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Apr. 25th, 2009 04:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
filkertomSadness. Actress Bea Arthur, known best for her Emmy-award-winning roles as Dorothy Zbornak on Golden Girls and as the titular character on Maude, and who also won a Tony on Broadway for her role as Vera Charles in Mame, has passed away at the age of 86.
Of course, we all love her for bringing the tiniest dollop of class to the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Of course, we all love her for bringing the tiniest dollop of class to the Star Wars Holiday Special.
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Date: 2009-04-25 08:47 pm (UTC)Well, let me add to this. One of my favorite moments is one of her shorter roles, a cameo appearance as an unemployment clerk in ancient Rome opposite Mel Brooks in his classic, History of the World: Part I where she (rightly?) equates the profession "stand-up philosopher" with "bullshit artist."
"Did you bullshit this week? Did you TRY to bullshit this week?"
In a movie full of memorable moments, her lines stand out in my mind to this day.
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Date: 2009-04-25 09:20 pm (UTC)Just Yes.
I never watched Golden Girls. I wasn't allowed to watch Maude. I saw Bea mostly on variety shows and as a guest star.
I adored her. Tall, with a deep voice, and totally unashamed of it.
She will be missed