Thank You For Being a Friend

[NateTheChops]

Man. First Estelle now Bea. Dorothy's sarcasm and wit was the backbone of the show for me.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...rss_topstories

[Eireann]

I saw that a little while ago. I can't believe Bea has left us. What an amazing woman she was, and what a talent.

[Aethian]

Bea Arthur

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At age 86, Bea Arthur has passed away. RIP

I always loved the cameo on Malcolm In The Middle

[PepperElf]

aw... that sucks
i always liked her character on golden girls
it reminded me of mom cos she played such a strong character

[CaroPhoenix]

RIP Bea Arthur.

Condolences to her family.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Wow. That's sad.

I saw the thread title and immediately started singing.

[RootedPhoenix]

First the theme song was in my head, then I read the post and I was sad.

These people are not allowed to die, 'cause I said so! (As if I have any power in that way...but...)

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Merged both threads . . . . seemed more appropriate.

And yes, I did see that as soon as my Yahoo page came on. While I wasn't a fan of the Golden Girls, I remember Bea as Maude Finley back in the 1970's (yeah, I'm old. So what?)

How many of you remember the show "Maude?" She was such a pistol.

She will be missed by many.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

And yes, I did see that as soon as my Yahoo page came on. While I wasn't a fan of the Golden Girls, I remember Bea as Maude Finley back in the 1970's (yeah, I'm old. So what?)

How many of you remember the show "Maude?" She was such a pistol.

Maude the uber-liberal and Archie the arch-conservative are probably going at it right now in the Big Political Debate In The Sky.

[Aethian]

Maude the uber-liberal and Archie the arch-conservative are probably going at it right now in the Big Political Debate In The Sky.

So true, so very true.

[CaroPhoenix]

The Musical "Mame" (based on the play/movie "Auntie Mame") had Bea Arthur in it. She was fabulous! That's what I remember her in (besides "The Golden Girls"). I've never seen "Maude".

[McGoddess09]

I saw that and couldn't believe it.

[PepperElf]

now i have that song in my head
the theme song

[tropicsgoddess]

RIP Bea..... *lights a candle and plays Golden Girls theme song*

[Amethyst Hunter]

These people are not allowed to die, 'cause I said so!

I second this. One of the (many) things that really pisses me off is that all the cool people die off while the assbags live to be like 200+ years old. Fuck that shit, let's start cleaning the gene pool a little here!