Actress Farrah Fawcett, whose layered blonde mane and ubiquitous swimsuit poster transformed the once-unknown "Charlie's Angels" star into a '70s icon, died Thursday. She was 62.
Fawcett - who waged a three-year battle against anal cancer - died shortly before 9:30 a.m. in a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital, said her spokesman, Paul Bloch.
The Texas-born actress chronicled her valiant fight for survival in a two-hour documentary. Her longtime love, actor Ryan O'Neal, was at her bedside with Fawcett's 91-year-old father, friend Alana Stewart, hairdresser Mela Murphy and doctor Lawrence Piro when the sex symbol passed away.
"After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away," O'Neal said in a statement.
"Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."
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