Beatrice Arthur
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| Nickname: |
Beatrice Arthur / Bea Arthur / Bea |
| Known for: |
Maude, Lovers and Other Strangers, Mame |
| Birth name: |
Bernice Frankel |
| Birthday: |
13 May 1923, New York, New York, USA |
| Height: |
5' 10" (1.78 m) |

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Trivia

Bea won an award of achievement from Emerson College's Musical Theater Society, in Boston, in the spring of 2000.

She was best friends with Angela Lansbury, since appearing together in "Mame". A friendship she spoke fondly of in her one-woman show.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 29-30. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Her series "Maude" (1972) and "The Golden Girls" (1985) were both canceled because Bea left them.

Once appeared on "Judge Judy" (1996) as a witness for a defendant who was involved in the animal rights organization PETA. The defendant won.

According to a television interview, Arthur claimed that her start in comedy came when she was only a lounge singer. Apparently, when she got up on stage to sing torch songs, the audience would laugh at her because of her deep voice and her height. The nightclub manager then approached her and told her she was in the wrong business. She should be doing comedy instead.

Considered "Amanda's" (1983) and an episode of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) as her worst career experiences.

Best known by the public for her starring roles as the title character in "Maude" (1972) and as Dorothy Zbornak in "The Golden Girls" (1985).

Her former "Maude" (1972) co-star, Adrienne Barbeau, was reunited with her on "The View" (1997), in 2007.

She is survived by two granddaughters.

Her idol when she was young was June Allyson.

Remained good friends with Adrienne Barbeau during and after "Maude" (1972).

As a young girl, Bea attended Linden Hall High School, an all girls school in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Later, she attended Blackstone College for Girls in Blackstone, Virginia, where she was active in drama productions.

The comic book character Deadpool is infatuated with Bea and considers to her as the sexiest woman on earth.