Estelle Getty Passes Away at 84 Years Old

[TheBeef]

RIP Sophia

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Im not ashamed to say that Sophia is one of the funniest charachters in the history of the sitcom and I still watch The Golden Girls in syndication....

 

[ghoti]

BOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Death really blows.

RIP Sophia.

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

Why is this Heavy and Mature? Death is a part of life.

RIP

 

[TheBeef]

Death is a mature topic, not to be discussed with the immature that dont respect the fragile balance between life and death....

 

[Real]

I wonder how many people knew she was in her late 50's-early 60's when she was playing that role. I didn't, and I found out later. She was very very good. RIP.

 

[ghoti]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 22 2008, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I wonder how many people knew she was in her late 50's-early 60's when she was playing that role. I didn't, and I found out later. She was very very good. RIP.</div>

Yeah, she was the same age as the other actresses!

I found that out while the show was on and I was shocked.

 

[TheBeef]

It became publically known later in the series that she was the 2nd youngest of the 4 actresses....she spent many hours in makeup to play that role and in a few episodes, she appeared without makeup in flashbacks of herself at a young age....

"Picture it, Sicily, 1914...."

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

It's very sad news to hear...she was really great on the show

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 22 2008, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I wonder how many people knew she was in her late 50's-early 60's when she was playing that role. I didn't, and I found out later. She was very very good. RIP.</div>

I read something earlier how she tried out for the part two earlier times and they said she looked too young for the part, and then came back a third time with all the makeup and got it.

 

[Run BJM]

Don't really know who this is but the name does ring a bell. Says she died of "advanced dementia" which sounds pretty terrible.

RIP.

 

[bangofan13]

Golden Girls was funny, and Estelle was the best character.

RIP

 

[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 22 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why is this Heavy and Mature? Death is a part of life.

RIP</div>

I thought it was a porn star or something before I opened the thread. Like, an oldschool porn star.

Still, RIP

 

[huevonkiller]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Jul 22 2008, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Death is a mature topic, not to be discussed with the immature that dont respect the fragile balance between life and death....</div>

Secase la hierba, marchitase la flor...

R.I.P.

 

[cpawfan]

RIP Estelle

Speaking of Golden Girls, one of my favorite things about the show was the role reversal for Betty White and Rue McClanahan. Betty was the vixen (Sue Ann Nivens) on the Mary Tyler Moore show and Rue was the ditzy best friend (Vivian Harmon) on Maude.

 

[TheBeef]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan @ Aug 1 2008, 12:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>RIP Estelle

Speaking of Golden Girls, one of my favorite things about the show was the role reversal for Betty White and Rue McClanahan. Betty was the vixen (Sue Ann Nivens) on the Mary Tyler Moore show and Rue was the ditzy best friend (Vivian Harmon) on Maude.</div>


I almost mentioned this....when they cast the show, Betty White was Blanche and McClanahan was Rose....they got together and decided they didnt want to be type cast so they switched....It turned out well, as both were brilliant in their new roles....