And so, farewell, then Mr Ryan O'Neal - star of one of my all-time fave films What's Up Doc? (and one of my most loathed, Love Story), dad to Tatum (with whom he co-starred in Paper Moon), and one half of one of the most tumultuous relationships since the Taylor-Burtons, with Farrah Fawcett.
His career never really went anywhere; his domestic life and family bust-ups made more column inches than his movies - but we still have that smile to look back on...
RIP, Ryan O'Neal (20th April 1941 – 8th December 2023)
