Bea Arthur Biography
Beatrice Arthur was a renowned American actress understood ideal for her comic functions in television series like "Maude" and also "The Golden Girls". Born upon May 13, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents Philip and also Rebecca Frankel, she grew up in a very loving atmosphere along with her two sis, Marian and Sylvia. Despite the fact that she was named Bernice - a by-product of "Beatrice", she later preferred to use the name Bea Arthur.
Arthur researched at the Linden Hall School for Girls, a boarding school in Lititz, Pennsylvania, as well as later at Blackstone College in Virginia. After finishing her education and learning, she volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve throughout World War II, where she worked as a typist and dispatcher, at some point getting to the ranking of Staff Sergeant.
Post-World War II, Arthur relocated to New York City to research acting at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School, under famous German director Erwin Piscator. At the outset of her occupation, she occupied various tiny phase duties as well as, in 1949, landed her Broadway debut as the female lead in "The Threepenny Opera". Over the next years, she showed up in several Broadway as well as off-Broadway manufacturings, at some point winning a Tony Award in 1966 for her duty as Vera Charles in "Mame", contrary
Angela Lansbury.
Arthur's tv launching remained in 1954 as a visitor celebrity in the popular series "Studio One". Her outbreak tv duty was available in 1971, when she appeared as Edith Bunker's relative, Maude Findlay, in an episode of "All in the Family". Her wit and personal appeal shone with the character, gathering much appreciation and also eventually motivating the creation of a spin-off collection, "Maude", which ran from 1972 - 1978.
Complying with Maude's success, Arthur tackled the function of the outspoken and strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak in the 1985 television collection "The Golden Girls". The program concentrated on the lives of four elderly women living together in Miami, co-starring Betty White,
Rue McClanahan, and also Estelle Getty. Considered among the most effective American comedies of all time, "The Golden Girls" broadcast for 7 seasons, ending in 1992. Arthur's efficiency as Dorothy gained her the 2nd Primetime Emmy Award of her profession, the initial of which she had actually won for her duty as Maude Findlay.
Throughout her profession, Arthur guest-starred in numerous television programs, including "Saturday Night Live", "Malcolm in the center", and "Curb Your Enthusiasm". She also starred in her own one-woman performance, "Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends", in 2002, which was later chosen for a Tony Award.
Bea Arthur was wed two times, first to film writer and also manufacturer Robert Alan Aurthur, from 1947 - 1950, and also later on to the Broadway director and manufacturer Gene Saks from 1950 - 1978. She had two embraced kids with Saks, Matthew and Daniel.
Arthur was an embodiment of wit, mockery, and valiancy both in her profession and also her personal life. She campaigned extensively for LGBTQ rights as well as animal welfare.
On April 25, 2009, Bea Arthur died at her house in Los Angeles, California, after battling lung cancer. Her occupation covering over 5 years left an enduring influence on tv as well as theater, making her an extraordinary presence to her plenty of fans as well as admirers.
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Related authors: Cheryl Crawford (Actress), Angela Lansbury (Actress), Rue McClanahan (Actress)
Filmography:
- 1958 The Gift of the Magi (Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie)
- 1959 That Kind of Woman (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
- 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 1974 Mame (Comedy, Music)
- 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, TV Movie)
- 1980 The Beatrice Arthur Special (Comedy, Music)
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars (Comedy, Music, TV Movie)
- 1984 P.O.P.
- 1987 Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
- 1988 My First Love (Romance, Drama, TV Movie)
- 1990 Night of 100 Stars III (Comedy, Music, TV Movie)
- 1994 Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (Music)
- 1995 For Better or Worse (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 1996 A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (Music)
- 2000 Enemies of Laughter (Comedy)
- 2003 The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments (Documentary, TV Movie)
- 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (Music, Documentary, History)
- 2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II (Music, Documentary)
- 2005 Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (Comedy)
- 2010 Uncle Bob (Documentary)
- 2021 The Golden Girls: Ageless (Documentary)
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (Documentary)
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