Fawcett had recently returned to St John’s Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of complications due to anal cancer, first diagnosed three years ago.
Her longtime partner Ryan O’Neal was at her side throughout her final days and was seen leaving the hospital on Thursday morning in tears.
Asked if he was OK, Ryan replied: “No , I’m not OK,” before walking to his car.
Farrah passed away at 9.28am on Thursday morning – just an hour after her troubled son Redmond was due in court to face a judge over his drug case.
Redmond was a no-show at court and reporters were told his case had been put back to 1.30pm.
Farrah had returned to the hospital and treatment in Los Angeles after undergoing controversial stem-cell treatment in Germany.
Like so much of Fawcett’s life – including her bumpy relationship with O’Neal – her heroic struggle to beat the disease was closely followed by her legion of fans.
“I’ve watched her this past year fight with such courage and so valiantly, but with such humour,” Fawcett’s Charlie’s Angels co-star Kate said in November 2007.
O’Neal, in particular, remained a steadfast supporter of Fawcett, who, despite her frailty, spent the last months of her life filming a TV documentary chronicling her illness.
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