Betty White, Rue McClanahan Recall 'Shy' Bea Arthur - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-27-2009, 10:49 PM

Despite her booming voice and boisterous personality – "Let's face it," the 5'9" leading lady once quipped, "nobody ever asked me to play Juliet" – Beatrice Arthur was very private, sensitive, even shy, her two surviving Golden Girls costars, Betty White and Rue McClanahan, affectionately recalled Monday morning.

Speaking over the phone on the Today show about their late friend and professional colleague – Arthur, 86, died early Saturday morning at her home in Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with cancer – both expressed their amazement when Arthur headlined her own, autobiographical one-woman show, 2002's Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends.

"Her emotions were just under the skin," McClanahan, 75, said of Arthur. "You could look at her cross-eyed and she'd burst into tears."

"Golden Girls was such a happy time in our lives. But I will also remember her in her one-woman show," said White, 87. "To see her get up on that stage and command it as a one-woman show was really mind-boggling."

"That's because she was in control," said McClanahan. "When she was performing she was in total control. But in her personal life … she was so sensitive."

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catlover79 · 04-27-2009, 10:59 PM

Great article!!

80sTrivia · 04-29-2009, 04:54 AM

Have Rue or Betty given any live, on-tape interviews talking about Bea's passing? I've only heard the call-in interviews, but perhaps they are both too emotional to give interviews in person just yet...

catlover79 · 04-29-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 80sTrivia

Have Rue or Betty given any live, on-tape interviews talking about Bea's passing? I've only heard the call-in interviews, but perhaps they are both too emotional to give interviews in person just yet...

That's my feeling. I'd be too choked up to say anything!!

browneyes106 · 04-30-2009, 12:08 PM

Good article. I think probably at some either Betty or Rue will do onscreen interviews about Bea.

04-27-2009, 10:49 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Betty White, Rue McClanahan Recall 'Shy' Bea Arthur Despite her booming voice and boisterous personality – "Let's face it," the 5'9" leading lady once quipped, "nobody ever asked me to play Juliet" – Beatrice Arthur was very private, sensitive, even shy, her two surviving Golden Girls costars, Betty White and Rue McClanahan, affectionately recalled Monday morning. Speaking over the phone on the Today show about their late friend and professional colleague – Arthur, 86, died early Saturday morning at her home in Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with cancer – both expressed their amazement when Arthur headlined her own, autobiographical one-woman show, 2002's Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends. "Her emotions were just under the skin," McClanahan, 75, said of Arthur. "You could look at her cross-eyed and she'd burst into tears." "Golden Girls was such a happy time in our lives. But I will also remember her in her one-woman show," said White, 87. "To see her get up on that stage and command it as a one-woman show was really mind-boggling." "That's because she was in control," said McClanahan. "When she was performing she was in total control. But in her personal life … she was so sensitive." http://www.people.com/people/article...274935,00.html
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browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	Good article. I think probably at some either Betty or Rue will do onscreen interviews about Bea.