Farrah’s Gone
ORIGINAL ANGEL: Yeah, even I had the poster. She may be the epitome in my generation’s vision of timeless beauty. I took her seriously because she commanded attention through her looks somehow as the quintessential California blonde bombshell, femme fatale - even in our age of post-feminism (whatever that is). In the day she was known as FFM and married to the Six Million Dollar Man. Her visage was indelible in the days of yore until she suddenly dropped out of the big picture almost entirely. That was until her ferocious stint as Fancine Hughes in the completely horrifying Burning Bed, remember? Who can forget the iconic feathered mane! Well, over and above, as far as I am concerned besides for having the most awesome name in show business, Farrah Fawcett also had a bit role in one of the best retro cult flicks of all time, Logan’s Run which was released in the spirit of ‘76 (the NY Times obit oddly left this fact on their cutting room floor). On some level you might say Aaron Spelling did for Fawcett what Andy Warhol did for Marilyn Monroe, encapsulate a sense of deer-in-the-headlights sex symbolism. Her collectable (and fluoro-carbon enriched) Faberge hairspray aside, condolences to the love of her life, Mr. Ryan O’Neal, her family and many fans.
Tags: Charlie's Angels, Farrah Fawcett, Logan's Run, The Burning Bed