Bea Arthur interview for Gaytime TV 

Matthew C . Are you yet a gay couple?

Matthew C It was distory in a flood.

It was re-opened a year ago. She left $300,000 in her will...

So sweet...always loved Bea ever since her Maude4 days. You were fortunate to meet her : )

There isn't a gay community. There is gay scene and there are gay people.

she looks in her 50s!!

Allen Page She looked younger on “The Golden Girls” then when she was on “Maude.”

Motel6 chanell line up in Oakland

@@a.b.sproductionsllc I've always thought that, too.

That's both a compliment and an insult.

Very well said! Spot on.

I absolutely agree with you. I may not be a part of the gay community but I have a brother who's gay and some close friends who are transgender who have nothing hut love and respect for others. What I love about the golden girls ehat they were comforting and gave you laughter and brought everyone together. You can be older whether man or woman and still enjoy life and succeed.

well said Nicholas :)

Totally agree with you Nicholas...minus the aches and pains I'm starting to feel...lol ; )

Excellent point.

Marchant2 NEVER! It would be impossible to clone this beautiful and elegant person.

The only woman I think who was like her was Elaine Stritch but Stritch was unlikeable.

...I believe hat a large % of her estate was willed by Bea to build a homeless shelter for gay/lesbian teens in NYC. www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/12/09/bea-arthur-lgbt-homeless-shelter-opens-just-in-time-for-christmas/

...in real life, many people, including her co-stars said that Bea was extremely SHY.

She was a very private person. People interpret that as being eccentric or slow to warm up to people. Most people expect celebrities to be as gregarious as the characters they play because that's the only side we see of them. When in reality they are exactly the opposite.

She just seemed lovely -despite the silly rumours that went around about her supposedly being a “bitch”..

DesertRose122 I unfortunately recently ended up online and down a rabbit hole, and while I've read lovely stories about Bea, I've read even more not-so-lovely stories. :( They mostly came out after her death when she couldn't share her version, and that just rubs me the wrong way. I suppose if you dig that deep about anyone, not everything you find is going to be sunshine and rainbows. And who knows if all of it's accurate? There's a quote I heard before that applies here. Something about there being 3 sides to every story: One side, the other side, and the truth. I do think this quote from Angela Lansbury may explain some things: "Bea was absolutely the antithesis of the characters she portrayed. She was sensitive - really, really sensitive - and self-conscious. But she covered it up by becoming this deep-voiced comic...That voice went ahead of her all the time, giving people the wrong impression of toughness and an overbearing attitude. She wasn’t like that at all."

@@MsQuartermaine honestly the people who knew here best always said what a great person she was and honestly finding out how shy she was i relate to that and having people automatically assume your a bitch because you “standoffish” when you’re really just an introvert

Khevor . Yes, but they accepted and lived heterosexual characters as well. Nice to see that.

Sawyer Ramos . A lot of her gay friends died of aids, she had sad memories of them.

*those

Copacetic Media www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsA/591.gif

where is bea and rest of golden girls today?

+Angle Johnson Estelle Getty (Sophia) died in 2008, followed by Bea Arthur in 2009, and Rue McClanahan (Blanche) in 2010. Betty White (Rose) turned 95 in January this year and is the only surviving Golden Girl.

+Tusiata25 oh ok thanks

Great point, and the trainwrecks, LOL, LOL, LOL,

The truth!

AGREED!!!

Crying? Fo realz?

I know what you mean, Rebecca. There's something very comforting about the Golden Girls. Safe, happy and re-assuring.

I agree ! My fav show.. it’s comforting and cozy!

Same

It is, it’s sad that Bea isn’t with us anymore though. Cancer sucks. Only Betty with us now and for 99 Betty is amazing .

It did with me too. It's like she didn't pass. You could still imagine sitting there & talking with her. I wish we still could. Golden Girls , I absolutely love it to this day. I love her sunglasses here as well. Fabulous woman & I always appreciated her thoughts & she spoke on the behalf of animals❤.

Unfortunately, I recently ended up online and down a rabbit hole, and while I've read lovely stories about Bea, I've read even more not-so-lovely stories. They mostly came out after her death when she couldn't share her version, and that just rubs me the wrong way. I suppose if you dig that deep about anyone, not everything you find is going to be sunshine and rainbows. And who knows if all of it's accurate? There's a quote I heard before that applies here. Something about there being 3 sides to every story: One side, the other side, and the truth. I do think this tid-bit from Angela Lansbury may explain some things: "Bea was absolutely the antithesis of the characters she portrayed. She was sensitive - really, really sensitive - and self-conscious. But she covered it up by becoming this deep-voiced comic...That voice went ahead of her all the time, giving people the wrong impression of toughness and an overbearing attitude. She wasn't like that at all."

thalrg22 . My mother was never ostracised because her age. Was your mother ostracised because of her age? And wss your grandma also ostracised because of age? Comon, where does this idea comes from?

Even 40 is young.. it’s just the media. It’s crap. I hate the media.