Ryan O' Neal and Farrah Fawcett attend the Share, Inc. 51st Annual Boomtown Party on May 15, 2004 in Century City, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Farrah Fawcett and
Ryan O'Neal never ended up getting married, the actress' rep tells
Usmagazine.com.
In a
20/20 interview (airing tonight), O'Neal tells
Barbara Walters that Fawcett
"agreed" to marry him before her death. (The two - who began dating in 1980 - have a son, Redmond, 24, who is currently serving a prison term in California after repeated drug offenses.)
"I promise you, we will," he tells Walters. "Absolutely."
Take a look back at the life of Farrah FawcettAfter Fawcett
died of cancer at age 62 Thursday, O'Neal - who was by her side at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. - told Usmagazine.com: "Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."
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