The Kansas native and Tony nominee also appeared in two Jonathan Demme films and turned down the opportunity to play Bea ...

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Bea Arthur, the actress best known for her roles as television's "Maude" and the sardonic Dorothy on "The Golden Girls," has died of cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday. She was 86. Spokesman Dan ...

There were some things a slice of cheesecake couldn’t solve. The “Golden Girls” set wasn’t always, well, golden, for stars Betty White and Bea Arthur. And now, the ABC News special “The Golden Girls: ...

A Special Edition of 20/20, “The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship,” premieres on Tuesday, November 11. “The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of ...

George Clooney has praised Bea Arthur for making him laugh "harder than anybody". The 64-year-old actor guest starred on The Golden Girls as a detective named Bobby Hopkins back in 1987 and he's ...

After an acclaimed run in Provincetown, the (END OF) BEA ARTHUR'S BRAT SUMMER, in which the Tony-Award winning star of The Golden Girls takes on the brattiest pop singers of today and the classics of ...

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"The Golden Girls" is widely considered a groundbreaking series for showcasing the lives and friendships of women in their 50s and 60s at a time when older women were rarely central characters on TV.

Whether from her days on Broadway, through her performance as Maude Findlay or as one of the iconic Golden Girls, Bea Arthur was a star known by generations of viewers. As an actress, she was ...