Beatrice Arthur
Beatrice Arthur
Beatrice Arthur, also known as Bea Arthur, was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her career spanned seven decades...
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth13 May 1922
CityNew York City, NY
brilliant gotten lucy money production terribly
Lucy-my God, Lucy was a brilliant, brilliant clown, but she was terribly miscast. But we would have never gotten the money for the production if she hadn't wanted to do it.
age deep maybe taller
I said that in the show-that at age 8 I was already 5'8" 1/2 and had a deep voice, but that's not true. I do know I was always taller than anyone, maybe taller than the teacher, I don't remember.
almost judy maybe money raising supports
You know, the way I'm accepted, I almost feel like Judy Garland, truly. It makes no sense to me because I don't think that I've been any more outspoken... Or maybe I have, I don't know. But everyone I know supports anything that has to do with raising money or with AIDS.
few jump written wrong
When something is written for the stage, I think it's wrong to try to make it bigger. Very few things out there make that jump easily.
happened situations using
I'm using things that happened to me. Recollections of situations and friends.
audience fun heard
I'm having so much damned fun. Especially once I heard the audience response.
billy director earned emmy met musical
I met Billy Goldenberg, my musical director and composer, who's earned 32 Emmy nominations by the way, in 1981.
course lives lose since swear york
It's difficult, since Rue lives in New York now, and Estelle is not well at all. It's very sad. Of course, while you're working, you're like family. You swear you'll never lose each other, and then of course you do.
beatles elderly four screaming
It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful.
both cast extremely great imagine
I can't imagine working without and audience. And we had a great cast in both shows. And the great writers, directors-I was extremely lucky.
talk tv
I actually talk a lot about how TV has changed.
consider gift hope legacy planned
As part of your legacy to the world, I hope you will consider making a bequest or other planned gift to PETA.
acting believe charge fancy hired hooked later manager nights nobody obviously realized supper three
After I realized that I wasn't going to get any acting work, I thought I would try nightclubs. And I got hired immediately at a very fancy supper club. But three nights later I was let go. The manager told me that I was so tall, so imposing, so obviously in charge that nobody was going to believe me... so he said I should try comedy... and I've been hooked ever since.
business rodeo
After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno.