The dozen or
so items come from a collection owned by Fawcett's nephew Greg
S. Walls and are expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars,
according to Heritage Auctions.
"Though Farrah Fawcett will forever be associated with the 1970s
and that famous, famous hairdo of hers, she remains a beloved,
respected instantly recognizable Hollywood star just as much
today," said Margaret Barrett, Heritage director of
entertainment and music auctions.
Texas-born Fawcett was one of the best-known celebrities in the
United States nearly 40 years ago, thanks to her role in the TV
show "Charlie's Angels" and an iconic poster of her in a red
swimsuit that sold millions of copies.
Walls donated the swimsuit Fawcett wore in her famous poster to
The Smithsonian a year after she died of cancer in 2009 at age
62. But a red vinyl swimsuit she wore for a 1995 photo spread in
Esquire Magazine is among the dozens of items up for sale.
Other items include Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
membership cards, a 1977 People's Choice Award, film and
television scripts, a hand-tooled leather director's chair, a
California driver's license and Fawcett's 1980 passport.
Also up for auction on Friday is a gray wool suit Gene Kelly
wore as he danced in a downpour on screen in the 1952 Hollywood
hit musical "Singin' in the Rain".
As the items go on sale in Dallas, a civil trial is also
underway in Los Angeles over ownership of a portrait of Fawcett
by celebrated artist Andy Warhol, which could be worth millions
of dollars.
The University of Texas, to whom the actress agreed to donate
all of her artwork prior to her death, is suing Fawcett's former
partner, actor Ryan O'Neal, to recover the portrait.
In a Los Angeles courtroom, O'Neal, 72, testified on Monday that
Warhol gave him the painting. The actor also said he took the
portrait from Fawcett's Los Angeles condominium after her death
because she was keeping it for him.
The university sued O'Neal in 2011 after the portrait was seen
in an episode of the actor's short-lived reality television
series with daughter Tatum.
O'Neal, known for his role in 1970 romantic drama "Love Story,"
had a relationship with Fawcett from 1979 to 1997 and from 2001
until her death in 2009. Fawcett had her only child, Redmond,
with O'Neal.
