Rue McClanahan who passed away Thursday at the age of 76 learned a lot from that bond, especially with Bea Arthur. Rue was Bea's friend and co-star as two characters in three series, one as the ...

Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux to life on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 76. "She passed away ...

Rue McClanahan, an actress best known for her ... He cast her as Vivian, Bea Arthur’s ditzy best friend, in “Maude,” which aired on CBS from 1972 to 1978. When “The Golden Girls” debuted ...

Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan rank among TV's all-time great comic matchups, first on the groundbreaking '70s sitcom Maude, and later, during seven seasons of the Emmy-winning ensemble comedy The ...

Rue McClanahan ... White is now the sole surviving cast member. Bea Arthur died last year of cancer, and Estelle Getty died in 2008. McClanahan won an Emmy in 1987 for her portrayal of Blanche ...

The stars of The Golden Girls – Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Betty White – might have seemed like the best of friends during their seven-season run on NBC. But in reality ...

Starring Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak), Estelle Getty (Sophia Petrillo), Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux), and Betty White (Rose Nylund), the comedy series became gold for NBC and was often at ...

Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty. McClanahan’s death leaves White as the last surviving member of the foursome. Getty died in 2008; Arthur died last year. “Rue was a close and dear friend ...

McClanahan suffered a massive stroke ... Estelle Getty died in 2008; Bea Arthur died in 2009. ." "Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasure our relationship. It hurts more than I ever thought ...

NEW YORK (AP) Rue ... to Arthur in the starring role. When Arthur died in April 2009, McClanahan recalled that she had felt constrained by Golden Girls during the later years of its run. Bea ...

Rue McClanahan ... a house in Miami. McClanahan’s Blanche was a frequent target of wisecracks for her sexual prowess from the other characters, played by Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle ...

Rue McClanahan, who helped make “The Golden ... over-50 women who shared a house in Miami. The others were Bea Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose) and Estelle Getty (Dorothy’s mother, Sophia).