Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett Farrah Leni Fawcett (; originally spelled Ferrah; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress, model, and artist. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series "Charlie's Angels" (1976–1977). In 1996, she was ranked No. 26 on "TV Guide" "50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time". In 1969, Fawcett began her career when
Edward Fawcett fortunes. Already ill from alcoholism, he died of tuberculosis at age 44 in Teignmouth, Devon. His widow died in London on 14 October 1902. Edward Fawcett Captain Edward Boyd Fawcett (11 October 1839 – 26 September 1884) was a British army officer and English cricketer active from 1859 to 1863. He was the father of explorer Percy Fawcett. Edward was born in India in Poona, British India to Henry Fawcett and Mary Sophia Fawcett. He was educated at Brighton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Fawcett played for the Sussex County Cricket Club. He appeared in 21 first-class matches as a