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As you probably know, Bea Arthur, star of stage, screen, and TV passed away Saturday morning from a quiet battle with cancer. She was 86 and spent her final times here with friends and family at her home.
She was my favorite Golden Girl. That show has always been one of my favorites and I feel like there has never been and never will be another ensemble cast that will surpass Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McLanahan, and Estelle Ghetty (forgive my spelling if I have flubbed the last names). However, Bea Arthur was famous long before Golden Girls and even Maude. She was in numerous Broadway productions, most notably playing Yente the Matchmaker in the original cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" and as the unforgettable Vera Charles, bosom buddy to Angela Lansbury in the original cast of "Mame." The song "Bosom Buddies" is one of my absolute favorite Broadway show tunes and is certainly Jerry Herman at his best.
It may seem silly, but I was truly saddened about Bea Arthur dying. My mom called and I actually teared up, as if there had been a death in the family. And in a way, I guess it was like that. How closely we relate to our "friends" on TV, even though they may only be fictional and we may never even meet them in person.
So, Bea Arthur, thank you for being a friend, and thank you for traveling down the road and back again with us so many times. You will be missed.
She was my favorite Golden Girl. That show has always been one of my favorites and I feel like there has never been and never will be another ensemble cast that will surpass Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McLanahan, and Estelle Ghetty (forgive my spelling if I have flubbed the last names). However, Bea Arthur was famous long before Golden Girls and even Maude. She was in numerous Broadway productions, most notably playing Yente the Matchmaker in the original cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" and as the unforgettable Vera Charles, bosom buddy to Angela Lansbury in the original cast of "Mame." The song "Bosom Buddies" is one of my absolute favorite Broadway show tunes and is certainly Jerry Herman at his best.
It may seem silly, but I was truly saddened about Bea Arthur dying. My mom called and I actually teared up, as if there had been a death in the family. And in a way, I guess it was like that. How closely we relate to our "friends" on TV, even though they may only be fictional and we may never even meet them in person.
So, Bea Arthur, thank you for being a friend, and thank you for traveling down the road and back again with us so many times. You will be missed.
