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Lifetime to run 'Golden Girls' marathon in honor of Estelle Getty
On what would have been Estelle Getty's 85th birthday, cable channel Lifetime will pay tribute to her with a Golden Girls marathon from noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Getty died Tuesday of Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disease, in Los Angeles. The...Tags: Mental Illness, Rue McClanahan, Illnesses, Estelle Getty, Marathon
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Estelle Getty was 'Golden' on TV
Special to Los Angeles TimesEstelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wise-cracking mother of Bea Arthur on the popular NBC sitcom The Golden Girls, died yesterday. She was 84. Ms. Getty, who also won notice...Tags: Neil Simon, Cher, Barry Manilow, Harvey Fierstein, Mental Illness
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Kirk Douglas pleased with House resolution apologizing for slavery
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor some years now, Hollywood legend Kirk Douglashas been campaigning for a formal apology to African Americans for the institution of slavery. Like other advocates, he's been urging Congress and every presidential candidate to go on record for the...Tags: Britney Spears, National Government, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Political Candidates, Clint Eastwood
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Actress Estelle Getty dies at 84
Well before the world knew her as the feisty octogenarian Sophia on "The Golden Girls," Estelle Getty was a glass salesman's daughter on the Lower East Side.
Getty, who died yesterday at age 84, spent 40 years of her career struggling for success,...Tags: Mental Illness, Illnesses, Estelle Getty, Betty White
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'Golden Girls' Star Estelle Getty Dies
Zap2It.comEstelle Getty, the diminutive actress who won an Emmy for her portrayal of sassy Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty passed away at 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22 in her home in Los Angeles surrounded by her family and...Tags: Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, Harvey Fierstein, Mental Illness, Illnesses
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Estelle Getty, 'Golden Girls'
Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica. "She was loved...Tags: Rue McClanahan, Santa Monica, NBC, Emmy Awards, Estelle Getty
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'Golden Girl' a late bloomer
Chicago Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — Estelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wisecracking mother of Bea Arthur on the popular NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday. She was 84. Ms. Getty, who...Tags: Mental Illness, NBC, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Illnesses, Estelle Getty
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Estelle Getty, 84; 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles
Special to The TimesEstelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wisecracking mother of Bea Arthur's character on the popular NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday. She was 84. Getty, who also won...Tags: Neil Simon, Lower East Side, Cher, Barry Manilow, Harvey Fierstein
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TV Hall of Fame inductees named
The star of "Maude," a creative force behind "MASH," a talk show host and the creator of "Gilligan's Island" were among those announced Thursday for induction into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
"Their respective careers have...Tags: Merv Griffin, Larry Gelbart, Thomas Murphy, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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Dressing Up for Halloween on 'Bones'
Zap2It.comIt isn't unusual for episodes of "Bones" to revolve around bathtubs of rendered human goo, peculiarly misplaced limbs and all manner of desiccated flesh-and-bones, but the way the FOX show handles Halloween is a little surprising. Sitting on the show's...Tags: Eartha Kitt, Religious Festivals, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Public Holidays
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Prime time to learn
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAMERICANS more than just believe the health information they get from fictional television shows. Spurred by what they see on shows like "ER" or "The Bold and the Beautiful," surveys suggest, they take action. They go to the doctor. They tell a friend...Tags: Literature, Reproduction, Medicine, Anthony Edwards, Cancer
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TV Fashion: Betty Suarez from 'Ugly Betty' (ABC)
Zap2It.comThis may not come as much of a surprise to you, but we do not condone ugly. On off days, we may allow you to stoop to moderately attractive, but even if you are seasick in gale-force winds while watching a Colin Farrell movie, we still expect you to...Tags: Cinderella, JC Penney Company Incorporated, Sonny Bono, Colin Farrell
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