The End of an Era

by: THRILL


"They die in three's", so I've heard. Recently, three famous celebrities have past on.

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, dies at age 50.
The beautiful Farrah Fawcett, dies at age 62.
The talented Ed McMahon, dies at 86.


Ed McMahon, famous for the line "Here's Johnny" on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where to two went hand in hand several times for 30 years.

Farrah Fawcett, the 1970s sex symbol, famous for her gorgeous teeth, Texas hair, and unfettered sensuality, died Thursday morning due to cancer.

She died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, nearly three years after being diagnosed with anal cancer.

Fawcett became a sensation in 1976 as one-third of the crime-fighting trio in "Charlie's Angels." A poster of her in a clingy, red swimsuit sold in the millions and her full, layered hairstyle became all the rage, with girls and women across America mimicking the look.

Born Feb. 2, 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas, [HOLLA!], she was named Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett by her mother, who said she added the Farrah because it sounded good with Fawcett. As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, [Hook 'em Horns!], she was voted one of the 10 most beautiful people on the campus and her photos were eventually spotted by movie publicist David Mirisch, who suggested she pursue a film career.

She was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. According to the American Cancer Society Web site, an estimated 5,290 Americans, most of them adults over 35, will be diagnosed with that type of cancer this year, and there will be 710 deaths.

Her face helped sell T-shirts, lunch boxes, shampoo, wigs and even a novelty plumbing device called Farrah's faucet. Her flowing blond hair, pearly white smile and trim, shapely body made her a favorite with male viewers in particular.

In 1995, at age 50, Fawcett stirred controversy posing partly nude for Playboy magazine. The following year, she starred in a Playboy video, "All of Me," in which she was equally unclothed while she sculpted and painted.

In September 2006, Fawcett, who at 59 still maintained a strict regimen of tennis and paddleball, began to feel strangely exhausted. She underwent two weeks of tests that revealed the cancer.

In "Farrah's Story," she said, "I do not want to die of this disease. So I say to God, `It is seriously time for a miracle.'"

She was a hottie that will be forever missed.

and

Michael Jackson, the king of pop, gone. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center.

Jackson died in a Los Angeles hospital.