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Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude (Maude (TV series)), and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Award (Primetime Emmy Award)s for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical) for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (Mame (musical)) (1966).
Birth Name: Bernice Frankel
Date of birth: 1922-05-13
Date of death: 2009-04-25
Birth Location: New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation: Actress, comedienne, singer
Spouse: Robert Alan Aurthur (divorced),Gene Saks (1950-1978, divorced; 2 sons)
Years Active: 1947-2008