Private funeral plans announced for Farrah Fawcett in LA

July 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actress Farrah Fawcett has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy award for her role as executive producer of special documentary 'Farrah's Story'. The documentary followed her battle against cancer and was aired shortly before she died last month, reports China Daily.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Farrah Fawcett has been posthumously handed an Emmy nomination for her role as executive producer of her documentary "Farrah's Story". The late actress received the nod for an account of her battle against cancer, aired shortly before she died last month, reports contactmusic.com.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late actress Farrah Fawcett's best friend actress Alana Stewart is planning to publish a memoir she compiled while filming the final stages of the late actress' cancer battle. Stewart, 64, had shot much of the footage for the Farrah's Story documentary, which showed the late actress trying to seek out new treatments in a bid to prolong her life, reports Contactmusic.

July 13th, 2009 Fawcett friend to publish diaryNEW YORK — One of Farrah Fawcett's closest friends, Alana Stewart, is publishing a diary she kept as the actress battled cancer and then died last month. Publisher William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, says "My Journey With Farrah" will be released in August.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ryan O'Neal's son has slammed his estranged father after being denied permission to attend Farrah Fawcett's funeral on June 30. Ryan and his reformed drug-addict son Griffin had strained their relationship following a row that saw Ryan firing a shotgun into the stairwell of the family home.

July 1st, 2009 Farrah Fawcett's life celebrated at LA funeralLOS ANGELES — The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Her longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, 68, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the Roman Catholic cathedral.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - American actor Ryan O'Neal was overcome with grief at the funeral of his beloved partner late actress Farrah Fawcett. O'Neal, 68, was poised to marry Farrah, 62, at her hospital bedside, but was thwarted when she passed away on June 25.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Farrah Fawcett, who died Thursday in a southern California hospital after a three-year battle with cancer, will be laid to rest in Los Angeles Tuesday. Friends and family will gather to bid their final farewells to the Charlie's Angels star, who died at the age of 62, at a private funeral.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Veteran actress Farrah Fawcett, who lost her battle to anal cancer, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, June 30. The former 'Charlie's Angels star' passed away just hours before King of pop Michael Jackson died on Thursday.

June 26th, 2009 ABC, NBC airing Farrah Fawcett specialsNEW YORK — ABC and NBC are airing special tributes to Farrah Fawcett. ABC's "20/20" will air a Barbara Walters Special, "Farrah's Love," Thursday at 10 p.m.

June 25th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - US actress Farrah Fawcett died Thursday in a southern California hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 62. A hospital spokesman said that Fawcett died at 9.28 a.m.

June 22nd, 2009 Ryan O'Neal says he plans to marry Farrah FawcettNEW YORK — Ryan O'Neal says he plans to marry Farrah Fawcett, who is struggling to overcome cancer. The 68-year-old actor says in an interview with Barbara Walters for ABC's "20/20" that he asked his longtime companion to marry him and "she's agreed." O'Neal says they will tie the knot "as soon as she can say yes." Walters' interview with O'Neal airs Friday.

May 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - American actress Farrah Fawcett, who calls herself to be a very private person, says that she would prefer that her battle with cancer was not made public. Fawcett, 62, who yearns for privacy, spoke to Los Angeles Times reporter Charles Ornstein about her terminal condition, and the ordeal of constantly being scrutinised.

May 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Inoperable anal cancer has robbed Farrah Fawcett of her famous hair. Ryan O'Neal, the ailing actress' longtime partner, spoke about the Charlie's Angels star's brave fight to People magazine, where he said that Fawcett is not set for the "last rites" just yet.

May 5th, 2009 NBC airs Farrah Fawcett's cancer journalNEW YORK — NBC News next week will air a two-hour special on Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer. "Farrah's Story" is described as an extremely personal look at how the former "Charlie's Angels" star is coping and being treated.