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Farrah Fawcett, 1947-2009
Gawker: defamer —
Actress, model and international sex symbol Farrah Fawcett has succumbed to a 3 year battle with cancer. She was 62 years-old.
After appearing in commercials and as a guest star on various television shows, Farrah rose to fame after posing in a red bathing suit for a poster that went on to sell millions of copies. Later, as a star of the popular Charlie's Angels, she became a bona fide American star. Fawcett went on to star in many theatrical productions and TV movies, most notably playing a battered wife in The Burning Bed, a role which earned her the first of three Emmy nominations she received. In 1995, at the age of 50, ...
Farrah Fawcett: how Charlie's Angel became the ultimate American pin-up
Television & radio: TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk —
Fresh, wholesome and gorgeous, Farrah Fawcett embodied the look of the 1970s Farrah Fawcett, who died earlier today of intestinal cancer, was the ultimate all-American pin-up of the 1970s. The sadness of her decline and the good-humoured fortitude of her public battle with the illness were all the more poignant because the US – and fans around the ...
RIP - Happens In Threes
Sex In A Submarine —
They say celeb deaths comes in threes, and today's pair close out the set. All three were part of my generation's pop culture. When you're a kid, being old enough to stay up and watch THE TONIGHT SHOW was a rite of passage. You always knew who Johhny and Ed were, but to see them on the show... that meant you were almost an adult. Ed McMahon was a great straight man for Johnny, and his phrases are used by people today (including me). He did a bunch of commercials, and even popped up in some movies that I saw at the drive in... as the evil mob boss. Ed McMahon in SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP ...
