"Golden Girl" Bea Arthur has died

[Bluebear]

Thank you for being a friend. :cry:

LOS ANGELES - 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 said, declining to give further details.

"She was a brilliant and witty woman," said Watt, who was Arthur's personal assistant for six years. "Bea will always have a special place in my heart."

Arthur first appeared in the landmark comedy series "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker's loudly outspoken, liberal cousin, Maude Finley. She proved a perfect foil for blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), and their blistering exchanges were so entertaining that producer Norman Lear fashioned Arthur's own series....

"Look — I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice and I have a way with a line," she told an interviewer. "What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting."

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/golden-girls-star-bea-arthur-dies-at-86/21766?nc

[dustbunnie]

1. She was Golden! RIP Bea.

[Bluebear]

2. Belated welcome to DU!

:hi:

[dustbunnie]

3. Well thank you Bluebear!!

:hi:

[CatWoman]

4. kick

:kick:

I just loved Bea :loved:

RIP, Dear Lady.

RIP.

[tbyg52]

5. K, R, & RIP.

:cry:

[a la izquierda]

6. Oh my lord, how sad.

When I was growing up, my favorite memories are of watching Golden Girls and Kojak (?) with my late grandmother. Well, if there is a heaven, hopefully Grams will meet with the woman who made her laugh heartily on a regular basis.

RIP Bea

[proud patriot]

7. Wow , this hit me harder than I thought

I grew up watching her , my whole life .

She helped pave the way for all of us women .

I wish her family strength , she was one hell of a woman .

:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

8. Goodnight Bea

:cry:

Thank you for every smile, and for every Golden Moment.

[JVS]

9. NOOOOOOOOOO!

[UTUSN]

10. Thank you, Ms ARTHUR for making countless hours on the treadmill almost bearable!1 n/t

[rvablue]

11. R.I.P. Bea. "Maude" was such and awesome, influential and ground-breaking show! n/t

[uppityperson]

12. Indeed it was. RIP Bea, tell my mom hi from me, she loved you as Maude. nt

[Mike 03]

13. Rest in peace. My grandmother loved her. Sweet person with a great

sense of humor about herself.

And what will Bret Ellis do without her, because he makes fun of her in every one of his books.

RIP.

Cancer fucking sucks...

[ccharles000]

14. ...

:cry:

[mudesi]

15. Bea Was The Best

Yeah Bea!

[DianeK]

16. God will get her for this one