Bea Arthur

Actress Bea Arthur speaks during the 2008 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel on December 9, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bea Arthur (Getty Images) more pics » Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86. Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman ... Read Full Story

It’s a sad day, Bea from the Golden Girls passed away today. I won’t admit to watching this show, but from time to time my clicker stuck on the channel for some reason in spurts of 15 seconds or more. No idea, trippy. Anyway, our condolences go out to her family. Beatrice Arthur will live forever in my memories, and also in one of my t-shirts… which can be seen here. LoiterInk.com Bea T-Shirt <—– From: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274866,00.html Beatrice Arthur, the larger-than-life actress who scored on Broadway as the original matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof Maude and, in the ’80s, the beloved sitcom The ... Read Full Story

Though best known for her roles in “ Golden Girls ” and “ Maude ” (a spin-off from from All in the Family ), Beatrice Arthur was also a talented and prolific stage actor, winning a Tony Award for best-supporting actress in the 1966 musical “ Mame ”, alongside Angela Lansbury . From her obit: Arthur was born Bernice Frankel in New York City in 1922. When she was 11, her family moved to Cambridge, Md., where her father opened a clothing store. At 12 she had grown to full height, and she dreamed of being a petite blond movie star like June Allyson. ... Read Full Story

Bea Arthur passed away, today. She was 86 years old. Rest In Peace, lovely lady. You will be missed! From: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jWJzbpz6W3uiITeCx7dd5OlB33DAD97PMHD80 `Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at 86 By LYNN ELBER – 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86. Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt ... Read Full Story

Bea Arthur passed away today at the age of 86 from cancer. The Jewish Women’s Archive has an incisive write up on Bea’s life, written by Kirsten Fermaglich, although I must admit, I’m not sure why she keeps putting strong woman in quotes. The piece wrestles with the tension, assumptions and stereotypes that Jewish women, particularly Ashkenazi women, face(d) on film and TV, highlighting that “if Maude [had] been labeled “a Jewish mother,” her courage and fiery independence probably would have been caricatured as insignificant nagging. The decision to make Maude a WASP allowed her to be a “prototypical woman” and thus an icon ... Read Full Story