Farrah Fawcett was a popular actress who was best known for her role as Jill Monroe in the TV series “Charlie’s Angels”. Farrah was a beauty in her day and had been in and out of relationships. She was born on February 2, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas as Ferrah Leni Fawcett. Actress, model and artist, Farrah is the second daughter of Pauline Alice Fawcett, a housewife and James William Fawcett, an oilfield contractor.
She began her education at the parish school of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Corpus Christi, attended by her and her parents, and later John J Pershing Middle School in Houston, Texas. Fawcett went further to WB Ray High School in Corpus Christi, where she was voted the most beautiful student by her classmates in freshman, sophomore, senior and senior high school.
Farrah Fawcett rose to fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster which became the best-selling pin-up girl poster in history selling 12 million copies. She began her acting career by appearing in films like Logan’s Run, Sunburn, and Saturn. She has been nominated four times for the Emmy Awards and five times for the Golden Globes.
The multi-talented lady played the role of Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series. Charlie’s Angels and has appeared in other TV series like Harry O, the Six Million Dollar Man and so many others and has also appeared in commercials, shows and guest roles on TV.
Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, she began taking treatments for chemotherapy and surgery. After surgery, she was recovering, but in May 2007 she experienced a recurrence of the disease and this time was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She died in 2009, aged 62, of anal cancer at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. A private funeral was held in Los Angeles on June 30, 2009, and she was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
Farrah Fawcett – Dating History, Who Has Dated?
Farrah Fawcett was a beauty and had a lot of male admirers around her. She was in and out of relationships and had quite an interesting dating history. Let’s see who she dated.
Lee Majors
Fawcett dated the Lee Majors in the late 1960s. They married in 1973, then separated in 1979. They had no children during their relationship.
Ryan O’Neal
Farrah Fawcett was romantically involved with actor Ryan O’Neal. They dated for a number of years (15) and later broke up. Their relationship produced a son named Redmond James Fawcett O’Neal, born in 1985. Ryan and Farrah had been in and out of their relationship after their breakup.
On June 22, 2009, it was reported in the Los Angeles Times and Reuters, actors Ryan O’Neal and Fawcett had agreed to marry as soon as she was strong enough for her illness, but unfortunately Farrah passed away before they can plan a wedding.
James Orr
Canadian filmmaker James Orr was in a relationship with Farrah Fawcett. He was the writer and producer of Man of the House in which Fawcett starred alongside Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. James Orr allegedly beat Fawcett during their relationship, which allegedly led to their breakup. Orr was arrested, charged and later convicted of beating Fawcett in 1998.
Steve Bing
In 1997, Farrah and Steve Bing, a real estate mogul, were reportedly dating. According to reports, Bing was about to buy Farrah Fawcett a mansion and ask her to marry him.
Arpad Busson
Arpad Busson and Farrah dated for a short time from July to August 1982.
Mark Burg
Mark Burg was Farrah’s agent and it was rumored that Farrah dated her agent from 1999 to 2000.
Jeff Bridges
It was also said that Farrah and Jeff Bridges had an affair in 1977 while making the movie “Someone Killed Her Husband”.
Other business
Farrah Fawcett was believed to be in a relationship with professional tennis player, Martin Barba in 1998 and Ron Duguay. She was also in a relationship with Mick Jagger, a musician, actor and one of the founding members of Rolling Stones.