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Jun 3, 2010 · McClanahan won an Emmy in 1987. White is last surviving "Golden Girls" star. New York (CNN) -- Emmy-winning "Golden Girls" actress Rue McClanahan died of a stroke in a New York hospital early ...
Jun 3, 2010 · Rue McClanahan was an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92).
Feb 15, 2019 · On June 3, 2010, McClanahan “passed away at 1 a.m.,” her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told PEOPLE. “She had a massive stroke.” Bea Arthur (L) and Rue McClanahan
For her work, McClanahan snagged an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. With the surprise success of "The Golden Girls," McClanahan's popularity soared and she found herself in demand for parts in numerous TV movies. By the late 1980s, she was starring in one and often two TV-movies a season, including "Liberace" (ABC ...
In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Rue McClanahan (1934-2010) talks about how she got her start in acting on the stage, and touches on some of her feature films from the 1960s. She discusses her first regular role in television, as scheming nurse "Caroline Johnson" on Another World. She recalls how, when her character tries unsuccessfully to poison the mother of the twins she is caring for ...
Jun 3, 2010 · Rue McClanahan, the brassy actress who stirred equal parts Southern charm and sex appeal into her roles on television shows like “Maude,” “Mama’s Family” and “The Golden Girls,” has died, People magazine reported.
Rue McClanahan (born February 21, 1934 - died June 3, 2010) was an American actress born in Healdton, Oklahoma. McClanahan was a frequent television performer and Broadway star during the 1960s. After a role in one episode of All in the Family in 1971, producer Norman Lear cast McClanahan as Vivian Harmon in Maude (1972-78) alongside her future The Golden Girls castmate Bea Arthur. McClanahan ...
