THE FOLLOWING IN AN UPDATED ENCORE TIM MOORE BLOG:
Tomorrow will mark the second anniversary of the death of an American cultural icon.
Actress Farrah Fawcett, died of cancer in 2009 at the age of 62. From her starring role in the 70’s TV show “Charlie’s Angels”-to her redemption as a serious actress in “The Burning Bed”—to her very public look at coping with cancer-a show that was broadcast nationwide.
She was America’s darling, our sweetheart, the object of fantasy—and probably none of that from her own perspective. Living in the bubble of show business and the manufactured images that are portrayed, reality must be a different animal than the public persona.
It doesn’t matter in the end.
At the end, she carried herself with dignity and bore her burden for all to see, in the hopes that it would give courage to others. For that-and the joy she brought to millions—she will be missed.
Below is a clip of Farrah 40 YEARS AGO, as a contestant on The Dating Game!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ncNIVHJLo0
No one will ever rank Farrah Fawcett as one of our great actresses, but there is a lesson to be learned when we cubbyhole someone—and then the truth reveals a different reality. Because she was beautiful, it was assumed that she was either an imbecile or at the very least, not an actress to be reckoned with.
Most people were therefore—wrong.
Farrah Fawcett showed her deeper talent in her later years, after the young-girl looks receded to the point where age alone would deny her the roles for which she had previously been a shoo-in.
In many ways, she led a charmed life—beauty, fame and fortune. So what if all of it failed to dispel the image of a dumb blond—at least until her later years.
From someone who had “that poster” on his wall, even I came around to respect her for her talent—and especially the courage she displayed at the end.
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