Gotham Journal

After a long battle with cancer, actress Farrah Fawcett has passed away at the age of 62.

Fawcett’s partner, Ryan O’Neal, and her good friend Alana Stewart were both by her side at St. John’s Health Center in Los Angeles when Farrah passed away.

O’Neal released a statement saying “After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away. 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.”

Alana Stewart spoke to Entertainment Tonight while leaving the hospital and said “I just lost my best friend. Her death was very peaceful.”

Farrah Fawcett is survived by her 24-year-old son Redmond, whose fater is actor Ryan O’Neal.

Ryan O’Neal makes his feature-film debut as hot-headed drifter Jack Ryan, a hard-luck GI smitten with a thrill-seeking party girl (Leigh Taylor-Young) who approaches him to help her rob the home of her boss/lover, an unscrupulous California farm owner.

Seduced into a spree of petty-crimes for kicks she calls “bounces”, Ryan reluctantly agrees to help with the big “bounce”, but becomes highly distrustful of his partner in crime, suspecting she may double-cross him to keep all the money for herself.