"Good morning angels", "Good morning Charlie": with these lines began each episode of the cult TV series "Charlie's Angels", which aired in the United States from 1976 to 1981. The main protagonist who remained in everyone's heart was undoubtedly Farrah Fawcett.
SUCCESS WITH CHARLIE'S ANGELS
Farrah Fawcett was cast as Jill Munroe thanks to her portrayal of Holly in Michael Anderson's "Logan's Escape." Although she only appeared in the series for one season, her character became iconic and caused a sensation in 1977 when her decision to leave at the height of success (pushed by her then husband, Lee Majors). Series producer Aaron Spelling sued her and for years Farrah had a hard time working. In 1977, interviewed by the newspaper TV Guide, declared:
"When Charlie's Angels it began to have a first success I thought it was thanks to our skill but, when it had such international success, I realized that this was due to the fact that none of us wore a bra "
THE LITE WITH AARON SPELLING
The decision was not accepted by Aaron Spelling, who filed a thirteen million dollar lawsuit against her (a very high amount at the time) and exerted his influence on competing TV studios to not offer the actress a job, under penalty of their involvement in the film. cause. The actress suffered an unfair ostracism. The dispute was resolved with an out-of-court settlement: Fawcett paid a heavy penalty and undertook to participate in some episodes of the third and fourth series as guest star. Cheryl Ladd replaced her on the show as Kris Munroe, Jill's younger sister. Then, in 1986, thanks to the film «Beyond All Limits» he obtained a Golden Globe nomination and his television career restarted. Fawcett had no shortage of film experiences: in 1997 he joined Robert Duvall in "The Apostle" and in 2000 he starred in "Doctor T and Women". Subsequently his activity suffered a sudden setback.
THE LOST BATTLE AGAINST CANCER
In 2006 she was diagnosed with colon cancer and retired from the scene. In 2009 he decided to cover his illness in an Emmy Award nominated documentary among the best programs of the year, which aired a month before his death.
After her marriage (1973-1982) to Lee Majors, from 1982 until her death, Fawcett was the partner of actor Ryan O'Neal, with whom she also had a son, Redmond O'Neal, born in 1985.
On June 22, 2009 the Los Angeles Times reported the news of the wedding between O'Neal and Fawcett, who was now dying. However, the two did not have time to get married due to the worsening conditions of the actress, who died three days later, on June 25, at the Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, the same day that Michael Jackson also died, a circumstance, this (given the notoriety of the rock star and the tragic event that caused his death), which meant that the news of the actress's death went almost unnoticed
Article Farrah Fawcett: the success of Charlie's Angels, the lawsuit against Aaron Spelling and the battle lost with cancer in 2009 From We of the 80-90s.
