Hi everyone:
I'm not sure whether or not this has been posted before so I'm gonna go ahead and be the one to post about it.
It has been reported that Beatrice Arthur(best known for her role as Dorothy Zbornack on the Golden Girls) passed away on April 25, 2009 from cancer. It has not been confirmed what type of cancer she died of but all we know is that she died peacefully in her Los Angelas home. She has two sons and a few granddaughters.
Before she died, she was doing lots of broadway shows and was really working til the end.
I was a huge fan of hers and when Mom told me the news the other day, I went from shock to extreme sadness. I had no idea she was sick or had any type of cancer. But all I know is that she was my favorite character on the Golden Girls and I always enjoyed her sarcastic wit and her hilarious comebacks with her co-stars. And I also loved her other shows, such as "Maude" and "All in the Family". She was great on those shows as well. But I remember her most as Dorothy in the GG. One hilarious comeback that gets me laughing so hard was the episode of the GG where Dorothy was getting dressed for a date and was deciding on which necklace to wear. She asked for her roommates' advice. Here's the abridged version of the dialogue that took place or that I can remember.
Dorothy: Blanche which necklace do you think will go better with this? The pearls or this one?
Blanche: well, these pearls draw attention to her turkey like neck.
Rose: yeah, well this short necklace draws way too much attention to her spare tire.
Dorothy: Maybe you should put a sign on my back that says "Too Ugly to Live".
And another funny comeback that I enjoyed was the ep where Rose was relying too much on some pills and had been taking them for more than 20 years.
Dorothy: Rose, I really think you should see someone about this.
Blanche: Well, I wouldn't recommend seeing a man at this time, Dorothy, but whatever suits you.
Dorothy: I was talking about seeing a psychiatrist, HOT PANTS!
May she rest in peace. I was wondering if anyone else here on TBBS loved her and what were your favorite comebacks of Dorothy on the show?
This could be like a tribute thread to her. Thanks for reading.
I'm not sure whether or not this has been posted before so I'm gonna go ahead and be the one to post about it.
It has been reported that Beatrice Arthur(best known for her role as Dorothy Zbornack on the Golden Girls) passed away on April 25, 2009 from cancer. It has not been confirmed what type of cancer she died of but all we know is that she died peacefully in her Los Angelas home. She has two sons and a few granddaughters.
Before she died, she was doing lots of broadway shows and was really working til the end.
I was a huge fan of hers and when Mom told me the news the other day, I went from shock to extreme sadness. I had no idea she was sick or had any type of cancer. But all I know is that she was my favorite character on the Golden Girls and I always enjoyed her sarcastic wit and her hilarious comebacks with her co-stars. And I also loved her other shows, such as "Maude" and "All in the Family". She was great on those shows as well. But I remember her most as Dorothy in the GG. One hilarious comeback that gets me laughing so hard was the episode of the GG where Dorothy was getting dressed for a date and was deciding on which necklace to wear. She asked for her roommates' advice. Here's the abridged version of the dialogue that took place or that I can remember.
Dorothy: Blanche which necklace do you think will go better with this? The pearls or this one?
Blanche: well, these pearls draw attention to her turkey like neck.
Rose: yeah, well this short necklace draws way too much attention to her spare tire.
Dorothy: Maybe you should put a sign on my back that says "Too Ugly to Live".
And another funny comeback that I enjoyed was the ep where Rose was relying too much on some pills and had been taking them for more than 20 years.
Dorothy: Rose, I really think you should see someone about this.
Blanche: Well, I wouldn't recommend seeing a man at this time, Dorothy, but whatever suits you.
Dorothy: I was talking about seeing a psychiatrist, HOT PANTS!
May she rest in peace. I was wondering if anyone else here on TBBS loved her and what were your favorite comebacks of Dorothy on the show?
This could be like a tribute thread to her. Thanks for reading.
) which of course was a mega-hit. Our local CBS (Syracuse, NY) wouldn't play the (2-part?) 'abortion' episode in it's regular time slot, but I did stay up to watch when it aired at the safe hour of 11:30pm instead. Maude was brilliant and Bea Arthur is a legend.
That show was a hoot..I'll also have to watch some of her other movies as well. I'm sure she was great in all of them.
