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estellegetty.com - 7/22/2008

July 25, 1923 - July 22, 2008

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Estelle Getty: July 25, 1923 — July 22, 2008 To all of Estelle's Fans, Sadly, today July 22, 2008 at 5:35 a.m. Pacific Time, we said our last good-byes to our little friend Estelle, who passed away and made her journey to the great beyond. Although it was a trip that she never wanted to take, she went gracefully, in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her family and her very ...

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Estelle Getty Passes Away
Cinema Blend Television — ... , Getty had been suffering from Lewy Body Dementia for years. A note on Getty's website said she died gracefully. Getty always brought a certain blunt honesty to the role of Sophia. I remember as a kid thinking that was one old lady I never wanted to mess with. She received multiple Emmy nominations for the role. Here's a clip from The Golden Girls , in case your memory of the series is a bit rusty or you just feel like reminiscing a bit in honor of Ms. Getty. RELATED : ...

The Golden Girls: Estelle Getty Dies at 84
BuddyTV — ... Emmy nods. Getty continued to play Sophia in numerous crossovers including Blossom, Empty Nest, The Golden Palace and Nurses . On the big screen, she had roles in Tootsie, Mask, Mannequin, Stuart Little and opposite Sylvester Stallone in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. Toward the end of her career, Getty wrote an autobiography, with Steve Delsohn, entitled If I Knew Then, What I Know Now... So What? -Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist Source: The Associated Press , Estellegetty.com (Image courtesy of Estellegetty.com) ...