I know that most of you already know that our beloved Bea Arthur has died. There are many beautiful blog posts and web entries about her. I’m going to add my own little bit because I can’t think of anything I love more than witty one liners and the plethora of Chanel that she used to wear.
Bea Arthur was one of those actresses that made you think it was ok to think, the guys still liked her, she was sarcastic and pragmatic and not without the occasional break down. It didn’t make sense to me that she was playing an old woman in the Golden Girls because outside of her grey hair, there wasn’t anything old about her.
I’ll admit it, I’ve never seen a full episode of Maude. What I’ve seen Bea Arthur in besides Golden Girls was the Star Wars Christmas special. But I’ll take a tall ballsy broad any day. I wish there were more shows on the air like the Golden Girls and less of ‘reality’ TV.
Cheers to you Bea Arthur.
