Farrah Fawcett by Robert Sebree

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​As a teen in Japan, a friend returned to the states and sent me a poster which I immediately tacked-up in my bedroom. Even though there was a signature printed over her thigh, I didn’t have a clue who this woman was. Little did I know that it would go on to become the most popular poster ever sold and that the woman on my wall would eventually become part of my life.

I was commissioned to photograph Farrah for a magazine cover and an inside spread to accompany an interview she had done. I was given a rough edit of the article and they left the creative direction up to me. I started kicking around ideas but before I could nail anything down, Farrah called my studio to discuss the shoot. She warned me that she had a new publicist who was determined to rebrand her image. Farrah had recently made some appearances that had people questioning her erratic behavior, most notably during an interview with David Letterman.  Farrah was meeting with her publicist at her home the following day and suggested I join them to discuss the shoot. To continue reading this article, click here.