Fellow Golden Girls React to Bea Arthur’s Death

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy

Less than a day after Bea Arthur’s death, the two surviving Golden Girls have offered kind words about their friend’s passing.

In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Betty White said the anticipation didn’t help with the actual loss. “I knew it would hurt, I just didn’t know it would hurt this much.. I’m so happy that she received her Lifetime Achievement Award while she was still with us, so she could appreciate that. She was such a big part of my life.”

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Golden Girl Estelle Getty Passes Away

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, NBC

UPDATE: Lifetime will be airing Sophia-centric episodes of The Golden Girls this Friday from 12-5pm.

Estelle Getty, the Emmy-award winning star from The Golden Girls, died early Tuesday at her Hollywood home. She would have turned 85 this Friday.

The actress, who also had film roles in 1985’s Mask and 1992’s Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, will probably be best remembered for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the hit NBC comedy. The show, which also produced a spinoff (The Golden Palace), ran for seven seasons.

Although Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Bea Arthur have all been seen together at various Golden Girls functions, Estelle, who had been diagnosed with advanced dementia, had been absent from the spotlight in recent years.

In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Arthur expressed her feelings about her former co-star. “Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her.”

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Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Joins Ryan’s Life

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, News

Rue McClanahan, famously forward Golden Girl (a show that’s still proudly in syndication on Lifetime) will join the cast of Ryan’s Life on the all-gay Here! network. As sexually open Blanche Devereaux, Rue became a mainstay of prime time TV from 1985 to 1992, but her legacy lives on in re-runs for ever. In her new role, Rue will be exploring unchartered acting ground in her career – she’ll be the “flamboyant” grannie of a sexually confused teenager. Rue’s costumes will include feather boas, turbans, and a whole lot of fabulous flash…no wonder her character’s grandson is confused, right?

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Golden Girls: 20 Years Later

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Cable

Omigod—it’s already been 20 years since Golden Girls first started??  That would make me… uhh.. uhh.. a Bronze girl?

To celebrate this notable milestone, Lifetime Television will be dedicating a full day to Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose.  A marathon of the 20 greatest episodes will take over the channel on Friday, November 11th.  The night will then be capped off with an encore presentation of the The Golden Girls Reunion.  This day should be a huge ratings boon for Lifetime.  The original airing of the reunion show brought the network it’s highest ratings ever for a special. If someone had told me 20 years ago that there would still be fans of St. Olaf stories in 2005, I would have thrown my chocolate milk at them.

DIE HARD FAN ALERT:  You can have the opportunity to meet Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Bea Arthur in person on November 22.  Visit Lifetime’s website for more information.

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