When I heard my favorite Golden Girl,Bea Arthur passed away,I was devasated.I didn't know Bea Arthur personally,but I watched every episode of the Golden Girls and I grew up on the original "I am every woman" the television show,"Maude".My condolences to her family and friends.You will truly be missed Bea...You are now up there with the angels watching over us all(smile)...God Bless

To "Dorothy"- I didn't know you personally, but when I heard you passed it was as if you were my personal friend. You were my favorite of all those phenominal women,I will always remember those faces you made when Rose would say something dumb - priceless...thank you for being a friend and giving all of us love and laughs and several lines to remember you by and use :D.....RIP

I remember "Maude" showing up on "All In The Family" and loving her. Through the years of "Maude" we all laughed and enjoyed the humor and the reality of the topics. I remember the first episode of the "Golden Girls." I called my grandmother and asked her to change the channel. We laughed so hard. Bea kept us laughing. For several years we would watch the show together while on the phone. We loved the show. Bea was a wonderful human being and is missed so much. Bea, "Thank you for being a friend..."

i remember watching you with my mom when you were "maude" and then watching you as an adult when you were " dorothy" also with my mom. you have been a very funny part of my life when things weren't always good. you always make me laugh and i still watch everyday. you rest easy dear friend . you will always be the best. i bet you and estelle are cracking up heaven as i type this. i wish your and her family truly know how much joy you both brought us all. you will always be loved.

I was truly saddened by the news of Bea Arthur's passing. My condolences to her friends and family. In my opinion, Bea Arthur's comedic timing was perfection, and she will truly be missed. I wrote to her late last year asking for her to autograph a photo, and I received the personally signed photo back in February. It is something I will always treasure. Thank you Bea for all the laughter!

I love you, Bea! Thanks for leaving such a treasure!

Nothing but sadness that 2 of the greatest and funniest stars are gone . I love them all but the connection between Bea and Estelle was amazing I feel like u lost someone you knew and cared for . I still watch them they are on 3 times a day at 8am to 10am on channel 191 at 5pm to 7pm on channel 42 and again at 12am to 1-2am on channel 191 to me they were so funny and also taught me the value of friendship. I really hope that they are still on tv when I grow old . Now god has another Angel in heaven ! All of the Golden Girls are loved God bless Bea and Estelle . To Betty Ad Rue we still have u and love you bless you 2!

I rememember being a young lady watching the golden girls. To this day i still so much enjoy all the smiles and funny times the show gives me when i tune in.I dident know bea personaly but she truly felt like a family friend.My heart is broken to know that she is gone, but it also brings my heart great comfort to know she is out of pain and in a better place. Have a peaceful journey bea, and thanks for being a friend.

of bea arther I'VE ALWAYS LOVE WATCHING HER ON THE GOLDEN GIRLS HER FAN KRISTA and it was sad enough when estel getty died too.

BEA (DOROTHY) YOU WERE AN ABSOLUTE AWESOME PERSON.IT BROKE MY HEART WHEN I HEARD WE HAD LOST ONE OF TV'S VERY BEST ACTRESSES EVER.DOROTHY AND SOPHIA, BLANCHE , AND ROSE WERE A PART OF MY FAMILY.THEY MADE ME LAUGH AND FEEL BETTER EVEN WHEN I FELT TERRIBLE .DOROTHY AND SOPHIA WERE JUST LIKE A REAL MOM AND DAUGHTER.VERY MUCH LIKE MY DAUGHTER AND ME. I LIKE THE PART'S WHERE SOPHIA TAKE'S DOROTHY'S MONEY AND SPEND'S IT WITHOUT ASKING HER.I WILL TRULY MISS YOU,YOU AND ESTELLE KEEP EM' LAUGHING IN HEAVEN. I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, MY FRIEND...........HEAVEN IS BRIGHTER WITH ONE MORE STAR.

BEA (DOROTHY) YOU WERE AN ABSOLUTE AWESOME PERSON.IT BROKE MY HEART WHEN I HEARD WE HAD LOST ONE OF TV'S VERY BEST ACTRESSES EVER.DOROTHY AND SOPHIA, BLANCHE , AND ROSE WERE A PART OF MY FAMILY.THEY MADE ME LAUGH AND FEEL BETTER EVEN WHEN I FELT TERRIBLE .DOROTHY AND SOPHIA WERE JUST LIKE A REAL MOM AND DAUGHTER.VERY MUCH LIKE MY DAUGHTER AND ME. I LIKE THE PART'S WHERE SOPHIA TAKE'S DOROTHY'S MONEY AND SPEND'S IT WITHOUT ASKING HER.I WILL TRULY MISS YOU,YOU AND ESTELLE KEEP EM' LAUGHING IN HEAVEN. I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, MY FRIEND...........HEAVEN IS BRIGHTER WITH ONE MORE STAR.

Thank you so much for all of the laughter on the nights that I had touble sleeping. I enjoyed all of the episodes so much and I will never forget the shows theme song, thanks for being a friend. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Bea Arthur. Bea was a delight to watch and she always had gone advice for Rose and Blanche. I love the Golden Girls and will watch it as long as God gives me breath to keep on living.

You live on for ever,,,,,and Sunday for 18 hours on Hallmark at 8:30 am. God bless all the Golden Girls.

I went to see Just Friends in New York City. I was waiting outside the theatre with a group of Bea watchers waiting for Bea to leave after the show by the stage door. Billy Goldenberg came out and I BEGGED HIM FOR ME TO MEET BEA. He took me inside and told someone to bring me to meet Bea. We'll I cannot tell you what happened. My knees were shaking, The fellow called up to her and said Bea someone wants to meet you. I went upstairs and there she was.....I was numb. I had my camera with me and asked Bea if I could take a picture with her, she said ABSOULTELY......IN HER DEEP VOICE.......The picture was taken and when I had it defeloped it came out BLANK.....so you can just about see shadows but that is all. However, I know I met her, she put her arm around me and I will never, never forget the experience of it all. I left and went downstairs to wait for Bea to come out with the rest of the crowd and told the witing crowd that I had just met Bea Arthur and took a picture with her. She came out the stage door and everyone applauded, I took pictures again, those came out, so I have those, but the one I really wanted did not, so be it. Rest in peace girlfriend I wish I could have met you one more time, but we will meet again in the next life. Just keep them laughing in Heaven until I get there.

I remember watching "Mame"(with Lucille Ball) years ago on Amc(before goin going commercial) I will never forget Vera Charles(Bea Arthur) they sang "Bosom Buddies". a good musical. After that I was watching " Golden Girls" one day and became a fan!!! Bea,Thank you for Being a Friend!!! Love ya Ma!!

Our sincere condolences to the family of Bea Arthur. We have wonderful memories of Maude, All in the family, and The Golden Girls, which we still watch today. Bea will be missed. Rest in Peace. Thanks for all the wonderful memories.

Bea; Thank you for all the laughs through the years. You had a way with people and we will never forget you. Rest in Peace.

For many years I have watched the Golden Girls daily (actually, nightly) after I go to bed. I am still watching them and enjoy the show over and over again. I am so thankful that we are able to keep our memories alive by tuning in on this show each day. I am so grateful to those four ladies' entertainment through the years!!

thanks for all the awsome show of the golden girls !! i love the show i watch every day...to me you were a great actress i will always remember dorthy on the golden girls!!!!!!!

i cant beleive my bea is gone, she was my favorite. she was so wonderful to me. i've seen every golden girl many many times. and will continue to record them. i even got my 22 year old addicted to all of them when she was in middle school. she still is, shes now married and still dont go to bed before watching her golden girls. please never let is go off the air. i love her and she will be missed so much. i love her tough true love character. i cant stop cryin now I LOVE YOU BEA!!!! michele collins georgia

Ms Bea will be rememberd for her witty, and intelligent expressions, I understand Ms Bea was a great mother as well as one of the best actresses in hollywood history. My sincere condolences to the her family she leaves behind.

Bea was favorite actress in Maude and Golden Girls. She had the auria of a stong woman. I look forward to coming home after work every night to watch GG. She will be in my HEART forever.

I remember Maude and As I am shy (like she was in real life), She helped me say what needed to be said. And the golden girls as my husband cheated and left, She gave me strengh to get on with my life. Hats off to Miss Bea..heaven is getting a gift

I am only 39, but I to loved Bea. I remember as a child watching Maude, and always saying how I to will be a woman that spoke my mind and always be strong in my beliefs. And when Golden Girls, started as a sticom, I was alway and still am a great fan. So thanks Bea for the confidence, It will be instilled in me for ever.

I remember her wit from the show maude, thats when i fell in love with the smart talking lady. I shall miss that kind of acting, she was one the great ones.

Bea Arthur, she was very awesome actress, and i i have the dvd´s of The Golden Girls, i am a big fan, was very sad news when i just few minutes got on aol site, make me have tears on my eyes, but i know God Have plans for all of us, so Bea thank you so much for all you did for us , making laughs and forget sometimes of bad times, God Bless you so much and for her family he give force and peace , From Jun Kamada , Japan

I remember her in the hit tv show Maude and fell in love with her!!! Then the Golden Girls came along and she was going strong as ever. She will be sadly missed not by her fans but other actors whose lives she touched in so many ways

catherine jennifer fusco

15 years ago

They just don't write comedy as they did then...Susan Harris..ah, you're great! I have the "first" memories of "Maude & "The Golden Girls"! Did you hear Betty White & Rue McClannahan on Larry King,together on one phone-line talked about Bea,said she was.."shy!"...Betty added..even timid! Would you believe that? I'm sure her character rubbed off on her,bec- she must have been happy to release her true feelings..I believe this! No way was she "completly" timid[?] shocking!! Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart,DickVanDyke Show,Taxi,those were "comedies" I lived those memories, I am 52! I was there..w/ JohnyCarson too! I adored Bea Arthur! She was pretty when she had to appear that way..sweet,warm,demonstrative[like me]! Not passive as some people I know...I wonder how long she was ill? I didn't read her bio yet...I couldn't, as I was sentimental,and sad...I believe in Life After Death,,so I am certain she is w/ her loved ones, her pets,if they've gone before her,or when they join her! She had a good,full life,and gave us such happiness,that's more than many can say,as..many haven't given anything to human-kind! Not "mankind" bec- man has annihiliated our species, our planet, just look at The Antactic, our precious animals..Bea , w/ Rhu,& Betty,all supported animal welfare!! I watched Betty on "Password" other day,she was..say 26 maybe, married to Allen Ludden, it was said he was jealous of her& didn't want her to express herself! Look where she went!!!She's so talented! Betty got what she wanted! Little did she know she'd be w/ the great Bea Arthur one day on their own show!! To me, she's still here,and probably is..happy and well,feeling better than she was when sick,she is at peace...I loved Miss Bea Arthur...she is w/ Estelle Getty too..both laughing about how happy they made us,and how happy it made them to give us such a great time in the eighties,when tv, was intellegent and said to be the best time for everything aired! Not now,,,I never watch "passive" tv.."those" are couch potatoes..ones who want it all to come to "them",so there's no thinking to do...to have humor,appreciate it,understand "real" humor & how to laugh! It's gone now...Bea is gone but still spiritually living..bet on it...Love to her family..

Shelly

15 years ago

You are soooo right Cathy. T.V. isn't what it used to be. When I read your comment it hit home. But Bea will always be in my heart FOREVER. Bless her heart. She has touched so many lives.

My condolences to all of her family, and thank you, Bea, for making laugh, for helping me relax after a stressful day of work. Loved watching you and your friends in the GG episodes, I can honestly say I have watched every single one of them. Thanks for the memories.

My condolences to all of her family, and thank you, Bea, for making laugh, for helping me relax after a stressful day of work. Loved watching you and your friends in the GG episodes, I can honestly say I have watched every single one of them. Thanks for the memories.

What a wonderful Actress.I love the golden Girls. I actaully loved all of them. I'm sad now 2 are gone. I still watch them everyday, I only wish there was more.I will cherish them always I miss you Dorothy!!!! and Sophia!!!! I'll see you tommorrow at 9..... Love Alan

thank you for the laughter . I will forever remember you with a smile. my condolences to her family . A great loss to all of us.

the golden girls opened my eyes to what a mother and daughter could be . and ihad that with my mom we weren't mother and daughter we were the best of friends. when she passed in 94.i never had a friend,that could hold a candle to her. i kept on watching the girls and realized that i didn't want to be like one wanted to be like rose,blanch,sophia, and dorathy because they are truley the golden girls. so i watch every day thank god for them and ask god to bless them. with out them girls i'd be lost! thank you from the very bottom of my heart.i will miss you, both. wanda - tennessee

Thank you for being a friend! You brought many smiles and much laughter to so many. My prayers are with her children and grandchildren as well as all of those who had the privileage of being her friend.

i have been watching the golden girls even since they came on and i watch every rerun they have on i really love Bea she was such a great actress you will be miss now you can rest in peace we will all see you one day say hi to ma

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I LOVED BEA ARTHUR IN THE GOLDEN GIRLS AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST AWSOME !! I WILL REALLY MISS HER ALOT!! SHE WAS SO FUNNY ON THAT SHOW AND I LOVED EVERY EPISODE SHE WAS IN . I LOVED ALL THE GOLDEN GIRLS THERE WAS NO OTHERS LIKE THEM AND NEVER WILL BE!!

i have watched golden girls just about every since they came on... i truly love the show... and i have bea arthur.. i watched her on maude also.. i loved her humor.. you could tell she had to be a very intelligent lady... i can sit for hrs on end watching the show... i was so saddened to hear of her passing away.. she was truly a comedian .. tv will never be the same without her.. my heart goes out to her 2 sons and family.. rest in peace bea.. i'll never forget you... one of your greatest fans, michael fatony beckley, west virginia

It wasn't until after I'd begun to watch the Golden Girls for many years, that I saw an old episode of All in the Family, and saw Bea's character and her humorous interaction with "Archie Bunker". She was such a brillant actress, and her sense of humor was something that will always stand out to me. She was someone that you could just so imagine being as sweet and lovable as the character's she played on TV. She'll be very missed, and I'm forever thankful for the reruns, and I'll carry her in my heart always. God bless your family as they go on without you, but also smile knowing you're with your loving Father in Heaven, free from all pain, suffering, and grief. God bless you Bea!!

I have all the dvd's of the Golden Girls, and one of their BIGGEST fans. I'm always watching the reruns too. We all know that one day we all of our favourites, old and new, have to go. But, it's such a shame and a shock when they do. I look up to you for humour and laughs and that will never go, I promise God Bless x Katie, England

Through whatever trying times and heartache the world may have brought me for the last twenty-somthing years of my life,what a comforting feeling it was (and is),to know that the old re-runs of THE GOLDEN GIRLS would bring my old friends into my house,to visit for a while.THANK YOU BEA,for being there time after time,to make me smile,and thaw out my heart after a cold day. I LOVE YOU.

Thank you Bea for cheering me up on countless evenings with all your performances as the doleful Dorothy. You lit up the world and will never be replaced... When I feel low I turn to The Golden Girls and feel alive again...

Maude and Dorothy and of course Bea, I will miss you deeply. Thank you for all the laughs.

I love da Golden Girls ive watched it for so many years!!! It is my favorite show in the world!!! Bea was one of my favorite on the show!! I watch dat show everyday of my life morning, noon or nite. Ive seen every episode over and over it is a joy to watch. Beatrice Arthur will always b missed she will b in my heart forever!!! We only got 2 left Blanche and Rose keep up the good work i will watch the reruns as long as it is on t.v. R.I.P. Dorothy and Sophia!!!

I am a "Golden Girls" fan! I've been watching it since I was a child. I'm now 30 years old. I know every episode backwards and forward! I can't get enough of it. I had no clue that Bea passed until I saw it flash on the T.V. screen last night. I was devestated when Estelle passed away and now another legend has flown away with her. They will be truly missed!

I started watching the golden girls with my mom when I was a little girl and after the first time I saw it I was hooked,till this very day I still watch the show,but sadly I lost my mom 6 yrs ago,and I tell you she was a huge Bea fan,we both are,but now I watch the show with my 3 girls and they love it. Bea was a amazing actress/person she will be missed,but she will live on in peoples memories and in her shows.

so many laughs thank you for all of them

so many laughs thank you for all of them