{"id":1313,"date":"2009-06-25T13:38:59","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T20:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2009-06-25T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T20:38:59","slug":"farrah-fawcetts-legacy-will-be-the-beauty-of-her-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1313","title":{"rendered":"Farrah Fawcett’s Legacy Will Be The Beauty Of Her Courage"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the passing of Farrah Fawcett, there will be endless references to her beauty, to her smile and hair and the figure so famously captured in a poster. But there is much more to this woman than the surface assets that fueled her celebrity.<\/p>\n

After her star-making role in Charlie’s Angels, Farrah was cast as a victim of domestic abuse in the television drama, “The Burning Bed.”<\/em> It was a role that required her to challenge the critics who, at the time, dismissed her as eye candy. It was a role that called for her to set aside her most bankable qualities and portray a character that was often grotesquely beaten and painful to look at. And it was a role that was controversial in its day, not just for addressing a subject about which few people spoke, but for the assertive, defiant, and aggressive response of the character she played.<\/p>\n

The Burning Bed was directed by Robert Greenwald who now runs Brave New Films<\/a>, a progressive production company and Internet enterprise. The TV movie was nominated for eight Emmys<\/a>, including Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Lead Actress. Amongst Greenwald’s more recent projects is the brilliant “Outfoxed.”<\/em><\/p>\n

While Greenwald has gone on to be a profound spokesman for progressive causes, Farrah became a featured guest at conservative events. Yet they never lost their affection or respect for one another. The Huffington Post has just published Greenwald’s account of his last meeting<\/a> with Farrah a month ago. He recalled their working together:<\/p>\n

“I was directing her for the first time and her fearless commitment to going to the darkest places emotionally never wavered. She never hesitated when I took her to battered women’s shelters. To interview women with painful stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

And she never flinched when I described how we needed to take away her wonderful beauty and life force to make the film and role authentic.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In her final months, Farrah demonstrated her unique courage by being uncommonly public about the dire state of her health. She appeared in a gut wrenching documentary, “Farrah’s Story,”<\/em> that chronicled her search for a cure. The ultimate result of her generous accessibility will be to empower others to face and fight the misfortunes in life that most of us will encounter at some point. The same is true for her contribution to the fate and strength of women in destructive relationships that she brought to the forefront of the national dialogue more than twenty years ago.<\/p>\n

Rest In Peace, Farrah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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