LOS ANGELES - More sad news from the entertainment industry, earlier Thursday, at a hospital in Santa Monica, the death of another Hollywood icon. Actress Farrah Fawcett loses her battle with cancer. She was only 62.

Farah Fawcett was the face of the 1970's, just ask anyone who was a teenager back then. That famous swimsuit poster with her bright white toothy smile was plastered on more bedroom walls than any other in history. A staggering 12-million were sold.

And it wasn't only the boys, the girls adored her too. They all wanted that stylish multi-layered doo. It was called the Farrah Fawcett Haircut.

Fawcett was born February 2, 1947 and attended the University of Texas, where she was an art student. She quickly realized she was better off posing for pictures rather than painting them and headed to Hollywood.

Fawcett started out in commercials and then went into acting. The big break came in 1976 when she starred in the TV series Charlie's Angels. The show and Fawcett skyrocketed to the top. But she only stayed for one season and the show's producers weren't happy.

Fawcett worked hard to prove she was a serious actress. She received critical praise for her role as a battered wife in the 1984 television movie, The Burning Bed. It was the first of three Emmy nominations.

After years of saying no, Fawcett finally posed in the December 1995 issue of Playboy Magazine. She was almost 49 years old. It became the top selling issue of 1990's. She posed again at age 51 and it too, was a top seller.

As for her personal life, Fawcett had a very public marriage to Lee Majors the star of The Six-Million Dollar Man. They were together from 1973 to 1979 and she was known then as Farah Fawcett-Majors.

With her name back, she then became involved with Ryan O'Neal. They had a son, Redmond in 1985. He had his share of troubles, going to jail on drug charges.

In October of 2006, Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer and began undergoing treatment including chemotherapy and surgery. America watched as the disease took its toll on her body. For more than three years Fawcett kept a video diary of her battle. With the
help of her best friend, they turned it into a two-hour network documentary. All the while Ryan O'Neal was by Fawcett's side. He was with her until the end.

Farah Fawcett, one of the original Charlie's Angels who could escape just about every predicament on television, couldn't escape cancer in real life.