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Estelle Getty, born Estelle Scher in New York City. Getty was an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress. Best known for her role in the Golden Girl sitcom as Sophia Petrillo.
Estelle Getty, born Estelle Scher in New York City. Getty was an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress. Best known for her role in the Golden Girl sitcom as Sophia Petrillo.
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PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree
Sid Melton
Character actor in dozens of TV, film projects
Sid Melton, 94, a character actor perhaps best known for his roles in the hit television shows "Green Acres" and "The Danny Thomas Show," died of pneumonia Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph...Tags: Cesar Romero, Music Industry, Boxing, Diane Keaton, Myrna Loy
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Onion stack stands tall
My colleague Lauren has this thing for Chili's. She hasn't been in the restaurant for 15 years, the hangout spot of her youth, and now she longs to return.
Good co-worker that I was, I reunited Lauren with Chili's one afternoon. "It's safe and...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chili, Men's Health, Onions, Foods and Beverages
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Theater review: 'I Loved Lucy' at Laguna Playhouse
Culture MonsterThe gap between Lucille Ball and Lucy, her lovable TV alter ego, could be startling for unsuspecting fans. Watching her respond to questions from Dick Cavett with a sandpapery brusqueness or rebuff Merv Griffin as he put an innocent hand...... -
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Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Dies
By David Bauder, AP Television WriterRue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress whobrought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux tolife on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said McClanahan died Thursday at1 a.m. at New...Tags: Bea Arthur, Hospitals and Clinics, All in the Family (tv program) , The Golden Girls (tv program), Vicki Lawrence
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Emmy-Award Winning Golden Girl, Breast Cancer Survivor Rue McClanahan Dies Of Stroke
The Associated PressRue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. Her manager Barbara Lawrence said McClanahan died Thursday at 1 a.m. of...Tags: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Death, Television, NBC (tv network)
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Actors, actresses and entertainers
Actors, actresses and entertainers Maila Nurmi, 85; actress created the character Vampira as hostess of late-night TV horror show (Jan. 10) Jack Eagle, 81; a comedian and actor who played Brother Dominic in a Xerox ad during the 1977 Super Bowl (Jan....Tags: Casablanca (movie), Francis Ford Coppola, It's a Wonderful Life (movie), Andrew Jackson, Music Industry
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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: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Death, Celebrities, Family
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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: Bea Arthur, Barry Manilow, TV Guide, New York City, Sylvester Stallone
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Bea Arthur, star of 'Golden Girls' and 'Maude,' dies at 86
Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running " The Golden Girls," died today. She was 86. Arthur, a stage-trained actress who was a success on...Tags: Bea Arthur, All in the Family (tv program) , ABC (tv network), Australia (movie), Angela Lansbury
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Off on the Great Schlep
South Florida Sun-SentinelIf you need proof that this is the most important election in a generation, get this: Jewish grandkids are flying to Florida to visit their grandparents -- without being guilted into it -- to talk their elders out of voting for John McCain. The Jewish...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Israel, Columbus Day, Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times
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Bea Arthur dies at 86; star of 'Golden Girls' and 'Maude'
Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running "The Golden Girls," died Saturday. She was 86.
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