OBITUARY
Bea Arthur, star of ‘Golden Girls’ and ‘Maude,’ dies at 86
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The noted Broadway actress and TV star known for her sharp-tongued characters died of cancer at her home in Los Angeles.
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By Claudia Luther
Los Angeles Times
April 26, 2009
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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. (Click on ‘Continue Reading’ for more)
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