OlderSat, 25 April 2009 at 6:03 pm
Bea Arthur Dies, Thank You For Being A Friend
Bea Arthur, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress best known for her role as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls, passed away early Saturday morning (April 25).
She was 86 and was suffering from cancer. Bea died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family by her side.
“She was a brilliant and witty woman,” said Dan Watt, who is the family spokesperson and was Bea’s personal assistant for six years. “Bea will always have a special place in my heart.”
RIP.
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RIP.
Great actress, great lady, you will be missed Bea.
I guess it’s come to the time where all of the Golden Girls will die. So saaaad. :( RIP.
This makes me very sad :( I had no idea she was sick. She was always so funny and had such a dry sense of humor. I thoroughly enjoyed her on “Golden Girls”. God bless you, Bea. Thanks for all the laughter …
R I P :(
I will soo miss her I adored her she was an amazing actress..She will totally be missed.
You’re gone but not forgotten, pussycat.
Thanks for all the laughs and memories
RIP
RIP Bea/pussycat. Going to miss you.
Sigh. RIP, Bea. Loved her!
Aw, man. That is a shame. RIP.
It’s hard to believe she was 86. I’ll always enivsion her as Dorothy. I guess reruns help to blur the passage of time. My, time does fly.
RIP.
Very devastating. One of the best!
so sad!
R.I.P
Maude and Dorothy. A great tv actress. She will be missed.
I didn’t know she had been ill. Loved her and all the “Golden Girls”
I still watch the re-runs of it. Rest In Peace, beautiful lady. I will miss you.
So unbelievably sad…all 4 of these women were/are truly amazing.
RIP Bea, we’ll miss you.
@Sophia:
this comment sums up everything about Bea. Its so sad to think that time is running out for the Golden Girls. All we can do is just put on those DVD’s and enjoy comedy at its best!
She’ll always be Dorothy to me. Rest in peace, dear lady. :(
R.I.P.
RIP, thank you for being a friend.<3
Aww, I love Bea! R.I.P., she will always be a friend!
So sad for this wonderful lady.
May she rest in peace.
You’ll be missed. This is too sad. I still miss Estelle, and now, Bea. Rest in peace.
With the passing of Estelle Getty, now we’re left with Blanche & Rose. My heart is broken. “Golden Girls” rock! Thanks for being a friend!
Will always be the prom queen! Rest in peace, Dorothy.
She made me laugh. She was a great actress and a terrific comedienne. Thanks for the laughter, Bea.
You were an intriguing woman, Maude. A sad good-bye.
Ms. Arthur I first knew you first as Maude and I grew up with you as a Golden Girl….time is passing by so fast. But we have your wonderful work to remember you by. Thanks for being a friend….enjoy your rest!
R.I.P>
Nooooooooooo! RIP!
It is a very sad day. May Bea RIP
I loved Bea Arthur. she was always my favorite golden girl!
i loved the golden girls! i grew up watching it all the time with my mom! bea, you will be missed dearly and thank you for being a friend! my prayers go out to her family.
RIP
The Golden Girls was such a funny show. They don’t make shows like that anymore.
Sorry to hear of her passing. Her character was my favorite of the Golden Girls.
RIP
I used to watch the shows when I was younger. I love the theme song!
God bless you Ms. Bea. You will be sorely missed. A classy, funny and beautiful woman to the end. :-(
………………..YOU’RE WELCOME, thanks!!
So sad! Now we only have 2 Golden Girls to hold on to!
Goodbye, Bea! May you laugh peacefully!
I love Golden girls. RIP Bea!
My kitty boy died saturday night too in his sleep, very sad .
its sad. but its the reality that everyone of us will die.
RIP Bea
I also grew up watching Golden Girls…you will be missed, lady.
RIP. She was a great actress and a lady. She’ll be remembered, always
I’ve just realized that ONE HALF of THE GOLDEN GIRLS are gone now, & it makes watching the show more precious than ever before.
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Even though she lived a long & wonderful life, her passing is indeed a shock to me & saddens me greatly. I’ve been a fan of hers from her “Maude” days to the “Golden Girls”… No matter what, I always knew if I watched her perform, I was guaranteed to laugh out loud.
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My sincere condolences to her family & friends over her loss; she will be missed.
I actually cried when I found out. She wrote me back after I wrote her a letter and I’ll cherish it always. I feel like I lost a friend…
rip bea arthur
She made the Golden Girls what the Golden Girls was. I have every single Golden Girls DVD, one of my fave TV shows. I am so sad that she died.
RIP Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur!!!
AAWW.. WE LOVE YOU BEA! I USE TO WATCH HER SHOWS ALL THE TIME!! AND I WASN’T EMBRASSED! THE “GOLDEN GIRLS” ARE A FAVORITE AMONGST EVERYBODY!! I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I KNOW FRIENDS WITH THE SAME EXACT PERSONALITIES OF EACH OF THOSE CHARACTERS ON GOLDEN GIRLS. I PERSONALLY THINK I AM A LITTLE BIT OF EACH. CRANKY & TOUGH/ DUMB & SWEET/ SEXY & A GODDESS/ TOO SMART FOR MY OWN GOOD.
R.I.P
I watched episodes of Golden Girls countless times with my mom and wife Thanks for years of laughs Bea
A truly talented and gifted lady. You will be missed.
She was a comic genius in her own right, RIP.
I don’t know of anyone who did not love the ” Golden Girls “. I believe her age ( 86 ) has shocked most of us, because of the re-runs. We still think if Bea as ” Dorothy.”
With Estelle gone, and ” Stan ” ( Dorothy’s long suffering ex-husband on the show ), and now Bea, it is just so sad, and a constant reminder how fast things can change.
As one poster said, ” Rest in Peace Pussycat,” you will be missed terrible, but heaven just became a real funny place.
ALL OF YOU WILL BE LOVINGLY REMEMBERED.
THANK YOU FOR YEARS OF LAUGHTER
she was so great on maude and of course golden girls. her timing of telling jokes with a straight face always was her greatest talent i think. there will never be another like this great dame.
Sorry to hear this, she was great, funny and a great fighter for women’s rights she will be missed.
Bea
Will be truly missed. But she will live on through “The Golden girls” Bea Thank you for bringing a smile to our faces and joy to our hearts. Thank you for being our friend.
i used to love watching Golden Girls!!
RIP
Awh.. RIP Bea. You will be in all of our hearts. We love you.
Aw, that’s horrible. I genuinely liked her as a human being. First Sophia and now her. Betty White is probably next and I shudder to even think about that. Why do nice old people have to die while unpleasant ***** like Miley Cyrus get to suck **** and ride around on bicycles?
that is soo sad:(
well now she is in a better place and i hope that she rest’s in peace!
that’s so sad though the Golden Girls show was such a good show!
everyone is going to miss her.!
RIP!
That’s sad..but it was her time. No more suffering.
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