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Rue McClanahan

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Rue McClanahan Fast Facts:

Made professional stage debut at Pennsylvania's Erie Playhouse in 1957 in Inherit the Wind.
Caught the attention of producer Norman Lear with her 1972 performance in Tonight in Living Color. Later that year, he offered her a guest spot on an episode of his sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979). Her work so impressed him that he cast her in Maude opposite Bea Arthur. The two went on to star in The Golden Girls together.
Reprised her signature Golden Girls (1985-1992) role of Blanche Devereaux on the short-lived spin-off Golden Palace (1992-1993).
Produced and wrote the 1991 musical Oedipus Schmedipus, As Long As You Love Your Mother, which was staged in Los Angeles.
A lifelong vegetarian and animal-rights advocate, she was one of the first celebrities to support PETA. In 2003, she wrote Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry a letter that stated that his pheasant hunting had cost him her vote.
Wrote the 2007 autobiography My First Five Husbands... And the Ones Who Got Away.

Rue McClanahan Relationships:
Dreda Rheua-Nell McClanahan - Mother
Gus Fisher - Ex-husband
Mark Thomas Bish - Son
Morrow Wilson - Husband
Norman Hartweg - Ex-husband
Peter DeMaio - Ex-husband
Tom Keel - Ex-husband
Tom Lloyd Bish - Ex-husband
William Edwin McClanahan - Father
Rue McClanahan Awards:
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1986 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK (BA, 1956)