2023-12-09 15:19:11
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 16 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago
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The American actor made a name for himself in 1970 thanks to Love Story. The role earned him an Oscar nomination.
American actor Ryan O’Neal, known for his roles in the films Love Story et Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick, died Friday at the age of 82, his son announced. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to say, but it is what it is. My father passed away peacefully today.”explained Patrick O’Neal on Instagram.
Ryan O’Neal made a name for himself in 1970 with Love Story, a romance where he played a Harvard law student who becomes infatuated with a young girl forced to work in the library to pay for his studies. The role earned him an Oscar nomination. Two years later, he starred alongside Barbra Streisand in the zany comedy «What’s Up, Doc?», a film which achieved another success with the American public and further increased its notoriety. He was then recruited by Stanley Kubrick for his Barry Lyndon in 1975, a social satire exploring the mores of the 18th century.
«My father was as generous as can be», added Patrick O’Neal. “He loved to make people laugh (…) No matter the situation, if there was a joke to be made, he succeeded. He really wanted us to laugh. And we all laughed. Everytime. We had fun. Having fun under the sun», writes the actor’s son.
O’Neal married and divorced twice before beginning a tumultuous relationship with the star of Funny ladies Farrah Fawcett. The couple were together for almost 20 years starting in the late 1970s, but reportedly split in 1997 after the actress caught him in the act with another woman.
Troubles with the law
Farrah Fawcett died of cancer in 2009, the same day as Michael Jackson. After the death of the actress, he was at the center of a dispute concerning a portrait of Farrah Fawcett signed Andy Warhol, claimed by the University of Texas. After a legal battle, a California court recognized in 2013 that he was the owner.
The actor had previously had other run-ins with the law. In 2009, he was sentenced to an 18-month drug treatment program after police arrested him and his son Redmond and found methamphetamine at their Malibu home.
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