislation (surrounding domestic violence and more recently patient privacy). And she did it without posturing or campaigning but by simply choosing her own path and making her own rules. Farrah remained relevant to the very end. She will be remembered as the modern Mona Lisa and so much more."
• Robert Duvall, who directed and starred in "The Apostle" with Fawcett: "Farrah had an outstanding talent, better than most feature-film actresses that I've seen. She was great to work with and will be missed."
• George Hamilton: "She was the strongest woman I ever met who fought this battle for three years to the end. She never felt sorry for herself, and was the sweetest and kindest lady. I will miss her. "
• Tori Spelling: "Farrah was an inspiration to all and had the most amazing spirit. She was one of the kindest, sweetest, and funniest women of I've had the privilege of knowing and I'm proud to have called her a friend. Her smile will be greatly missed. My thoughts are with her family."
• Chevy Chase, who appeared with Fawcett in the 1995 movie "Man of the House": "Farrah was more than a beautiful star. She shared the most intimate part of living with the world even as she approached the end of her own life.
"Graceful in life and graceful as she neared the end, I found working with her to be one of the nicest experiences I've ever had in film."
• Jackie Collins: "Farrah Fawcett was a beautiful, talented and thoughtful friend. When she starred in my movie 'Hollywood Wives - The New Generation,' she was the consummate professional, sometimes working until 2 a.m. She was a shining light in Hollywood, and she will be missed by all who knew her."
　
• Elizabeth "Terry" T.H. Fontham, American Cancer Society national volunteer president: "We are saddened at the news of the passing of Farrah Fawcett. Ms. Fawcett served as the American Cancer Society's chairperson for Women Against Cancer in the early 1980s, appearing in a public service announcement where she encouraged viewers to avoid smoking and get regular cancer checkups. Her public battle against cancer these past few years is a reminder of the work still to be done, and of the toll cancer still takes. Her support of those efforts, and her unique approach to life, will be missed."
• Marie Osmond: "Farrah debuted on the original 'Donny and Marie' show with Lee Majors from 'The Six Million Dollar Man.' Standing next to this stunningly gorgeous woman as a teenager, there was no doubt in my mind that she was going to be a 600-million-dollar star. Many people have since asked me: Was Farrah as beautiful in person? The answer is yes. And the courageous way she handled the trials in her life proves she was not only beautiful outside but inside as well.

LOS ANGELES, California -- Redmond O'Neal will be temporarily freed from jail to attend the funeral of his mother, actress Farrah Fawcett, on Tuesday, officials said.
Actress Farrah Fawcett, known for her blonde mane and gleaming smile, died Thursday at age 62.

Farrah Has Her Funeral Today

I wanted to post this for a long time and hoped Farrah would live longer than she did so she would come to knowing me personally. In fact I hoped someday she would read my letters that I wrote to her on the internet and hand written to her before she died on June 25,2009. I can only hope that she read my letters and she came to knowing that someone esle on earth loved her very much and that about me it was personal with her and not being a fan of her celeberty status. I fell very much in love with Farrah in 20's age at the time and I wanted to meet Farrah and even still this year I wanted her to get to know me and share a mutual life story with each other in person. I have stayed silent about my feelings for Farrah Fawcett for almost twenty years now. I want to write this tribute to the one and only women on earth I really loved and wanted to marry and have children with. Through out my life other women were allways jealous of some mystery blonde haired women and only my ex-wife got to know the truth which sent her over the edge and she tried to kill herself over it. I have stayed silent about my love for Farrah except for my hand written and internet letters to her personally as I thought it best to do this for Farrah's well being. I have known that Farrah had many people that she was close to and cared about but that she never got to know a real marriage partner in another state in person really hurts me. I tell myself that maybe she got to read my leters and know me in person she would have maybe loved me over time and made arrangements to start a relationship with me. Farrah I wish you could read this and would still be living so we could share a life story and journey together. Farrah my darling I wish allso you would have chosen marraige with me instead of those you did do. We could have had a great life together and now that your gone I don't know how to live without ever being able to see you and have a realationship with you. This is a awefull last few days for me that you my dearest Farrah have died on me and one that kills my heart and all that is good. For me Farrah I held you dearest to me and loved you as a real good women of faith,caring,caracter and being the best women on earth to become married to and raise a family with and have a great fun filled life with. I hurt greatly over your death my sweatheart Farrah and want so much for your family to know how much you have and still do mean greatly to one man on this planet earth. I sit here and grieve for you in sadness and misery that you are gone and you will never get to know me in person. I want to thank Allen Miller and Alana Stewart and Redmond Fawcett her son and Greg Lott for the caring that they showed the most important love of my life and anyone else who I did not list here. I hope that my dearest Farrah's family including Redmond in California and DAD etc. in Texas to know that I miss her and will allways love her and that I send my condolences to them on this day of her funeral June 30,2009. I know that I belong going to her funeral today at the church service and cemetary to say goodbye to her and but I was never invited
unfortunately and that also hurts. I will one day in the future kneel down at her grave site and place a wreath of roses on her and I will come to see her as much as I can from here on. I will be placing letters and wreaths and flowers and speaking to her at her grave this I am going to do for the one women who I love very much and will continue to honor her for the rest of my life.. Even after no one else goes to see her where she is at the cemetary and she is forgotten in death sadly. I will see to it she is cared for, she will never be forgotten by me as I will continue to see her and care for her and her grave. God Bless you Farrah and I Love You Sweetie Forever.. This is my feeling in the open now and I wish she (Farrah) could read this today living instead of a funeral for my one true love Farrah Fawcett.. Rest In the Peace Of God and Heaven My One True Love..
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I prayed for you everday for you to get well Farrah and I want everyone to know this.
This is a horrible day for Farrah and for me and her family. Please make donations to make her grave and legacy a National Shrine and for the perpetual care of her. Please also give donations in her name to the American Cancer Society and all other charities she supported I ask of this to be done for Farrah and by the me the man who loves her. Thank You...

Note: I am going to try to make her and her legacy and her grave a National Shrine and I am going to try to get worldwide support for this I hope this can be done as I feel this is the right thing to do for the women I love. I will try the rest of my life to accomplish this for Farrah because she deserves this to happen to her. I promise Farrah Darling you are not going to be forgotten at all my love.