Apr 25 2009
“Golden Girls” Star Bea Arthur Dies In Los Angeles
Long time television star in sitcom icon Bea Arthur, star of the hit series “Maude” and “The Golden Girls”, has died. Arthur, 86, passed away Saturday in her Los Angeles home after subcumbbing to a battle with cancer.
Bea Arthur began acting in the 1940’s after a stint as oje of the first female recruits in the U. S. Marine Corps. In a career that spanned close to 70 years, she worked as an actress, comedian, and a singer. Her television career began in 1951 on the popular “Kraft Television Theater”, and she was still doing performances as late as 2008. She won Enny Awards for her performances in both “Maude” and “The Golden Girls”.
Rue McClanahan, who played Blanch opposite Arthur’s Dorothy Zbornak character commented, “Bea was an important part of a very happy time in my life and I have dearly love her for a very long time.”
