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PASSINGS: Sid Melton, Leonard Stone, Liz Anderson, Thomas McNeeley Jr., George Rountree
Sid Melton
Character actor in dozens of TV, film projects
Sid Melton, 94, a character actor perhaps best known for his roles in the hit television shows "Green Acres" and "The Danny Thomas Show," died of pneumonia Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph...Tags: Thriller (genre), Samuel Fuller, Human Interest, Conway Twitty, Television Industry
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Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Dies
By David Bauder, AP Television WriterRue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress whobrought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux tolife on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said McClanahan died Thursday at1 a.m. at New...Tags: Television, Celebrities, Bea Arthur, Surgery, Wicked (musical)
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Theater review: 'I Loved Lucy' at Laguna Playhouse
Culture MonsterThe gap between Lucille Ball and Lucy, her lovable TV alter ego, could be startling for unsuspecting fans. Watching her respond to questions from Dick Cavett with a sandpapery brusqueness or rebuff Merv Griffin as he put an innocent hand...... -
"Golden Girls" Actress Rue McClanahan Dies At 76
Rue McClanahan, known by many generations of fans as the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the "Golden Girls," has died, her manager announced Thursday.
According to Barbara Lawrence, McClanahan died early Thursday at 1 a.m. of a...Tags: Cancer, WPIX, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, Surgery
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Rue McClanahan dies at 76; star of the hit TV series 'The Golden Girls'
Rue McClanahan, an actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as the sassy, man-crazy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76.
McClanahan died early Thursday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of...Tags: New York, Television, Television Industry, Bea Arthur, Surgery
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'Golden Girls' Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Betty White help animals (in Arthur's case, posthumously)
L.A. UnleashedWe didn't think anything could make us love "The Golden Girls" more than we did already, but the news that most of the show's stars are still doing their part to help animals has done just that. Stars Bea Arthur,...... -
Rue McClanahan, from theater to television and back again
Culture MonsterRue McClanahan, who played the aging Southern belle Blanche Devereaux in the hit NBC comedy series "The Golden Girls," died Thursday at age 76. Reports said she passed away after suffering a stroke at a New York hospital. The actress...... -
'Golden Girls' leading lady Rue McClanahan dies at 76
Gold DerbyRue McClanahan, who died Thursday, won the Emmy Award in 1987 for starring as the vivacious Blanche Deveraux on the classic sitcom "The Golden Girls." As the man-eating Southern vixen, McClanahan found the leading role of a lifetime after decades as a... -
'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies at 76 [Updated]
Show TrackerRue McClanahan, who played a man-crazy Southern belle in the seminal '80s sitcom "Golden Girls," died early Thursday of a massive stroke. She was 76. McClanahan had suffered a minor stroke in January during recovery from heart bypass surgery, her...... -
Gold Derby nuggets: 'Avatar' only 2-D on DVD for now | Peter Jackson on 'The Hobbit' | Drew Barrymore's fashion faux pas
Gold Derby• Our good pal Lou Lumenick chatted with "Avatar" producer Jon Landau at the recent DVD launch of the blockbuster. "'It's like going to a live concert when you have the CD at home,' he told me at a small press event in Hell's Kitchen where clips from... -
Estelle Getty, 84; 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles
Special to The TimesEstelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wisecracking mother of Bea Arthur's character on the popular NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday. She was 84. Getty, who also won...Tags: New York, Celebrity Parents, Television, Manhattan (New York City), TV Guide
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'Golden Girl' Estelle Getty Dead at 84
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m....Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (tv program), Alzheimer's Disease, Sylvester Stallone
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