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brassmonkey 04-25-2009 05:39 PM

Beatrice Arthur, 'Golden Girls' star, dies at 86
 
show was real funny R.I.P :(

Beatrice Arthur, an icon of '70s TV as the star of Maude, and then one of the staples of '80s TV as one of the leads in The Golden Girls, has died at age 86, according to an Associated Press report. A family spokesman told AP the Emmy and Tony Award winner had cancer, and died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles.

Arthur's best-known roles came in popular sitcoms that didn't shy away from the serious issues of the day. On Maude, which aired from 1972-1978, Arthur's pantsuit-wearing, feminist title character had an abortion, which resulted in a flurry of viewer protests. Arthur scored five Emmy nominations and one win for the role. The ribald, hilarious Golden Girls -- which over seven seasons tackled hot-button issues such as menopause, homophobia, suicide, and racism -- found Arthur playing gruff, wisecrack-spewing divorcée Dorothy Zbornak, who shared a Miami home with her mother and two loopy friends. Arthur picked up four more Emmy nods and one win as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role.

In a 2005 interview with EW, Arthur recalled she "flipped" when she first read the script for The Golden Girls' pilot episode. "After all of the crap I'd been sent, here was something so bright and adult and fabulously funny," she said.

Arthur's long-time friend Billy Goldenberg, who co-created 2002's Bea Arthur on Broadway, tells EW.com that the actress was "never afraid to say anything that she believed in. The rest of us always took a moment before we said anything, maybe edited it. But she never did. And that was rather odd, because she was a very shy, private person." Goldenberg says that while Arthur would often wonder why she inspired such widespread and passionate fandom, he surmised it was the way the actress championed underdogs, "people who felt like second-class citizens," in both her on-screen and off-screen life.

After exiting Golden Girls in 1992, Arthur worked sparingly. Since 2000, she made guest-starring appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Furutrama, and Malcolm in the Middle, with the last named of those shows scoring her yet another Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

Earlier in her career, Arthur tasted success on Broadway and on the big screen, even winning a Tony Award for her roles as Vera Charles, formidable pal of Angela Lansbury's title character in Mame. She would go on to play the same role in the musical's big-screen adaptation, though in that instance opposite Lucille Ball.

SBJ 04-25-2009 05:56 PM

RIP Beatrice :( sad cause I remember watching that show a lot whenever I'd go to my grandmas house.. was always really funny

Bored 04-25-2009 06:02 PM

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R.I.P.

Barefootsies 04-25-2009 06:04 PM

Nice long life.

If I can make it to 86, and no diaper. I have another 50 years to go.

:thumbsup

hypedough 04-25-2009 07:41 PM

RIP Bea Arthur, you were before my time, but from what I saw at the roast, you were awesome.

TurboAngel 04-25-2009 07:50 PM

RIP it's sad and unfortunate but we all have to die some time.

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life 04-25-2009 09:13 PM

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LiveDose 04-25-2009 09:27 PM

One funny lady. RIP.

JenniDahling 04-25-2009 09:35 PM

R.I.P. Dorothy Zbornac. I'll miss you.

burntfilm 04-25-2009 09:40 PM

No doubt, Golden Girls was big fun when I was a kid, props to Dorothy Zbornak and props to Bea for being such a good sport about her looks as she got older

MandyBlake 04-25-2009 09:52 PM

she was a cool lady.

SideShow 04-25-2009 09:53 PM

Good night Maude

bobby666 04-26-2009 01:34 AM

just seen on tv


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