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February 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009
Farrah Fawcett was a pretty girl with great hair, whose spectacular golden moment came in 1976, with the debut of the megahit "Charlie's Angels" and the simultaneous release of the most popular pinup poster ever. And thus was born the biggest sex symbol of the 1970s.
Fawcett, who died after a long, public and courageous battle with cancer, was 62.
It wasn't really that Fawcett had that "approachable" kind of beauty -- her genetic gifts were breathtakingly unique -- yet her persona was all girl-next-door, gorgeousness with a wink right at the camera. Men wanted to be with her, and women just wanted to have that hair. That she was loved and admired by both sexes is testament to Fawcett's underlying earthiness and deft gifts as an actress, as well as her ability to work seamlessly with an ensemble, if "Charlie's Angels" can be considered a typical "ensemble."
The Texas-born beauty had gained popularity in TV shampoo commercials in the '70s and was wed to popular actor Lee Majors, the "Six Million Dollar Man." Then, in 1976, she was cast as Jill Munroe, one of the three original "Charlie's Angels."
