Bea Arthur, best known for her Emmy-winning roles on Maude and Golden Girls and her ongoing role in our hearts, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. (Might we refer you to the January Scanner post Famous People We're Afraid Will Die in 2009. Bea is the first from that list to kick off.)
Bea's commanding presence and acerbic wit-via-man-voice combo will never be duplicated, although many drag queens will come close. Unlike the case with some older comic figures, Bea still made us LOL into her final years, like doing her turn on Comedy Central's celebrity roast of Pamela Anderson, as she placidly read aloud a sodomy-themed excerpt from Pamela's book Star Struck (of course we have this for you after the jump). She was a feminist icon, a gay icon, and an animal rights supporter. What was not to love?
Let's look at some Scanner-appropriate moments from Bea's career.
The Golden Girls buy condoms.
And then there's Maude considering abortion.
Sniff Swig Puff, with Rock Hudson
The Sex and the City Parody.
Finally, that reading on Pamela's celebrity roast.
*Sigh* We've lost a great. Bea Arthur will be missed.
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