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Bea Arthur. Actress: The Golden Girls. Actress-comedienne Bea Arthur was born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1922 in New York City to a Jewish family. She grew up in Maryland, where her parents ran a dress shop. At 12 years old, she was the tallest girl in her school at 5'9".
Apr 26, 2009 · Arthur, a stage-trained actress who was a success on Broadway long before television audiences got to know her, died of cancer at her Los Angeles home.
Apr 25, 2009 · Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the ...
Apr 25, 2009 · A family spokesman said the tall, deep-voiced star of TV's Maude and The Golden Girls died at home early Saturday. He said Arthur had cancer, but he declined to give further details.
Apr 25, 2009 · Award-winning actress Bea Arthur, widely recognized for her title role in perennial series Maude and her later role on hit Golden Girls, died today. Arthur, 86, had been battling cancer.
Apr 26, 2009 · Bea Arthur, who used her husky voice, commanding stature and flair for the comic jab to create two of the most endearing battle-axes in television history, Maude Findlay in the groundbreaking...
Apr 25, 2009 · Bea Arthur, whose acerbic wit and dry delivery delighted national TV audiences on such long-running shows as “Maude” and “The Golden Girls,” died Saturday at age 86.
