This Morning, 07-07-1995 - the Golden Girls' Bea Arthur on the sofa (or a chair) with Richard and Judy! Hooray! Not my copyright - just sharing found ephemera!
After Bea already said she had ‘that voice’ as a child, he asks if it’s a smokers voice. It could have been a question from Rose. And Dorothy would have answered: “Yes, I smoked like a chimney when I was 4.”
She looked absolutely gorgeous here! Her hair, her make-up, her dress and her mannerisms is so elegantly expressed! I love her style. I'm so sorry she's gone! She's a pro!
It makes me wish (again) that the Golden Girls could’ve gone on for ten years instead of seven. I know Bea wanted to do off-Broadway plays, but she was so “Dorothy” here in 1995 and Bea was 73.
Wow... rude uninformed interviewers! Anyone else wouldn't been rude back but Bea rose above it like the class act that she was. She lives on in my recorded DVR reruns.❤
Richard Madley can be a twat at times if you wanna see Bea relax and have fun check out her interview with Graham Norton she was hilarious she seemed to really enjoy herself and she got British humour and went with it lol
They asked very good questions. BTW Bea had an excellent singing voice. Interviewers have to sometimes ask tough sometimes awkward question. That is how you learn about the interviewee.
Bea Arthur was a very intelligent women. She worked many different jobs before she became mega famous: including working for the armed services which she addimtlttly denied & was a lab technician. She could do anything. Including being a brilliant actress. RIP this brilliant lady
Bea Arthur was so gracious to these two undeserving interviewers. Clearly they have not done their research on Bea Arthur as they didn't even know about her Maude hit sitcom series. Granted that it probably did not air in their county but still a little homework would have went a long way in this interview. Bless Bea's heart she was still so gracious to them. Bea was a real class act!
Maude was shown in the UK in the seventies which was the first time I saw Bea Arthur and became an instant fan. I also remember the sketch the Golden Girls cast did on the Royal Variety Performance show in front of the royal family, so she was gracious indeed when the interviewers didn't seem to be well researched. Sadly, the male interviewer has a reputation for not listening to the responses and asking and or making inappropriate questions/comments
1. Most of the fans of Golden Girls already knew she was a smoker at one time and even her character started smoking again after years of not. 2. If a person doesn't know what a smoker's voice sounds like, well...get your head out of the sand lol
@mckavitt13 When doing an interview (especially someone like Bea Arthur), there's a palpable sense of decorum and respect, which does NOT warrant such a stupid question.
I totally agree! The writing of the last season was really hot (some of the series best episodes are contained in that final season.) I felt the same way about 'Maude' as well---some of the funniest scenes/episodes were in that last season and desperately needed just 1 more.
Bea's voice gave her such a stage presence that was really unparalleled. Combine that with her acting ability and her ability to deliver a one liner like nobody else, she is truly one of the greatest sitcom actors in history. She is so missed by fans to this day!
Bea: I started doing sitcoms in 1972. Interviewer: What was that? Bea: MAUDE!!!!! Jeez, you have a comedy legend sitting right in front of you & you do not even know that!
Doesn't matter, at the very least, if one is interviewing the great Bea Arthur, one should know that the two hit sitcoms which she is known for are "Maude" & "The Golden Girls".
We got Maude on Sky One on cable/satellite television in the early 90's, but not on terrestrial television. I don't believe they showed the whole run either unless someone else may remember back then who is also from the UK. 😃 We got The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace on Channel 4 in the 90's and both shows again on Living TV on cable/satellite television in the early 2000's and mid 2000's. 😃
When she said she started doing sitcom in 1972 and he said "and what was that?" Then the smoker voice craziness. Then did not know about them performing for the Queen. How she sat through this interview is beyond me. I would have walked off the set.
Did you know all that stuff back in 1995? It's easy to criticise in modern times when we all have Wikipedia and access to gigabytes of data collated about Bea Arthur over decades, also you really expect Richard and Judy to know who has performed at every single Royal Variety performance?
@@uberdude2555 No I would not expect Richard and Judy to know who has performed at every single Royal Variety performance. I would expect them to know about Beas performance, you know since she is the one being interviewed. Even in 1995 reporters knew how to do research. This was a distasteful interview.
@@joshsnyder4119 The fact is Bea Arther was widely known in the UK exclusively for her role in The Golden Girls, Maud was not broadcast in the UK when it first aired, and even reruns that were broadcast decades later never appeared on any of the main terrestrial TV channels. Yes Richard and Judy could have used researchers to make them appear more knowledgeable about Beas performances than they were, however I see nothing wrong with reflecting what 99.99% of the audience watching knew about Bea and building upon that by unscripted questioning. I understand Bea enjoyed spending time in the UK and was a fan of Richard and Judy so she must have been comfortable with their interview style. I therefore doubt Bea was offended, it's only the Captain Hindsight Google nerds of 2021 that get perpetually offended by everything.
@@uberdude2555 I don't think she was offended at all. I think she handled them with class. That was how she was. I agree with you that yes everyone gets offended nowadays. If someone has a different opinion they get the 3rd degree. Unfortunately that is due to the dumb downed society we live in now. I'm glad you feel they did a great job interviewing her. I respect your opinion. In my opinion it was a distasteful interview. Fortunately there are others far superior to this one.
Yes , I found it extremely ODD that these English interviewers didn't know that the cast had been on the royal British stage for the royal audience. How Bazaar was this interviews.
I agree it was extremely rude. More so that he made the comment about "a strange child." That being said, it is well known that Bea was a smoker; there are many photos of her with cigarettes. I love Bea, but not entirely sure why she would act as though she would try to put forth the notion that she did not smoke.
Thecbbconchoice1 why are you on every single thread defending them? Get your head outta their a**es ffs. They SUCK at interviewing, they're RUDE and have a "better than you" attitude looking down on ppl. Get over it
Thecbbconchoice1 I do live in the UK you knob! Lmao, Nobody I know can stand these 2! God riddance they left,they're NOT missed. And btw, their daughter is out making scandals all the time so they're not the best parents either 😂
I agree. I do not like to criticize but these 2 interviewers just did not seem how to interview Bea. They also interrupt a lot. And make sounds while Bea is talking. Weird.
A good interviewer asks a question, and then says nothing. And some of the questions are kinda insulting. Mega star, and maybe it was unintended, but the interview was a bit crude on their part. Also can hear someone singing in the background. Set needs more soundproofing!
Bea showed great restraint at their ignorance when they asked her what sitcom she was on before Golden Girls.. they also said that Golden Girls was the role that made her famous she was famous for Maude
I find American humour much funnier, sassier and surreal, with psychology at the root of it, like Buster Keaton, What's My Line, Bilko, Jerry Lewis, Golden Girls etc. I'm English. I'm not a fan of British humour much, it's more about mundane situations or silly like Monty Python or bawdy like Benny Hill. Too many stereotypes and modern British humour is depressing.
Terrible interviewers. Totally unprepared. They should have at least known that the Golden Girls cast had done a live Royal Variety Performance for the Queen Mum (who is said to be a big fan of TGG.)
She was so elegant and attractive. People couldn’t see it. She’s like Helen Mirren with a deep voice!I knew a woman with a voice like that once and she was an actress too!
Bea Arthur was smart enough to call time on "The Golden Girls" after seven successful years. She realized that had the show continued any longer, it would have been repeating itself and not bringing anything fresh and new which is what happens to all long running shows that have been on the air after a certain period of time. The creativity factor begins to wane and the scripts are not as fresh and sharp as they once were.
@@CB394 - Because it still generates plenty of revenue. It's still a big dollar maker hence why the plug hasn't been pulled on the show even if it should have been done LONG ago.......
I'm British and I feel I have to apologise for Richards questioning here! How embarrassing! He did this constantly with celebrities! Not Bea Arthur Richard! Come on! She handled this so well! 👏
I don’t think asking if someone smokes or not is wrong. Good journalism, I wanted to ask the same questions. She probably did smoke but didn’t want to say. Smoking isn’t viewed kindly in the USA and she might’ve gotten a backlash from it. I wanted to know why she always wore a scarf or a turtleneck on Maude. She NEVER wanted to show her neck.
I loved The Golden Girls and I loved the spin-off The Golden Palace with Blanche, Rose and Sophia alongside Chuy Castillos (Cheech Marins), the chef, Roland Wilson (Don Cheadle) the manager and his adopted son, Oliver Webb (Billy L. Sullivan). 😃 I wish that Buena Vista and/or anyone else would release the two seasons of this as well to go with my Golden Girls 7 season DVD set. 😃
Jessica Santillo Oh yes. I would love to see the two seasons again on terrestrial tv. 😃 I was before my teens when I remember seeing it on Channel 4 back in the 90's. 😃
Jessica Santillo I wish that Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures would release two seasons of The Golden Palace as well. Maybe Betty White (Rose Nylund) could do some audio commentaries if they get their skates on as well. 😃
watching many interviews with Bea Arthur I noticed most ask really rude questions to her not realizing she had a very lengthy career prior to the Golden Girls. The dumb question "is that a smokers voice?" maybe referring to Lucille Ball who had a really deep voice in her later sitcoms or other older actresses like Bea who did smoke.
I know Bea was seventy in 1992 and ready to retire her Dorothy character who 60-62, but she’s still so youthful and sharp at 73. The Golden Girls could’ve lasted for ten seasons, not just seven.
This man was a horrible interviewer and seems a little bit insulting at times so I loved it when Bea would snap back with her sass lol "Richard whoooo? Hahahaha I loved it!
This interview shouldn't of happened. The interviewers seemed ill informed. And it made her look like she had an attitude (but I know her as Dorothy so that could very well be why) like why? Just why?
Her son said that she was similar to her character and also in a interview Betty White stated that she wasn’t fond of her and she didn’t really know why
It’s crazy to think this was on telly when I was 6 months old…. I love Bea & it’s rare enough to see her being interviewed….. also Richard has the personality of a dish cloth hahahaha
😂😅that was funny “Richard, what?”..LOL.. this guy was talking to fast, and the voice question..😂”have you had that deep voice since a kid?” Dorthy was like yes, as a kid well I don’t know what to say”. She looked at then like are you stupid!!!! I love Dorthy... she will always be Dorthy to me❤️❤️❤️❤️
hey, what an interesting information: Bea has played roles written by Renée Taylor. How cool is that?! A mashup between the Golden Girls and the Nanny would have been so great!
I'm sorry but they're interviewing Beatrice Arthur and they don't know about Maude? For the fans out there! Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) We miss you sweetheart! 😥
We didn't have Maude show here in the UK, but I understand you. The programme continues today (thankfully with different presenters) with the same high level of journalistic research ;)
They were good. Softball questions by interviewers are lame and wimpy. They asked she told. Got a lot out of the interview and that is what an interview is about. Too bad if it gets awkward at times. Not really there to protect the guest. And they remained very nice through it all.
Richard Madeley.......can't wait for everyone else to shut up so he can speak.....on their first show, he says 'its not OUR show, its YOUR show'.....he didn't mean it of course, he thought it was HIS show.....
Well she did smoke. I just don’t know how much of the depth or voice was smoking though. I think she’s always had a deep voice, but not that deep if not for cigarettes and all the singing and stage acting and aging.
