Farrah Fawcett II
Farrah Fawcett Tribute: Part I
For a while, she had better luck on the small screen. Among her generally acclaimed performances in made-for-TV movies were those in The Burning Bed (1984, right), as a battered wife who sets her sleeping husband on fire (hence the title); Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story (1986), opposite Tom Conti; Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), as the unhappy millionairess; Margaret Bourke-White, in which she plays the renowned Life photographer; and Small Sacrifices (1989), incarnating a real-life murdering mom.
My obsession with all things Farrah diminished as I became an adult (and developed other obsessions). In the 1990s, I only saw her on screen once: as the wife of [...]
by Andre Soares | June 25, 2009
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Tags: Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, The Apostle, The Burning Bed
Farrah Fawcett Tribute
Unlike Michael Jackson’s sudden death, Farrah Fawcett’s didn’t come as a surprise. For quite some time, Fawcett had been suffering from a rare form of cancer that had recently spread to her liver. The former television star and sex symbol (born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb. 2, 1947) was 62.
But expected or no, Fawcett’s death truly saddened me. Once upon a time, I sat through those ridiculous Charlie’s Angels episodes mainly because of her — though, admittedly, I also liked both Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson. Once Cheryl Ladd replaced Fawcett, who by then had become too big for the small screen, the show — at least as far as I was concerned — lost [...]
by Andre Soares | June 25, 2009
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Tags: Charlie's Angels, Extremities, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, Lee Majors
Farrah Fawcett Interviewed
In the Los Angeles Times and at ProPublica, Charles Ornstein’s excellent article "Farrah Fawcett: ‘Under a microscope’ and holding onto hope" describes Farrah Fawcett’s fight not only against cancer, but also against tabloid journalists and the UCLA medical establishment. The Times piece also includes snippets from the videotaped interview.
Here’s a brief quote:
"In a three-hour conversation with The Times in August — her only media interview after being diagnosed with anal cancer in September 2006 — Fawcett denounced the National Enquirer for publishing leaked details about her illness, including some that she said were false. And she criticized UCLA Medical Center for failing to protect her medical records from snooping employees.
"The [...]
by Andre Soares | May 11, 2009
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Tags: Charles Ornstein, Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett, Farrah's Story, ProPublica
