Farrah Fawcett was the type of woman, who women wanted to be and men wanted to be with. The actress lived an extraordinary life, one that was almost as beautiful as she was. Tonight at 9p on A&E, Farrah Fawcett Forever takes a look at her life from when she was a child in Texas up until her death from anal cancer in 2009.
Farrah Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi on Feb 02, 1947. She was a beautiful girl with a happy life. When she went to the University of Texas, she was so popular that everyone knew who she was by the end of her freshman year. In fact, even Hollywood came calling for her. She did not return their calls at first because she was enjoying college so much. Eventually, she does. Once she does, her life changes forever.
She starts out doing commercials and bit roles. While doing so she meets Lee Majors, who was one of the biggest television actors at the time. The two of them fall in love and eventually get married. Her nephew talks about that special day and shares pictures from it.
Talking about pictures, her tennis coach reveals how her infamous red bathing suit poster came about. Believe it or not, that was the last shot of the day. She was an international star just because of that poster, but her most famous role was about to happen.
That role was Charlie’s Angels. After the first season, she quit the show. Only to be forced back because she was under contract. Her husband wanted her to be a stay at home wife. However, her acting career was climbing while he was declining. It would be the beginning of the end of their marriage. Little did he know what would happen when he brought Ryan O’Neal over for dinner one night.
The two of them started a love affair that had plenty of ups and downs, but it gave her greatest joy. Her son Redmond. Everything was going so well for them and her career. She was finally being seen as a serious actress and receiving multiple awards for her work.
Then the Northridge earthquake happened and her perfect life was suddenly not so perfect. Her house was split in two during the quake, she split from O’Neal, her son was doing hard drugs, her mom got sick and died, and then she was diagnosed with cancer.
She decided to let every in on her cancer journey by filming what she was going through. She let strangers into her life as she bravely fought for her life. A battle she would eventually lose on June 25, 2009.
Farrah Fawcett Forever includes never before seen photos, old and new interviews with those closest to her including herself and home videos. We will also learn little tidbits like how she got her infamous hairstyle and so much more. If you ever wanted to know about the gorgeous, intelligent woman behind the image, this is the documentary you must watch. Even if you are not a fan, it is nice to see the story of a strong woman in Hollywood who has beauty and brains.
