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Farrah Fawcett didn’t just belong to the 1970s — she defined them. Long before celebrity culture became a nonstop headline machine, she was the face taped to bedroom walls across America, the golden-haired star who made glamour look wholesome and effortless. On Charlie’s Angels, she radiated a kind of sunny confidence that felt both aspirational and approachable. So when illness later shadowed her life, the contrast was heartbreaking. Yet even then, she met it with wit and visible courage.