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Submitted by Erica Bowen on June 3, 2010
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Betty White is mourning the loss of her beloved Golden Girls costar Rue McClanahan, who died early Thursday at age 76.
"Rue was a close and dear friend. I treasure our relationship," the 88-year-old actress said in a statement. "It hurts more than I ever thought it would, if that's even possible."
Submitted by Alexis Sezar on June 3, 2010
NEW YORK — Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning star of the popular '80s sitcom The Golden Girls, has died. She was 76.
McClanahan died Thursday at 1 a.m. from a massive stroke, her manager told the Associated Press.
Born in Healdton, Okla., McClanahan landed her first job off Broadway in 1957. Her first notable television role came 15 years later on Maude, a CBS series starring fellow Golden Girl Beatrice Arthur.
She struck gold in 1985 when she landed the role of man-happy Blanche Devereaux on Golden Girls, in which she co-starred with Arthur, Betty White and Estelle Getty. The NBC series ran for seven seasons and earned McClanahan an Emmy in 1997.
Submitted by K.R. Gomez on November 5, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a New York City hospital after undergoing heart bypass surgery on Tuesday.
The procedure came about after a visit to the hospital turned up an irregular heartbeat, McClanahan's manager, Barbara Lawrence, told Reuters.
"She's fine, so it could not have gone better," said Lawrence.
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