Bea Arthur Remembered
2009 has been a bitch of a year. We have lost many, many talented (and not so talented) celebs and icons.
Though you may scream Michael Jackson was the greatest loss of ‘09, I beg to differ. For me, there was no loss as great-and likely never will be-as the loss of Beatrice Arthur.
Bea Arthur was more than a ‘Golden Girl’. She was a true icon, an envelope pusher, a comedic-genius in a world dominated by men. She was a force.
And last night, hundreds gathered at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre to honor the late Bea Arthur in the most fitting way possible: By telling stories using dirty words.
The best story of the night undoubtedly came from fellow ‘Golden Girl,’ Rue MacClanahan who told the packed theater about the time Bea invited her and her husband, Morrow Wilson, to the opening of her one woman broadway show.
Via People:
“McClanahan said an intoxicated Bea told Wilson when he introduced himself to her, “Rue, I love.” But when McClanahan quoted Arthur’s description of another costar on Golden Girls (’Betty’s a c—’), an audible gasp ricocheted through the crowd – before it erupted into the longest and heartiest laugh of the afternoon.”
Only Bea Arthur could call Betty White teh dreaded “C” word and get away with it.
She was THE BEST!
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