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Farrah Fawcett stories: 39 news summaries

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 Say Goodbye to a Sad  
 Excuse for a Summer

When even Joe Biden doesn't make us laugh, something's gone wrong

Sep 7, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, and the last day of this exhausting season couldn't come soon enough, writes Joe Queenan in the Wall Street Journal. The weather's been lousy, the movies were mediocre, and Jon and Kate somehow convinced the nation that they mattered. And don't mention... More »

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Ted Kennedy • summer • Labor Day • Michael Jackson • Farrah Fawcett • Mark Sanford • nostalgia • 2009 • Jon and Kate Plus 8

 Ryan Kept Me 
 From Farrah's 
 Deathbed: 
 'Secret Lover' 

'We were blind, crazy in love,' says ex–football player

Aug 30, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of Farrah Fawcett's first loves says he rekindled an 11-year affair with her but was kept from her death bed by Ryan O'Neal. "We were blind, crazy, in love," said former football player Greg Lott. "Farrah was my best friend and my inspiration. I never got... More »

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cancer • Farrah Fawcett • rectal cancer • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • Greg Lott

 Farrah's Son 
 Lands Reality TV Gig 

Ryan got drug-addled son his own show

Aug 27, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Redmond O’Neal, the troubled son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, is going from jail to reality TV, sources tell In Touch. His show, which has yet to be picked up by a network, will follow Redmond’s struggle to get clean, “followed by a trainer... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • drug addiction • celebrity • drug abuse • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal

My Dad Constantly Cheated on Farrah: Griffin O'Neal

Dad is a narcissist, "faithless"

Aug 4, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan O’Neal was habitually unfaithful to Farrah Fawcett, but “she stayed nice all the way to the end,” Griffin O’Neal told CNN yesterday. Ryan’s estranged son discussed his mistrust of his father (“He was flirting with everybody” at the funeral) and Fawcett’s friend... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer • celebrity death • Griffin O'Neal • Alana Stewart

GLOSSIES

 O'Neal: I Hit on My Own 
 Daughter at Farrah's Funeral 

Tatum, sadly, not surprised at this

Aug 3, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan O’Neal held little back in his Vanity Fair interview, including a story illustrating his “hopeless” parenting: At Farrah Fawcett’s funeral, “I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Farrah Fawcett • Tatum O'Neal • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer • celebrity death

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett left the vast bulk of her estate to her troubled 24-year-old son, Redmond, and nothing to Ryan O'Neal, sources have told KTLA-TV. Most of her $6 million estate was left in trust to Redmond in the will, which Fawcett updated in 2007. The fund will be controlled by... More »

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cancer • death • actor • estate • Farrah Fawcett • Charlie's Angels • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer • last will and testament

 O'Neal Remembers 
 Farrah's Final Moments 

Son promised her to be "good"

Jul 21, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his first interview since Farrah Fawcett’s death, Ryan O’Neal remembers her final days and son Redmond’s promise to her “of a good life. Of a life she would have been proud of,” he tells Meredith Vieira this morning on Today. Watching Fawcett’s... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer • celebrity death

 Emmy Nod 
 Would Make 
 Fawcett Proud 

Fawcett got three acting nominations, but documentary nod would have meant the most

Jul 17, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s Emmy nomination came 3 weeks after her death at 62, but it would have made her proud, pal Alana Stewart tells the Los Angeles Times. “This would have meant so much to Farrah,” says Stewart of the outstanding nonfiction special nod for Farrah’s Story,... More »

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cancer • entertainment • celebrity • nomination • Emmy Awards • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer • Farrah's Story • celebrity death • Alana Stewart

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Romo Moves Quickly Post-Jess 

Plus, more celebrity babies—and mug shots

Jul 14, 09 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of her split with Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson was too upset to hold her Barbie-themed birthday party—but “Tony was hanging out until 2am, getting his flirt on,” a source tells the New York Daily News. Spotted at a Hollywood club surrounded by pals and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Tony Romo • Jessica Simpson • Farrah Fawcett • celebrity baby • Molly Ringwald • Mira Sorvino • Jon Gosselin • Hailey Glassman

Era of Celeb Endorsers Is Dying Along With Celebs

Iconic ads are history
as audience splinters

Jul 13, 09 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was a time viewers couldn't turn on the TV without seeing the King of Pop opening a Pepsi or hearing Karl Malden warning everyone not to leave home without an American Express card. But the recent death of mega sellers like Jackson, Malden, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon signals... More »

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Pepsi • celebrity • American Express • Michael Jackson • endorsement • Farrah Fawcett • Ed McMahon • Karl Malden

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Autopsy Rules 
 Out Carradine 
 Suicide 

Plus, drama at Farrah's funeral, and more

Jul 2, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Carradine’s private autopsy was completed yesterday, and the medical examiner officially ruled out suicide due to the way the actor's body was bound, Reuters reports. “The cause of death was asphyxiation, an inability to breathe, now why that happened is still what we're working on,” he... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Sacha Baron Cohen • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Bruno • Kate Gosselin • David Carradine • celebrity death • Joanna Moore • Griffin O'Neal

 Farrah's Funeral: 
 'Goodbye, Sweet Girl' 

'She's the most beautiful angel in heaven'

Jun 30, 09 11:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s family and friends gathered to honor the actress’ memory at her private funeral today in Los Angeles, People reports. Ryan O’Neal and son Redmond were among the 200 or so at the service, while longtime friend Alana Stewart and Fawcett's doctor, Lawrence Piro, delivered eulogies. "... More »

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cancer • Hollywood • Los Angeles • funeral • eulogies • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s cancer sparked a brief but touching reunion for Farrah Fawcett and ex-husband Lee Majors, US Weekly reports. When Fawcett fell ill, Majors took to calling friends to check up on her. “He didn’t feel like he could reach out to her himself—it had... More »

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cancer • entertainment • Farrah Fawcett • Lee Majors • women's issues

 Son to Attend Farrah's Funeral 

Private service set for this afternoon

Jun 30, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Redmond O’Neal was given permission to leave his California detention center for mother Farrah Fawcett’s funeral today. “That’s an absolute yes” for his attendance, his attorney tells People. The ceremony will be held in a downtown Los Angeles cathedral at 4pm, and will be closed to... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • funeral • Farrah Fawcett • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer

OPINION

 With Icons' Deaths, 
 Gen X Grows Up 

Pair of generation's icons pass in a day

Jun 26, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were icons to many, but especially to the impressionable members of Generation X. “These people were on our lunchboxes,” notes one post-boomer. “This is the moment when Generation X realizes they're grown up." “Cynical” and “disaffected,” Gen X... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Generation X • Michael Jackson • icons • Farrah Fawcett

 Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece 

The tale of an iconic image: Rising star styled her own hair

Jun 26, 09 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett's role in Charlie’s Angels made her a TV star, but her 1976 pin-up poster made her an icon. Newsday reveals how the image, which preceded the show by a year, came about. Fawcett, who was supposed to be photographed in a bikini, wore the copper one-piece instead... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • photograph • Farrah Fawcett • women's issues

 Ignore the Internet: 
 Ford, Goldblum Not Dead 

Internet pranksters capitalize on other celebrity deaths with new hoax

Jun 26, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of Farrah Fawcett’s and Michael Jackson’s deaths yesterday, someone got carried away and reported the demise of Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum, too. Turns out those news bulletins were the work of Internet pranksters, reports the New York Daily News. “Reports that Jeff Goldblum... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Harrison Ford • Farrah Fawcett • Jeff Goldblum

APPRECIATION

 Farrah: 
 'America's Ideal of Itself'  


Jun 25, 09 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s time as a superstar may have been short, but she played her entire life—and career—with grace, Richard Corliss writes in Time. And no one can forget her 1970s heyday. “If the big, bulky computers of the day could have programmed America’s ideal of... More »

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entertainment • television • film • Farrah Fawcett • Charlie's Angels • Ryan O'Neal • appreciation • anal cancer • Richard Corliss • poster girl

obituary

 Farrah 
 Fawcett 
 Dead at 62 

'Charlie's Angels' star diagnosed with cancer in 2006

Jun 25, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett died this morning in Los Angeles after the battle with cancer that followed her 2006 diagnosis, Entertainment Tonight reports. The Charlie’s Angels star, 62, was a 1970s fashion idol who began her career in commercials and shot to fame after posing in an iconic portrait wearing a... More »

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cancer • television • theater • film • Farrah Fawcett • Charlie's Angels • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • actress • Lee Majors

 Fawcett 'Close to Death' 

Friends, family gather to say final farewells as star given last rites

Jun 25, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett is in the final stages of her battle with anal cancer and her condition is believed to be deteriorating rapidly, the New York Daily News reports. Her loved ones, including longtime love Ryan O'Neal, have gathered at her bedside in a Los Angeles hospital and a priest has... More »

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hospitalization • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer

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