Ryan O'Neal Is Buried Next to Farrah Fawcett in Los Angeles 2 Weeks After His Death

Mar. 15, 2025

Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal.Photo: REP/IMAGES/Getty

Ryan O’Nealhas been laid to rest next to his longtime partnerFarrah Fawcett.

The photos showed Ryan’s sonPatrickO’Neal, 56, in attendance, as well as Ryan’s ex-wife Leigh Taylor-Young and actress Alana Stewart, a friend of Fawcett’s.

While Ryan and Fawcett never married, they began dating in 1979 and had an on-off relationship that lasted until her death.

Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett on March 9, 1985.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

O’Neal died of congestive heart failure and had suffered from cardiomyopathy for years, according to his death certificate.

“He is a Hollywood legend. Full stop,” Patrick wrote at the time.

Patrick O’Neal and Ryan O’Neal in November 2012.Valerie Macon/Getty

Valerie Macon/Getty

On Christmas Day, Patrick shared a photo of a beach at sunset on his Instagram Story as he wrote, “1st Christmas without my dad. Prayers up. We miss you.”

After Ryan’s death, his daughter andPaper MooncostarTatum O’Neal honored her dad in a statement to PEOPLE.

“I feel great sorrow with my father’s passing,” she said. “He meant the world to me. I loved him very much and know he loved me too. I’ll miss him forever and I feel very lucky that we ended on such good terms.”

Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett in 1989’s ‘Small Sacrifices’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Ryan and Fawcett first fell in love while she was married toThe Six Million Dollar ManstarLee Majors, who asked Ryan to check in on Fawcett while he was away filming. They went on a date, which Ryan once described to theLos Angeles Times: “We sat and kissed and kissed until our lips were bloody.”

The couple shared son Redmond O’Neal, who was born in 1985.

“I loved her with all my heart,”Ryan told PEOPLEafter Fawcett’s death in 2009. “I will miss her so very, very much.”

source: people.com