Angel Of Anal Cancer

The masturbatory pin-up of the 70's is now with the angels she shared the namesake with, though this role will be for more than one season.

Pop icon and sex symbol Farrah Fawcett died shortly before 9:30 a.m. this morning at a Santa Monica hospital. Ryan O'Neal, her longtime companion who had reunited with Fawcett as she fought anal cancer, was at her side, along with close friend Alana Stewart.

"After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away," O'Neal said. "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."

She burst on the scene in 1976 as one-third of the crime-fighting trio in TV's "Charlie's Angels." A poster of her in a clingy, nipply swimsuit sold in the millions. Her full, layered hairstyle became all the rage, with girls and women across America adopting the look, and her image was used to sell everything from t-shirts to lunch boxes, shampoo, wigs and even a novelty plumbing device called Farrah's faucet.

She had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Her struggle with painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks was recorded in the television documentary "Farrah's Story." Fawcett sought cures in Germany as well as the United States, battling the disease even as her body weakened. NBC estimated the May 15 broadcast drew nearly 9 million viewers.

Rather than list her credits since then (I'm not IMDB), here's a bunch of photos, which are far more interesting, and a proper tribute to a piece of ass.