[RichInOC]

“My fans’ll get You for that, God.”

[mysterio]

Prayers for Bea Arthur and family.

[LukeL]

She has become a huge Internet phenomenon.

[azishot]

What a shame. I loved that show and still watch the reruns.
RIP, Bea.

[Liberty Valance]

Rest in peace Ms. Arthur.

[chasio649]

“and then there’s Maude”...glad to see you ES.

[beaversmom]

And then there's Maude. . .

[knarf]

I never really paid attention to her except that I thought she had an unusually rasp voice and must have been a serious smoker.

If true ... 86 ain't too awful bad.

Prayers for her family and Betty White.

[krb]

Bea was always ahead of her time:

Maude had an abortion in November 1972, two months before the Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal nationwide, and the episodes which dealt with the situation are probably the series' most famous and most controversial. Maude, at age 47, was crushed when she found herself pregnant, and everyone agreed with her that having a baby at her age was very risky and not a wise thing to happen. Her daughter, Carol, brought to her attention that abortion was now legal in New York state. After some soul-searching (and discussions with Walter, who agreed that raising a baby at their ages was not very wise), Maude tearfully decided at the end of the two-parter that abortion was probably the best choice. Noticing the wide controversy around the episode, CBS decided to rerun the episodes in August 1973, and members of the country's clergy reacted strongly to the decision. At least 30 stations dropped the show.[citation needed] Future Golden Girls creator Susan Harris was a writer on the episode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)

[EveningStar]

ping

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Don’t forget her small but hilarious part as the unemployment office worker in “History of the World Part 1.”

May she rest in peace.

[isom35]

never cared about Maude but Maude’s daughter was smokin’ hot!

[beaversmom]

[rrrod]

Soooooooo aqnother hate the Contitution commie dies....I dont care!

[keving]

Are you kidding me:!!!!!!!!!!!

Worked as a New York city go-go dancer in a Mafia-run nightclub from 1964-1967 while breaking in on Broadway. She quit after the owner decided to turn the place into a bikini bar.

Oh that was Adrienne Barbeau, I guess she chose the same career path as Goldie Hawn.

[Kimmers]

RIP Bea, and thank you for making us laugh.....

The Golden Girls......great LOL comedy.....

[dfwgator]

“FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT!”

[BfloGuy]

I never cared much for the Maude character either, but Bea Arthur redeemed herself in the Golden Girls -- a show that's still funny two decades later.

For all I know, she was a wicked liberal but she didn't go around broadcasting it like modern celebrities. As such, she allowed me to enjoy her comedic talent for which I'm grateful.

[Lancey Howard]

Wonderful acress. RIP