Lina Labiad December 23, 2023 at 3:27 p.m
Ryan O'Neal, who died on December 8th at the age of 82, was a legend of 1970s Hollywood. As the eternal companion of superstar Farrah Fawcett, he has had health problems since the early 2000s.
A major Hollywood seducer left us at the end of 2023. On December 8th, Ryan O'Neal died at the age of 82. The American actor was best known for his roles in Love Story and Barry Lyndon, as well as his tumultuous but iconic love story with Farrah Fawcett.
Two weeks after his death, American tabloid The Blast obtained a copy of the actor's death certificate. According to this document, Ryan O'Neal has been hospitalized at Providence Saint John Health Center in Santa Monica for his cardiomyopathy (a condition that affects the heart's ability to pump blood to the rest of the body) for several years.
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He died in this California hospital on December 8th from complications of heart failure. No other cause of death is noted in the certificate.
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Farrah Fawcett's historical companion
Cardiomyopathy is often associated with alcohol and drug addiction, an issue that has long troubled Ryan O'Neal. In 2009 he was sentenced to rehab and tried to escape. He took his last breath at the age of 82 surrounded by his family.
Beyond his memorable acting career, Ryan O'Neal formed a star couple with Farrah Fawcett. Between 1979 and 2009 (year of death of the “Drooles de dames” star) they loved each other, separated and found each other again. A few weeks before the actress's death at the age of 62, Ryan O'Neal proposed to her.
Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal at the premiere of “Chances Are” in New York, 1989. Getty Images / © Contributor