Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76

[morosco]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#1

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:31am

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76

[iluvtheatertrash]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#2

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:34am

RIP, Rue. You will be missed.

So sad...

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[ShbrtAlley44]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#2

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:34am

Rest in peace, sweet lady. You were so talented.

[sally1112]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#3

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:35am

I just saw the Betty White re-run on Ellen yesterday and she was saying how well Rue was doing, and I thought to myself, good, I haven't heard anything about her lately.

She will be missed!

[bluetuna]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#4

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:37am

RIP.

[bjh2114]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#5

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:38am

RIP Rue.

[degrassifan]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#6

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:40am

Oh no! She was my favorite Golden Girl! May she rest in peace.

[Dre2387]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#7

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:43am

rest in peace. so sad.

Edit: not to be a downer, but it seems like one GG has died each year. please, please, please don't let Betty White die next year.

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Updated On: 6/3/10 at 11:43 AM

[fashionguru_23]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#8

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:43am

I think I'm going to be sick...God bless you Rue!

[Marquise]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#9

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:43am

So sad. R.I.P.

[TheActr97J]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#10

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:47am

I'm incredibly upset. Rest in peace, dear lady, and thank you for the laughs!

"I seem to have wandered into the BRAIN load-out thread... "
-best12bars

"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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[Unknown User]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#11

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:48am

Edit: not to be a downer, but it seems like one GG has died each year. please, please, please don't let Betty White die next year.

Yes, there is a God and he has time to worry about things like the appropriate spacing of Gold Girl Deaths.

[Mimi2]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#12

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:49am

Very sad. I saw her around 2006 at a Golden Girls DVD signing (along with Bea Arthur and Betty White) at Barnes & Noble in Chelsea. I waited for two hours in the rain just to get a glimpse of her and her castmates through the window (it was too crowded inside) and it was worth every second.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#13

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:50am

Mimi, I was there too. Amazing.

[slmlbl]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#14

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:51am

devastating news! You will be missed, Rue!!!

[Mimi2]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#15

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:55am

ShbrtAlley, it was amazing, wasn't it? I was actually on my lunch break during work and I didn't care if I got back to work late because I just had to see these three ladies (I hated that job anyway). Were you inside the store or outside with me and hundreds of other screaming fans donning umbrellas and jumping up and down?

[ShbrtAlley44]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#16

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:58am

I was originally inside but we had gotten there too late to get on line, so we quickly moved outside to the window literally inches away from them. There were dozens of gay men all around shrieking their names, and my friend and I were amused when a middle-aged woman in front of us turned and said, "Why didn't all these nice young men bring their wives?"

Also, there was a woman in there who obviously had something wrong with her. She tried to climb up on the stage and security grabbed her, but Betty, Bea, and Rue all yelled at them to stop, apologized to the woman, and took pictures with her. I remember Bea was particularly forceful about it.

I am so sad about Rue.

[tellybox]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#17

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:01pm

Tragic. She will be missed.

RIP.

[Mimi2]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#18

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:16pm

Shbrt, cute stories. I was one of the only females at the window (although I was not that middle-aged woman!) Umbrellas were stabbing me in the eye, but I didn't care. I got to see my Girls!

I thought that Rue looked very old and frail that day. I was shocked when I first saw how she looked.
Updated On: 6/3/10 at 12:16 PM

[americanboy99]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#19

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:21pm

Such an incredible talented- so funny, so endearing.

You will be missed.

[degrassifan]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#20

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:31pm

"Edit: not to be a downer, but it seems like one GG has died each year. please, please, please don't let Betty White die next year."

Oh my! I said the exact same thing to my mom 30 minutes ago! And its always happened around spring/summer time.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#21

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:44pm

This makes me really sad. Such a short life. She will definatly be missed by me and fans like me. Rest in Peace Rue, and thank you for everything.

Formally Stews_Bitch::: Shows in the 2010 Season for me. 101 Dalmations tour - Jan 24th, Xanadu Tour - Mar 9th and 10th, Wicked - May 14th, Legally Blonde - June 12th:::::::Upcoming - South Pacific, Young Frankinstein (Two Cities) Rock of Ages (Two Cities) Shrek (3 Cities) Les Mis, DreamGirls, Spring Awakening, Color Purple, and 9 to 5!

[silversurfer2]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#22

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:55pm

I am beyond words. Dear, sweet funny lady, may you RIP. Thank you for all of the classic GG moments...like, "isn't Danny Thomas one?."

[ljay889]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#23

Posted: 6/3/10 at 1:14pm

Soooo sad.

RIP.

[GlindatheGood22]

Golden Girls Star Rue McClanahan Dies at 76#24

Posted: 6/3/10 at 1:33pm

Celebrity deaths don't usually bother me, but this is so upsetting. Rest in peace, beautiful lady. Journey on.

I know you. I know you. I know you.