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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, Bea Arthur, Athletics, Track and Field, Illnesses, Betty White
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Estelle Getty remembered as funny, feisty, frugal
The Associated PressEstelle Getty always liked a bargain. Despite her sitcom success with "The Golden Girls," son Carl Gettleman told friends and family gathered at a private memorial service Thursday that his mother always chose frugal over flashy. He recounted a time when...Tags: Celebrity, Harvey Fierstein, Celebrity Mothers, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Estelle Getty
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off the wall
SEAMY STUFF. Just what we've been waiting for! The new half-hour series "Sordid Lives" (tonight at 10, LOGO) follows the story of a Hollywood wanna-be (Jason Dottley) and his bizarro Texas family, which includes Bonnie Bedelia, Rue McClanahan and the...Tags: Olivia Newton-John, Caroline Rhea, Tammy Wynette
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In Memoriam: Estelle Getty was so South Florida
Estelle Getty — 1924-2008 Estelle Getty, the diminutive and eldest Golden Girl, was so South Florida. Her portrayal of the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia Petrillo on the hit TV sitcom came to represent a vibrant part of what makes this region so...Tags: Vice, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty
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Talk shows
"The Early Show," 7 a.m., WBBM-Ch. 2: Secrets to a Longer Life; Sara Bareilles performs. "Today," 7 a.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5: Actors Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly ("Step Brothers"); chef Mario Batali; brain foods; painting projects; actress Rue McClanahan....Tags: Miley Cyrus, Celebrity, Alanis Morissette, Oprah Winfrey, Gillian Anderson
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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: Harvey Fierstein, Emmy Awards, Estelle Getty, Cher, Mental Illness
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Del Shores' 'Sordid Lives'
Times TV Critic“Sordid Lives: The Series,” which premieres tonight on Logo, Viacom's LGBT-directed cable network, is a prequel to "Sordid Lives" (the movie), which was in turn adapted from "Sordid Lives" (the play). All were written and directed by Del...Tags: Family, Olivia Newton-John, Caroline Rhea, Satellite and Cable Service, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Estelle Getty, 1923-2008: She had a 'golden' role
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," died yesterday. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced...Tags: Harvey Fierstein, Regis Philbin, Wanted, Larry David, Cher
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Estelle Getty, feisty Sophia on 'Golden Girls,' dies at 84
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing the role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's The Golden Girls, has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia,...Tags: Celebrity, Harvey Fierstein, Celebrity Mothers, House M.D., Emmy Awards
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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: Celebrity, Harvey Fierstein, Celebrity Mothers, Estelle Getty, Mental Illness
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OFF THE WALL: Some 'Mad Men' and some madcap men
diane@tvworthwatching.comOff the Wall gets all soaped up. WEEKEND MIND-BENDERS. This isn't your kiddo's space opera - there's sharp personal, political and spiritual drama in the too-contemporary fourth season of "Battlestar Galactica" (tonight at 8 and midnight, Universal HD)...Tags: Buster Keaton, Dean Stockwell, Olivia Newton-John, Charlton Heston, Caroline Rhea
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Swap Edith? Are youse crazy?
Swingers in the 1970s? On CBS? Been there, done that. WHAT: The Oct. 28, 1972 episode of "All in the Family," titled "The Bunkers and the Swingers." RECAP: To expand her social life, Edith (Jean Stapleton) answers an ad in the "swap section" of a...Tags: CBS Corp., Carroll O'Connor
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