Farrah Fawcett

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My first crush on a star, Farrah was born on February 2, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas as Farrah Leni Fawcett. She was 5' 6.5" [1.69 m] tall. She passed away on June 25, 2009 from cancer.

Don't let any lady around my age (I was born in 1963, you do the math) that they were not influenced by her, they would be lying. Every girl wanted the "Farrah hair" when I was in high school.

I never thought it but she was considered a "blonde bimbo" at the time but throughout the years, she showed them all that you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.

Yeah, I had this poster. Didn't everybody? It's a travesty that you can purchase one for under a dollar.

Factoids:

• 1965: Graduated W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, TX. The class voted her "Best Looking.".
• Was originally a Microbiology major in college until changing her major to Art in her sophomore year.
• Early in career appeared as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965).
• 1966-67: Attended the University of Texas at Austin.
• She has a son, Redmond O'Neal.
• Lived with Ryan O'Neal for 17 years until 1997
• Following the debut of "Charlie's Angels" (1976), the number of baby girls named Farrah increased dramatically in the US. In 1977 it was the 177th most popular name.
• In January of 1998, her boyfriend, writer-director-producer James Orr, was arrested for battery after attacking her for supposedly refusing his marriage proposal.
• One of the original Charlie's Angels. She broke her contract for the last year of "Charlie's Angels" (1976) which resulted in a lawsuit.
• On July 25, 1985, she had a rather strange opening night in "Butterflies Are Free" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, FL. An obese lady in the front row of tables began yelling insults at her and making bird calls during the performance. Later, this unidentified woman raised her dress and flashed the performers, causing co-star Dennis Christopher to take notice, although the character he was playing was a blind man. Nearby, a male patron began vomiting and, then, yet another patron fainted. Incredibly, the reviews for Farrah's performance were positive.
• Was offered the Goldie Hawn role in Foul Play (1978). [would have been just as good or better, ed.]
• In the late 1970s she and her husband Lee Majors formed Fawcett-Majors Productions.
• Despite sometimes bizarre behavior, including an incident on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), that has led to claims she is a drug addict, she says that she never uses drugs. She claims she gets giggly when she is nervous. She went on Letterman unprepared, she said, and her nervousness affected her behavior.
• Was offered a cameo in the film version of Charlie's Angels (2000). Negotiations fell through after Fawcett insisted on being cast as the voice of the new Charlie.
• 2003: Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame (by Dabney Coleman) for her legendary status on screen and off.
• She was actively involved in charity work with the Cancer Society, in addition to her work against domestic violence. During her advocacy for this cause, she had participated in events such as the Humanitarian Awards in Media, anti-domestic violence panel discussions produced by Show Coalition, and has served as a board member of the National Advisory Council for The National Domestic Violence Hot-line, the most effective and leading non-profit organization in America benefiting the victims of domestic violence.
• Best friend was Alana Stewart.
• She died on the same day as Michael Jackson.
• Although she and Ryan O'Neal split in 1997, they got back together in 2001 after he was diagnosed with leukemia. They remained a couple until her death.

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