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Kent Zbornak was a stage manager for the series’ entire run. Reportedly, Harris really grew to love the name after working with Zbornak on the series Soap, and lifted it for the character - surely with his permission and blessing, of course.
Kent Zbornak is known for The Office (2005), Dear White People (2017) and NewsRadio (1995).
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- LEE GRANT WAS SERIES CREATOR SUSAN HARRIS'S FIRST CHOICE FOR DOROTHY. Grant had starred in Harris's short-lived 1978 sitcom, Fay. Grant, however, was unenthusiastic about playing a grandmother, so the part was eventually offered to Bea Arthur.
- NBC WAS AGAINST CASTING BEA ARTHUR. Harris actually wrote the role of Dorothy with Arthur in mind, having worked with the actress on several episodes of Maude.
- RUE MCCLANAHAN PUSHED BEA ARTHUR TO PURSUE THE PART. Rue McClanahan gave her reluctant Maude co-star the final push to convince her to give The Golden Girls a try.
- BETTY WHITE AND RUE MCCLANAHAN PASSED THE TIME WITH WORD GAMES. Betty White had always been a fierce competitor when she appeared on Password back in the day, and she found a kindred spirit in Rue McClanahan when it came to word games.
Dorothy Zbornak is a character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls, portrayed by Bea Arthur. Sarcastic, introspective, compassionate, and fiercely protective of those she considers family, she is introduced as a substitute teacher, and mother.
- There Was A Major Role Swap. Can you imagine Betty White as a sultry Southern belle? The producers originally had White picked to play Blanche Devereaux, but thought the character would be too similar to her role as the “neighborhood nymphomaniac,” Sue Anne Nivens, on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
- The Queen Loved The Show. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was a fan of the Golden Girls and invited them to perform at the 1988 Royal Variety Performance in London.
- The Girls Didn’t Hang Out Much Off Set. One exception: Estelle Getty had a birthday party every June and they’d get together, according to information mined by Glamour from an interview Rue McClanahan did with the Archive of American Television.
- Estelle Getty Had Serious Stage Fright. So much so that she’d often freeze during the tapings, cast members recalled. She was the least-experienced actor in the main cast.
Kent Zbornak is known for The Office (2005), Dear White People (2017) and NewsRadio (1995).
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Guest star Kent Zbornak allowed producers of "The Golden Girls" to use his last name for the character Bea Arthur plays Dorothy Zbornak.
