Wednesday, July 23, 2008
News / A&E Thank you for being a friend: Estelle Getty
Posted by Helen Herbst on Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Actress Estelle Getty, best known for playing Sophia, the wisecracking mother to Bea Arthur's Dorothy in "The Golden Girls," (and the less-known spin-off "The Golden Palace") died yesterday at the age of 84. That she had seemingly been in her 80s since the '80s — she was, in fact, the second-youngest of all four "Golden Girls" — makes her passing even sadder (and a little surreal).
Here's a rather oddly scored tribute video to Getty I found on YouTube. The sheer number of similar tributes is evidence of how loved she was.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hfa1F5iItCE" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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