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Bea Arthur

Birth Name:

Bernice Frankel

Birth Place:

New York, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, singer, comedian

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Maude

Maude Findlay

O.J.: Made in America

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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You - American Masters

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The Golden Girls House Is For Sale, Wicker Not Included

Bring the cheesecake!

Thu, Jul 16, 2020

The Golden Girls Taught Us to Think About the Twilight Years Differently

The show gave us a reason to look forward to growing older

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

Weekend TV: Rosemary's Baby, Penny Dreadful and Remembering Murphy

The devil made them remake it. What other excuse can there be for NBC's glossy but laborious two-part revisiting of the Ira Levin supernatural classic Rosemary's Baby (Sunday, 9/8c, concludes next Thursday)? Perversely scheduled to begin on the evening of Mother's Day, this unnecessarily expanded miniseries version owes a huge debt to The Omen for many of its telegraphed shocks.

Fri, May 9, 2014

Jimmy Kimmel Did Not Buy Nude Bea Arthur Portrait

Jimmy Kimmel is a notorious prankster, but it turns out his biggest one yet was only an accident. Contrary to reports, it turns out the comedian was only joking about purchasing the nearly $2 million nude Bea Arthur portrait.

Sat, May 25, 2013

Did Jimmy Kimmel Pay Nearly $2 Million for the Nude Bea Arthur Painting?

Apparently Jimmy Kimmel is a very generous friend.