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The Golden Girls: Estelle Getty Dies at 84
Published 7/23/2008 at BuddyTV
Estelle Getty, best known as Sophia Petrillo, the wise-cracking old Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak (Beatrice Arthur) on The Golden Girls, has passed away yesterday at 5:35am three days before her 85th birthday, after suffering from Lewy Body dementia for...
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jezebel.com 7/23/2008 — newVideoPlayer("/estelle_jezebel.flv", 475, 376,""); Estelle Getty, the actress who won our hearts playing Sophia Petrillo — Bea Arthur's salty Sicilian mother — on The Golden Girls died this morning...
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tvweek.com 7/23/2008 — I sure hope that Estelle Getty knew how much pleasure she, and the other cast, gave to millions of viewers for so many years. I have watched every show so many times, and yet I never tire of them. I am 66, about the age the girls were toward the end ...
tvweek.com 7/23/2008 — I sure hope that Estelle Getty knew how much pleasure she, and the other cast, gave to millions of viewers for so many years. I have watched every show so many times, and yet I never tire of them. I am 66, about the age the girls were toward the end ...
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popcrunch.com 7/23/2008 — “Picture it: Sicily, 1917. A man in a wheelchair satisfies a woman. It’s a short story, but I think it proves my point.” Lifetime will honor the late Estelle Getty with a Golden Girls Marathon this Friday, July 25 from ...
popcrunch.com 7/23/2008 — “Picture it: Sicily, 1917. A man in a wheelchair satisfies a woman. It’s a short story, but I think it proves my point.” Lifetime will honor the late Estelle Getty with a Golden Girls Marathon this Friday, July 25 from ...
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mylifetime.com 7/23/2008 — Friday, July 25, from 12 noon to 5 pm et/pt, see a special on-air tribute to Estelle Getty, who played the cantankerous Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls." Ms. Getty passed away on Tuesday, July 22, at age 84. We'll air 10 episodes showcasing the ...
mylifetime.com 7/23/2008 — Friday, July 25, from 12 noon to 5 pm et/pt, see a special on-air tribute to Estelle Getty, who played the cantankerous Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls." Ms. Getty passed away on Tuesday, July 22, at age 84. We'll air 10 episodes showcasing the ...
Estelle Getty Dies at 84 — StarMagazine.com 7/22/2008
The Golden Girls star Estelle Getty passed away Tuesday after a battle with advanced dementia.
The Golden Girls star Estelle Getty passed away Tuesday after a battle with advanced dementia.
RIP: Estelle Getty — ComingSoon.net - Television 7/22/2008
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.
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TV News: Played Sophia on hit show 'Golden Girls' -- Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” died ...
TV News: Played Sophia on hit show 'Golden Girls' -- Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” died ...
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Before "Desperate Housewives," show creator Marc Cherry produced and wrote for "The Golden Girls." Now, he's remembering the beloved Estelle Getty , who suffered from advanced dementia and passed away earlier today at 84. ...
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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. >
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. >
