Today is Estelle Getty's birthday. She turned 82.
Did you know that Betty White was originally asked to play the part of Blanche Devereaux and Rue McClanahan was supposed to play Rose Nylund? However, Bea Arthur felt that those characters would be too close to previous characters that they had played on other TV shows. White had been the sexpot, Sue Ann, on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and McClanahan had played the sweet Vivian on Maude (with Bea Arthur). It's tough to imagine those roles reversed.
I actually got out of bed to make this entry. You had better appreciate it, Adina.
1 comment:
oh my gosh i totally appreciated it!!!! i read it twice! slowly! soaking in every little golden girl bit of trivia that this entry had to offer! I LOVE THAT YOU ARE BACK FROM ALASKA YAY.
i know you are shaking your head at me right now but i don't care. i am full of golden girl love right now and that is all that matters.
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