“A private funeral was held Tuesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died June 25 after a long battle with cancer. Her longtime partner Ryan O’Neal and best friend Alana Stewart both wore black as they arrived at the Roman Catholic cathedral around 4 p.m. PST for the private service.” Link
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“The man of a 1,000 faces and voices Fred Travalena died Sunday of a recurrence of an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to a release from his publicist. He was 66 years old.” Link
“‘Extra’ has learned that Fawcett is now in the intensive care unit at the hospital, joined by longtime love Ryan O’Neal. Mela Murphy, Fawcett’s friend and hairdresser of 18 years who has described her as ‘fearless,’ is at Farrah’s bedside, along with Alana Stewart.” Link
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