I was very saddened to learn of the death of Farah Fawcett at the age of 62 yesterday. Over the past couple of years I had been following her courageous battle with cancer, and greatly admired her bravery in coming forward to bring awareness to the rare anal cancer that she suffered from.

Her later years, and her devastating illness is not how I will remember Farah though. As a child of the 70's I will always remember her for being one of Charlie's Angels, a tv show that we all watched. I had all three Charlie's Angels Barbie dolls, and I collected their trading cards....all lost except from memories of childhood.

I will always remember her iconic poster that every boy I knew had, and some of us girls too.

I will remember Farah for her dazzling smile, and of course for changing the way an entire generation of women styled their hair.

"Born Feb. 2, 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas, she was named Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett by her mother, who said she added the Farrah because it sounded good with Fawcett. She was less than a month old when she underwent surgery to remove a digestive tract tumor with which she was born.

After attending Roman Catholic grade school and W.B. Ray High School, Fawcett enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. Fellow students voted her one of the 10 most beautiful people on the campus and her photos were eventually spotted by movie publicist David Mirisch, who suggested she pursue a film career. After overcoming her parents' objections, she agreed."

The rest as they say is history.

R.I.P Farah.....it feels like a part of my own youth has died with you.

Sources and Image Credits: Zimbio