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Estelle Getty, ‘Golden Girls’ Matriarch, Dies at 84

 
Ms. Getty’s portrayal of a crabbily charming octogenarian on the television sitcom “The Golden Girls” gave new prominence to elderly characters in prime time. > (link)

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