Leverything in the world of cinema: Ryan O’Neal, unforgettable star of Love story. The actor was 82 years old and passed away in Los Angeles. His son Patrick made the announcement via social media with a touching post in which he defined his parent as “Hollywood legend».
Who was Ryan O’Neal
Born in Los Angeles on April 20, 1941, O’Neal made his soap opera debut Peyton Place in 1964. He achieved success in 1970 with Love Storya film that earned him an Oscar nomination. In 1972 it was the turn of What’s Up, Doc?, film by Peter Bogdanovic in which he starred alongside Barbra Streisand. In 1973 she got another Oscar nomination with Paper Moon. In 1975 another unforgettable role: the one in Barry Lindon by Kubrick. Despite his great roles, however, the actor has said several times that he does not consider himself the greatest talent on the screen. As reported by the magazine People, of his most famous role, Harvard student Oliver Barrett in Love Story, once said: «I didn’t bother to prepare enough for the part. I don’t really like studying and research. I made sure I looked right, you know, the right scarf, the right sweater.”
Private life
actors had a rather eventful life off the set. From her numerous loves were born four children: Tatum, 60, and Griffin, 59, born inlove with Joanna Moore. Then there is Patrick, 56 years old, the result of relationship with Leigh Taylor-Young; and Redmond, 38, born on love story with Farrah Fawcett.
The son’s social farewell
A photo of a sunset and words that tell the bond between father and son. So Patrick O’Neal shared the news of his parent’s death on Instagram. “This is the hardest thing he’s ever had to say. My father passed away peacefully today, with his loving team at his side to support him and love him as he would us” he wrote. Then recounting the origins of a man who remained in the history of cinema: «My dad Ryan O’Neal has always been my hero. I admired him and he was always larger than life. When I was born in 1967 my father was already a TV star on Peyton Place. That’s where he met my mother Leigh Taylor-Young, and about 9 months later (an evening or two) I was born. My father became an international movie star with Love Story in the early 1970s,” Patrick O’Neal recalled, citing his father’s other successes. Who can only be remembered as “a Hollywood legend”.
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