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RIP Bea Arthur

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Sun, 2009-04-26 11:34 — rjcb3

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Mon, 2009-04-27 11:39 — pjmma
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Feels like a piece of an era

Feels like a piece of an era is gone with her passing. Loved her in Golden Girls, but really first fell in love with her in Maude. What a great show that was.

What a great actress, what a great woman.

Mon, 2009-04-27 12:00 — MMario
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Didn't 'Maude' come out of a

Didn't 'Maude' come out of a guest appearance on 'The Bunker's'?

Which just goes to show....

Mon, 2009-04-27 12:20 — QueerJoe
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Yes...it was one of the many

Yes...it was one of the many spin-offs from All In The Family...Maude, The Jeffersons...and then Maude had a spin-off of its own...Good Times

Mon, 2009-04-27 10:09 — Nashrunner
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I remember Bea in one of the

I remember Bea in one of the early fillm versions of Mame. The Vera Charles character told her she should keep her hair "natural like mine" Her response was "if I kept my hair natural like yours I wouldn't have any". Her sense of timing and what was funny was inimitable.

Mon, 2009-04-27 07:15 — brucedow
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I saw her one woman show on

I saw her one woman show on Broadway. Was blown away by her "musicality"... her ability to interpret a song. Gravel-voice, sure, but amazing! She will be sorely missed.

Mon, 2009-04-27 09:19 — rjcb3
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Yes... ...exactly...what CAN

Yes...

...exactly...what CAN you get a nudist for her birthday?

So sad she's gone, but, she certainly left us laughing...and she hid her ailment away -- just to give us what we wanted...it's what she loved doing.

I'd laugh right though any tears just for her!

)O(
Robert

Sun, 2009-04-26 18:00 — Thor
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In my "previous life" I was

In my "previous life" I was a cop and did a side gig as Bea Arthur's bodyguard for a show she did at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. That was one tough broad! She was amazing. 150% - all the time. She didn't really need a bodyguard but, at that time in our history, the theater thought it was best based on Bea's outspoken stance on Pro-Choice issues. Vera Charles RULES! Long Live Maude! We'll miss you, Dorothy!

Sun, 2009-04-26 15:58 — chipsir
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This is such bad news on top

This is such bad news on top of Jason's news as well, just to much to bear at the moment.

Sun, 2009-04-26 14:43 — Joe-in Wyoming
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OOO NOOO! I hadn't heard.

OOO NOOO! I hadn't heard. Such a fine actress and, from what I've been told, just as fine in her real life beyond acting. How sad for all of us. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Sun, 2009-04-26 11:47 — Tallguy
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I just read that last night.

I just read that last night. She was one of my favourites.... in all her series. She never did reveal her age before, so I didn't quite expect this. So sorry to hear this -- she gave us a lot.