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18 articles from 2009
DVD Review: Groundbreaking TV Pioneer Featured in ‘The Norman Lear Collection’
11 June 2009 10:04 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news
Chicago – Sony’s “The Norman Lear Collection” is a gorgeous collectible DVD box set that will make an amazing gift for parents this upcoming Father’s Day. With 19 discs, hours of spectacular television, and never-before-seen special features, how can one complain about “The Norman Lear Collection”? Well, what if you already own 17 of the 19 discs?
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 If you don’t know the name Norman Lear, then you don’t know television. The same man produced over a dozen classic TV shows. I would be willing to bet that something Lear was involved in is playing somewhere in syndication 24/7.
How amazing is Lear’s resume? Sony chose seven series to include in “The Norman Lear Collection” and didn’t include “Diff’rent Strokes,” “The Facts of Life,” “Silver Spoons,” “Who’s the Boss?,” or “227”. (Maybe those will be in “The Norman Lear Collection 2”).
The collection starts with Lear’s early
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The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray Release Date and Details Surface
10 June 2009 8:06 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news
The folks over at Home Media Retailing have published the first details and what appears to be the finalized release date for The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray Disc, the first of two lavish 70th Anniversary sets (the other being Gone With the Wind). In our last Wizard of Oz on Blu-ray update, the expected release date was October 27. Per this new information, you'll be off to see the Wizard on September 29. The transfer of Wizard of Oz to Blu-ray began by scanning each of the original Technicolor negatives using 8K resolution. From here, a "capture" master was created in 4K which will give the new Blu-ray 1080p transfer twice the resolution of the previous DVD release. In addition, audio will be offered in Dolby TrueHD. New bonus features will clock in at over four hours and feature a pair of Blu-ray exclusives: "If I Only Had a Brain,
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Who's Your Favorite Dirty Old Lady on Film?
27 April 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
By now you've probably heard -- Maude-Golden Girl Bea Arthur passed away over the weekend at the age of 86. In honor of the great actress and comedian, EW called up old co-star Rue McClanahan for her thoughts. During the discussion, she said: "And she [Arthur] told some pretty raunchy jokes, live on stage. In fact, a couple that were just a bit too much for me! [Laughs.] But boy she could tell a dirty joke. Oh my God, she was funny!"
This is what makes her passing right now all the more unfortunate -- one of the greats has left us just as the dirtiness of the silver set, particularly the Golden Girls themselves, dips into a Renaissance already mourning the loss of Estelle Getty. Lenora Claire recently brought us the wonder of Golden Gals Gone Wild. Meanwhile, Betty White jumped from her woman-without-morals role on Boston Legal to the dirty
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Monika Bartyzel
Betty White, Rue McClanahan Recall 'Shy' Bea Arthur
27 April 2009 5:55 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
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.
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Stephen M. Silverman
Bea Arthur: Talk snarky, be defiant, win awards
26 April 2009 10:19 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news
Bea Arthur not only had some of the most fun roles in showbiz — usually barking the tough, snarky stuff we all think but rarely say — she won lots of awards in the process. Prior to her death on Saturday of cancer at age 86, Arthur nabbed one Emmy Award as the sassy women's libber of "Maude" (best comedy actress, 1977), another Emmy as a sarcastic senior on "The Golden Girls" (best comedy actress, 1988), and a Tony Award as the vicious, quip-swapping diva in "Mame" (best featured actress, 1966). Curiously, Arthur never won a Golden Globe, though she was nominated nine times (four for "The Golden Girls," four for "Maude," one for the film version of "Mame"), making her one of the biggest multi-losers in that kudo's history. At the 1988 Emmys, Arthur beat out two "Golden Girls" costars: Rue McClanahan and Betty White. She thanked producer Norman Lear "for starting me off in this crazy,
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Friends And Fans Remember Bea Arthur
26 April 2009 8:44 PM, PDT | From www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news
Following this weekend's passing of iconic comedienne Bea Arthur, fans and friends of the late actress are noting the loss of an irreplaceable personality, as well as a dear friend."Bea was such an important part of a very happy time in my life and I have dearly loved her for a very long time," Arthur's "Golden Girls" co-star, Betty White, told Access Hollywood in a statement Saturday. "I'm grateful that she received her much deserved 'Lifetime Achievement Award' when she did, so she could enjoy it. How lucky I was to know her."Echoing White's sentiment of loss, Rue McClanahan, Arthur's co-star in the 70's sitcom "Maude" and late ...
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Golden Girls Pay Tribute To Arthur
26 April 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Veteran actresses Betty White and Rue McClanahan have paid tribute to their Golden Girls co-star Bea Arthur, who died on Saturday.
The actress passed away peacefully in her sleep at her Los Angeles home after losing her battle with cancer aged 86, according to personal assistant Dan Watt.
Arthur, who starred in the hit show from 1985 until 1992, won an Emmy Award for her role as Dorothy Zbornak in the sitcom, which chronicled the lives of three retirees in Miami.
And co-stars White and McClanahan fondly recall the seven happy years they spent with Arthur on the series.
McClanahan tells Entertainment Tonight. "(Thirty-seven) years ago she showed me how to be very brave in playing comedy. I'll miss that courage. And I'll miss that voice."
White adds, "I knew it would hurt, I just didn't know it would hurt this much. I'm so happy that she received her Lifetime Achievement Award while she was still with us, so she could appreciate that.
"Bea was such an important part of a very happy time in my life and I have dearly loved her for a very long time. How lucky I was to know her."
Born in 1922, Arthur grew up in New York and earned a degree as a medical laboratory technician, before enrolling in a drama course at the New School of Social Research in the city.
She shot to fame in her twenties with numerous stage roles and won critical acclaim for her performance in a 1964 production of Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway.
Arthur also landed a Tony Award for her turn as Vera Charles in 1966 musical Mame - and composer Jerry Herman was taken aback by her natural acting ability and comic timing.
He says, "There was no one else like Bea. She would make us laugh during Mame rehearsals with a look or with a word. She didn't need dialogue. I don't know if I can say that about any other person I ever worked with."
The actress moved on to television in her fifties and won the starring role in 1970s show Maude, for which she also won a coveted Emmy Award, before landing her part in The Golden Girls.
Arthur married twice - first to producer and director Robert Alan Aurthur and then to director Gene Saks from 1950 to 1978. The couple adopted two sons.
She is survived by a sister, her children Matthew and Daniel and two granddaughters.
Bea Arthur was a true 'Golden Girl'
26 April 2009 2:31 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news
Bea Arthur, who died Saturday at 86, was the winner of two Emmy Awards for her starring roles on classic sitcoms "Maude" and "The Golden Girls." Before becoming an unexpected TV star in the 1970s, Bea Arthur enjoyed a long and celebrated career in the theater. She won a Tony Award for featured actress in a musical in 1966 for the role of Vera Charles, bosom buddy to "Mame." Married at the time to theater director Gene Saks, who helmed this tuner adaptation of the play "Auntie Mame," Arthur made no secret of the fact that she would have loved to play the part of the glamourous title character, a part that went to Angela Lansbury. With her basso voice and deadpan delivery, Arthur had to settle for the sidekick role, which turned out to be a natural for her — the man-eating, gin-drinking actress Vera. When the movie version was made in
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tomoneil
Who's Your Favorite Dirty Old Lady on Film?
26 April 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
By now you've probably heard -- Maude-Golden Girl Bea Arthur passed away over the weekend at the age of 86. In honor of the great actress and comedian, EW called up old co-star Rue McClanahan for her thoughts. During the discussion, she said: "And she [Arthur] told some pretty raunchy jokes, live on stage. In fact, a couple that were just a bit too much for me! [Laughs.] But boy she could tell a dirty joke. Oh my God, she was funny!"
This is what makes her passing right now all the more unfortunate -- one of the greats has left us just as the dirtiness of the silver set, particularly the Golden Girls themselves, dips into a Renaissance already mourning the loss of Estelle Getty. Lenora Claire recently brought us the wonder of Golden Gals Gone Wild. Meanwhile, Betty White jumped from her woman-without-morals role on Boston Legal to the dirty
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Monika Bartyzel
Golden Girls Star Bea Arthur Dies at 86
26 April 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news
Beatrice Arthur, the actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86. Arthur died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, Watt said, declining to give further details. Arthur first appeared in the landmark comedy series "All in the Family" as Edith Bunker's loudly outspoken, liberal cousin, Maude Finley. She proved a perfect foil for blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), and their blistering exchanges were so entertaining that producer Norman Lear fashioned Arthur's own series. "Maude" scored with television viewers immediately on its CBS debut in September 1972, and Arthur won an Emmy Award for the role in 1977. "Golden Girls" (1985-1992) was another groundbreaking comedy, finding surprising success in a television
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Rue McClanahan Remembers Bea Arthur
25 April 2009 6:40 PM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news
Longtime friend and "Golden Girls" costar Rue McClanahan is reacting to the news of Bea Arthur's passing on Saturday. McClanahan had this to say to "The Insider" about Arthur: "[Thirty-seven] years ago she showed me how to be very brave in playing comedy. I'll miss that courage. And I'll miss that voice." The beloved 86-year-old actress passed away Saturday at the age of 86.
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Bea Arthur (1922 - 2009)
25 April 2009 4:34 PM, PDT | From www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news
Passing away peacefully this morning at the age of 86, surrounded by family in her Los Angeles home, Bea Arthur will be remembered by many as comedy's #1 straight-woman. Both on her 1970's television series "Maude" and later, more famously, on the NBC hit "Golden Girls," Arthur was the Dean Martin allowing the likes of Bill Macy, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty to shine as Jerry Lewis."Look - I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice and I have a way with a line," Arthur once told an interviewer. "What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting. ...
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One less Golden Girl, R.I.P. Bea Arthur
25 April 2009 4:21 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news
Sad news today for Americans who grew up with "Maude," actress Beatrice Arthur who was cast as Maude Findlay in Norman Lear's sitcom died today. She was 86.. She was also the tough cookie Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running "The Golden Girls" with Estelle Getty (who played Dorothy's mother), Betty White and Rue McClanahan that was based in Miami. Bea Arthur was a successful Broadway theater actor before her work in television. In 1966, Arthur took the Tony award for her performance as Angela Lansbury's sidekick, Vera Charles, in the original production of "Mame" on Broadway. In 1999, Arthur memorably credited three people for influencing her career: "Sid Caesar taught me the outrageous; [method acting guru] Lee Strasberg
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Gay fave Bea Arthur of "Golden Girls" dies at age 86
25 April 2009 3:08 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news
In very sad news, Golden Girls and Maude star Bea Arthur died today at age 86. The TV and Broadway star reportedly died after suffering from cancer. Her family was at her bedside and say she passed peacefully.
Arthur is the second of the four Golden Girls to die. Estelle Getty, who played Sophia, died last year at age 84. Rue McClanahan and Betty White are the two surviving Golden Girls.
Both the Golden Girls and the stars themselves were wildly popular among certain gay men. Indeed, there is an entire book devoted to the show just for gay men called The Q Guide to The Golden Girls. The show's pilot actually included a gay character, a housekeeper named Coco played by Charles Levin, but the character was dropped after the pilot.
My own mother, who passed away last year, was a huge fan of The Golden Girls and I remember spending
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Golden Girls Star Beatrice Arthur Dies
25 April 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Beatrice Arthur, the larger-than-life actress who scored on Broadway as the original matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof and the hard-drinking actress in Mame before she went on to star in the groundbreaking '70s TV series Maude and, in the '80s, the beloved sitcom The Golden Girls, died early Saturday morning. She was 86. Dan Watt, a spokesman for Arthur's family, told the Associated Press that the star had been suffering with cancer, though he did not specify what kind. She died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family by her side, said Watt, who remembered Arthur as "a brilliant and witty woman." Maude, which debuted on CBS in 1972 (and ran until 1978) was a spin-off of the hit All in the Family. As the liberal cousin of archconservative Archie Bunker's wife Edith, the much-married Maude wasn't afraid to broach such controversial (especially for TV at the time) topics as abortion and civil rights.
Golden Girls, a popular NBC Saturday-night staple from 1985 to 1992, featured Arthur as the outspoken Dorothy Zbornak, who shared a Florida home with three other retired women, including her mother, played by Estelle Getty - who died last July, at 84. The other stars were Rue McClanahan and Betty White.
Born Bernice Frankel in New York City but raised in Maryland, where her parents ran a women's clothing store, Arthur debuted on the Off Broadway stage in New York in the 1940s, with her Broadway musical triumphs - though her singing voice was deep and scratchy - in the mid-'60s.
Married and divorced twice, Arthur took her stage name (in part) from her first husband, the screenwriter, director and producer Robert Alan Aurthur, whose credits include the Bob Fosse film All That Jazz. With second husband, Mame director Gene Saks, she adopted two sons, Matthew, 47, and Daniel, 44. They survive her.
Of her powerful stage and TV persona, which often found her cast in the same sort of role, Arthur once said, "Look - I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting."
Stephen M. Silverman
Golden Girl Bea Arthur Dies
25 April 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Bea Arthur died Saturday morning at the age of 86, according to the Los Angeles Times. Arthur had been battling cancer, although her spokesperson declined to give further details about her death. Arthur was best known for playing Dorothy on the long-running sitcom The Golden Girls, alongside Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, who passed away in July 2008. Story developing...
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Exclusive pics from Broadway's "Defying Inequality" concert
24 February 2009 5:47 PM, PST | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news
No doubt inspired by the heartfelt pro-gay marriage remarks of Milk’s Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, members of the Broadway community gathered at the Gershwin Theatre on Monday, February 23 for Defying Inequality, a celebrity benefit concert for equal rights for the Glbt community.
The show began with a live performance of Marc Shaiman’s Prop. 8: The Musical, the video version of which has become an Internet phenomenon.
In addition to such Broadway stars as Nathan Lane, Harvey Fierstein, David Hyde Pierce, and Jane Fonda (who is soon to open in 33 Variations), the standing room only event featured impassioned speeches and appearances by Cyndi Lauper, Carson Kressley, Judy Gold, political pundit Keith Olbermann, Ugly Betty stars Michael Urie and Mark Indelicato, and a host of other notables, as well as performances by the casts of a dozen Broadway shows.
Proceeds from the benefit
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Halloween 2 Mask Revealed: It's Not William Shatner
6 January 2009 10:53 AM, PST | From ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news
It's a testimony to the sluggish post-holiday news cycle. Presenting the new mask for Rob Zombie's upcoming H2, the sequel to his reimagined Halloween that was embraced by purists and the entire Fanboy Nation in 2007.
While clearly in a developmental state, the final version of the mask has yet to look like William Shatner. Looks more like Rue McClanahan.
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