Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer at 62
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Topic: Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer at 62
Posted By: E-Dub
Subject: Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer at 62
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:12
 (CNN) — Farrah Fawcett, the blonde-maned actress whose best-selling poster and “Charlie’s Angels” stardom made her one of the most famous faces in the world, has died. She was 62. Fawcett’s death was confirmed by Paul Bloch, one of her representatives at Rogers and Cowan, an entertainment public relations firm. Fawcett, who checked into a Los Angeles, California, hospital in early April, had been battling anal cancer on and off for three years. Ryan O’Neal, Fawcett’s romantic partner since the mid-1980s, recently told People magazine that the sex symbol was fading. “She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended,” he said in a story posted May 7. ================================================================================ Extremely sad news. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:19
I used to have that picture of her on a t-shirt. 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:20
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My dad used to have that poster in his workshop in his basement. ------------- 
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:37
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I had that poster in my bedroom.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:43
I think Micky used to have it too... Poor Farrah, it was way too young to go .
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 13:54
Not only was she a popular subject for boy's posters and shirts, she should also be remembered for spawning the "Farrah-Do". 
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 14:16
| A very sad day indeed. Cancer has taken another life. R.I.P |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 15:22
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I was glad to see back in the 80s that she was able to shed the "dumb blonde" stereotype she was carying. When she did The Burning Bed, she insisted on no makeup at all much to the producer's chagrin.
Yes, it's a sad day even though we all saw it coming. All this research over the decades and still can't lick cancer. It's unbelievable something this destructive and you can't fully combat it. I've lost too many friends and family to it and it just makes me sick. 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 15:36
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One of my brothers had that poster in his bedroom. Cancer takes another life. It's affected so many of my loved ones. Very sad. Anyway, I'll always remember her fondly in this: And for her larger role in Saturn 3: Someone came out with a tribute collage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UpQCDOY2M - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0UpQCDOY2M ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:31
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In pace, requiescat, Farrah Fawcett.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:35
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I find I don't really care about this one. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:40
Strange, I don't really care about the other one. 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:42
^^Hey thats OK. DEpends how you value a person personally. If Farah Fawcett has done more for you, then good for you. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:45
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Neither have done anything for me. I just believe she was probably a better person. Anyhow... I'm not going to post in this thread again. -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:48
| Why the hell don't you keep out of these threads, if you don't care? Personally, the death of people who still had a few years ahead of them makes me sad. Perhaps I'm an idiot, but that's the way it is. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:50
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Sorry Raff, I thought the Forum was open to all? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:52
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Raff, I do care. Snowie also made an unnecessary remark though, in my opinion. Maybe I shouldn't have responded like I did but I felt a little annoyed that her loss is not getting as much coverage. Both deserve to be mourned, even if neither personally touched me all that much. -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 18:55
I don't care actually. Not truly. But platitudes are very easy. If she was the mega star that Jackson was, I'm sure she would get the same coverage. I don't agree both "deserve" to be mourned. I am not mourning either of them. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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James wrote:Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 19:35
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Indeed very sad, she was a beautiful woman and a symbol of an era, but overall and for what I read, a strong, brave and courageous woman who fought against everything.
Rest in Peace
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 19:57
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I am a bit too old to have had that iconic Farrah poster on the wall (and I preferred Jaclyn Smith to Farrah, as far as the Angels went). Sad to see her go.
As to "mourning", I do not mourn the loss as I did not know the woman. I'll leave the mourning to her family and friends. However, I don't think it's inappropriate to acknowledge the passing of someone who was, for at least some of us, pretty much part of the sites and scenes of our lives for several years. Believe me, that poster was everywhere.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 20:15
RIP Farrah - yet another untimely death on this day  ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 01:24
I wasn't planning to post here ... but I saw that the thread already had two pages and figured that probably already arguments were going on about whether the thread was appropriate or not, or whether it was getting enough attention etc.. I agree with you ... people should keep away if they simply don't have anything meaningful to say. Having said that, let me say something: RIP. ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Neil
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 01:58
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I'll always remember her from the Canonball Run film and of course Charlie's Angels. She always seemed to be a nice person when interviewed or reported on. ------------- When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 02:07
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I too had that iconic poster on my wall as a youngster - almost seems as if part of my teenage years has gone.
RIP ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 02:52
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RIP - Farrah Fawcett. A beautiful woman and thanks for those 70's memories.... ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 04:18
Its "her" thread is it? Oh well. If people are offended by my posts here....I almost said sorry there.....but why lie? EDIT On reflection, even though I believe my views are valid, I shouldn't have posted in this thread. Its obvious any negative view in a thread like this is not accepted.(Although what I wrote wasn't actually negative). I didn't dislike or hate her. Just thought she was unremarkable. Now carry on..........
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 06:43
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Is it really too much to ask to keep it respectful? E -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 07:15
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Respect? An interesting concept! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:00
I guess it is too much to ask then. E -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:07
I already said I regretted my initial post. What more can I say? Sorry? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:11
Never cared much about Charlie's Angels, but the Cannonball Run is a classic. Ironically/Tragically it also features Dom DeLuise ... ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:12
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^^Who said I was only addressing you? E -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:14
Oh! OK.......sorry. Its just I've been generally attacked today. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 08:17
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^^The post was a blanket statement for the thread altogether. That meant for past, present and future posts and wasn't directed at one person. It's all good. E -------------
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 11:55
| I feel sorry for her; anal cancer seems like a painful and humiliating way to go. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 14:45
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Whatever you think of her as a sex symbol or actress I ,for one, admired her courage to do do some really non-sexy projects like The Burning Bed. I also admire her fight with her killer in that she never let it get the best of her. She made a couple of embarrassing appearances, most notably William Shatner's roast, it turned out she was going through treatment. She never complained or tried to avoid the issues. I think she was a great role model for the way she handled this. I am really just kind of upset that MJ died the same day because more people needed to hear about her story more than the Elvisation of MJ. ------------- 
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: June 26 2009 at 14:57
| So sad that she is gone. She was the beauty of the 70's. Hard to believe she was 62. |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: June 28 2009 at 03:05
She was not really my type, but I remember her iconic poster used to be sold wherever TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS, CLOSE TO THE EDGE or Led Zep posters were sold, back in 1975-1976. Does that make her prog-related? |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 08:02
That's me back around January 1978: ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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