Biografía

Remained a big fan of The Golden Girls (1985) long after the show ended, proudly watching old reruns. She said, "Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night AND think of a line and start to laugh. The writing was brilliant".

Just a few days after her death, the Broadway community paid tribute to Arthur by dimming the marquees of New York City's Broadway theater district in her memory for one minute at 8:00 p.m.

Was a qualified medical technician.

She served in the Marine Corps during World War II.

Since appearing together in "Mame," she and Angela Lansbury were best friends. She spoke fondly of the friendship in her one-woman show.

All this time I've just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.

I really feel all my adult life has been spent in that little black box. If a wonderful part on TV came along I would do it. But I don't want to do a recurring role. It would just be my luck that the thing would be successful. I'm old enough now and also secure enough financially that I really only want to do what I want to do.

At least I'm not playing other people for a change. It's a very odd place to be... I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.

After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno.

And I hate autobiographies, I don't know why.