# Farrah Fawcett has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957 "2009-03-03T01:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/1 "2009-03-03T01:24:29Z")
According to her Wikipedia entry, she died/will die on March 3rd! :eek: > **[Farrah Fawcett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrah_Fawcett)** > > Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels. > Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring role... Normally I’d totally discount this information, BUT (and I’ve told this story before) a few years ago I found myself in a somewhat unique situation. I was among the very few people in the world to be aware that a certain celebrity (somewhat minor) had died. I mean that it was me and the cops investigating the death…and that’s about it. Anyway, I checked out Wikipedia for some extra info and the celebrity’s death had already been included! I was a bit stunned, to say the least; the police hadn’t even issued their report yet, and no media outlets were aware of the situation. So that’s why I’m a bit hesitant to simply dismiss this Wikipedia entry. Anyone else heard anything about this? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/2 "2009-03-03T01:29:37Z")
Very suspicious. That was added by someone hiding behind an IP that traces back to Verizon Internet Services (someone with an East Coast US IP knows what’s going to happen tomorrow? Alert JREF!), whose two previous edits were reverted for vandalism. And…it’s been reverted. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/3 "2009-03-03T01:30:47Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Very suspicious. That was added by someone hiding behind an IP that traces back to Verizon Internet Services (how’s someone with an East Coast US IP address posting tomorrow?), whose two previous edits were reverted for vandalism. Wow. That’s some good sleuthing! And I notice now the date of death has been removed. Oops. Sorry if I alarmed anyone! But **Lute** , I’m glad I at least have a witness that the March 3 date was actually there! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/4 "2009-03-03T01:34:15Z")
Joe Dimaggio was watching TV one day and they announced he was dead. He got pretty mad about it. I think he died about a year later. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/5 "2009-03-03T01:34:40Z")
[ET Online](http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71319/): > [@](#): > > A new headline claims **Farrah Fawcett** is saying her last goodbyes, but ET has the truth. > > A British newspaper put out a report saying that the “Charlie’s Angels” star has flown to Germany for more aggressive cancer treatment in a desperate final attempt to live. The newspaper also reports that Farrah has dismissed staff, saying she may never return. > > However, ET can tell you that that is absolutely false. Farrah’s close friend **Alana Stewart** , who is currently with Farrah, told ET today over the phone that Farrah goes to Germany for routine treatment every few months. Alana tells ET that Farrah is in good spirits, and is hopeful and positive, as are her doctors. > > Posted March 02, 2009 1:02:00 PM ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/6 "2009-03-03T01:38:32Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Joe Dimaggio was watching TV one day and they announced he was dead. He got pretty mad about it. I think he died about a year later. He probably got tired of people thinking “where have you gone” meant he died. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/7 "2009-03-03T01:39:08Z")
For anyone interested, a British tabloid is reporting that Farrah has gone to Germany for a last-ditch attempt to save her life. They say she has said goodbye to family and friends since she doesn’t expect she’ll be returning: > **[Cancer stricken star Farrah Fawcett says last goodbyes as she prepares to die...](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cancer-stricken-star-farrah-fawcett-379911)** > > Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett has said goodbye to friends as she prepares to die. But _Entertainment Tonight_ says the story is totally false…although the good friend they quote, Alana Stewart, doesn’t seem to be actually _denying_ the story: \* Alana tells ET that Farrah is in good spirits, and is hopeful and positive, as are her doctors\*. Hmmm. > **[News](https://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71319)** > > Entertainment Tonight (ET) is the authoritative source on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, upcoming movies, and TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/8 "2009-03-03T01:43:40Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > He probably got tired of people thinking “where have you gone” meant he died. And especially since he had “left and gone away.” ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/9 "2009-03-03T01:45:56Z")
“In a bizarre turn of events, the body of the former _Charlie’s Angels_ star was found pinned to the wall in a college dorm room…” I’m far more alarmed by the Wikipedia article’s claim that her rectal polyp treatment is being documented for some form of reality show. What the hell?! Best wishes to Ms. Fawcett for a speedy recovery. I’ll always treasure the other pictures of her ass. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/10 "2009-03-03T01:50:24Z")
Same thing happened with Chris Benoit- his Wikipedia entry reported his wife’s death [before anybody had actually announced it](http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Death_of_Nancy_Benoit_rumour_posted_on_Wikipedia_hours_prior_to_body_being_found). ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/11 "2009-03-03T01:53:25Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Same thing happened with Chris Benoit- his Wikipedia entry reported his wife’s death [before anybody had actually announced it](http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Death_of_Nancy_Benoit_rumour_posted_on_Wikipedia_hours_prior_to_body_being_found). Yeah, I’m telling you…there’s something really weird going on with this Wikipedia site. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/12 "2009-03-03T02:19:42Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Yeah, I’m telling you…there’s something really weird going on with this Wikipedia site. 😕 Well, anybody with an iPhone can edit a Wikipedia article on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/13 "2009-03-03T02:27:49Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Joe Dimaggio was watching TV one day and they announced he was dead. He got pretty mad about it. I think he died about a year later. Same with Bob Hope, Shelley Winters, Jerry Mathers… ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/14 "2009-03-03T02:29:43Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Same with Bob Hope, Shelley Winters, Jerry Mathers… EXCEPT JERRY MATHERS ISN’T DEAD!!! Don’t scare me like that ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/15 "2009-03-03T02:50:30Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Well, anybody with an iPhone can edit a Wikipedia article on the spot. I understand, but you would think that anyone close enough to know about a celebrity’s death before the media (family, police) would have bigger things to deal with than editing a Wikipedia entry. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/16 "2009-03-03T04:11:47Z")
I remember, as I was watching the breaking news of a Congressman’s accidental death (and I mean less than two minutes after the news broke), going to his Wikipedia article to add that information, and finding someone had already done it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/17 "2009-03-03T13:33:32Z")
People Magazine once referred to the late Abe Vigoda. Boy, were they surprised when Abe wrote a letter pointing out their error. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/18 "2009-03-03T13:46:34Z")
Abe Vigoda status website [http://www.abevigoda.com/](http://www.abevigoda.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/19 "2009-03-03T14:22:24Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > People Magazine once referred to the late Abe Vigoda. > > Boy, were they surprised when Abe wrote a letter pointing out their error. I noticed in the paper last week that Abe celebrated his 88th birthday. Y’know, he looked like he was 80-something 30 years ago on “Barney Miller”! ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957/20 "2009-03-03T14:28:50Z")
Hours before crazed wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his family and killed himself, someone edited his Wikipedia page and claimed he was dead. I thought that would be kind of cool. You know, the “Wikipedia Killer.” He goes around and edits your Wiki page, adding a date of death sometime in the future. Before you know it, the that person is dead. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farrah-fawcett-has-died/500957.md?page=2)