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Farrah Was The Poster Girl

Tim Parry June 29th, 2009

Raise your hand if you grew up in the 70s and didn’t have the iconic Farrah Fawcett poster. I don’t see many hands raised.

It’s a poster that hung in many bedrooms in the 70s. And I’m sure it caused many mothers to realize their sons were growing up. I think mine was mortified when I proudly won mine at a carnival.

With Farrah Fawcett’s death last week from anal cancer at the age of 62, many stories about the poster have resurfaced. No doubt though that this one poster was the marketing tool that made her career.

Here’s some links:

The story behind Farrah Fawcett’s famed poster

Famous poster of Fawcett had roots in Ohio

Farrah Fawcett: Photographer Bruce McBroom remembers her iconic poster shoot

Farrah became poster girl for the instant icon

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Farrah Was The Poster Girl

Tim Parry June 29th, 2009

Raise your hand if you grew up in the 70s and didn’t have the iconic Farrah Fawcett poster. I don’t see many hands raised.

It’s a poster that hung in many bedrooms in the 70s. And I’m sure it caused many mothers to realize their sons were growing up. I think mine was mortified when I proudly won mine at a carnival.

Here’s some links: