Thursday 25th June 2009 has seen a sad sad day in the celebrity world.
Firstly, we were to read the news that American actress Farrah Fawcett, has passed away after a three year battle with cancer aged 62 years. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie’s Angels in 1976. Fawcett later appeared off-Broadway to the approval of critics and in highly rated television movies in roles often challenging (The Burning Bed, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, Margaret Bourke-White) and sometimes unsympathetic (Small Sacrifices).
Fawcett was also a pop culture figure whose hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women and whose poster sales broke records, making her an international sex symbol in the 1970s and 1980s. She died of anal cancer on June 25, 2009, at the age of 62.
R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009)
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Then this evening, we heard that Michael Jackson has passed away after suffering from a cardiac arrest, aged 50 years. An American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the “King of Pop” in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums have become some of the world’s best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).
Michael Jackson was a very controversial public figure but he was an incredibly talented musician… his music was/is fantastic and there are many tracks that I grew up listening to. His private life (which was often broadcast in newspapers) had many questionable events, the ‘balcony incident’ and other accusations we are all familiar with, but nobody can take his talent away from him. Nobody will ever know just how much truth there was in the newspaper rumours and accusations over the years and I didn’t like him as a person in his later years but the man was a musical legend.
As everyone knows, there weer many sides to Michael Jackson, both his fantastic musical talent and his controversial lifestyle but I just hope that people can leave the Jackson family to grieve in peace and those who dislike him can have the decency and respect to keep quiet.
R.I.P. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
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I am just so shocked that two celebrities that I have grown up with have passed away on the same day.
It’s a sad, sad day.
