Out in Hollywood (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Molly Shannon in a new TV comedy? I'm so there! This "Saturday Night Live" alum is an absolute riot and will be playing Selma Blair's mother in the NBC comedy "Kath and Kim" which premieres this fall. It is based...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
As the wisecracking, tactless octogenarian Sophia Petrillo in the American sitcom The Golden Girls (1985-92), Estelle Getty found worldwide fame in her sixties after spending all her working life on the stage.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Estelle Getty started acting when she was just 5 years old, but she was in her sixties before she became an international television star, as one of the four principals in the popular American sitcom The Golden Girls (1985-92).
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Estelle Getty, best known as Sophia Petrillo, the wise-cracking old Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak (Beatrice Arthur) on The Golden Girls, has passed away yesterday at 5:35am three days before her 85th birthday, after suffering from Lewy Body dementia for...
E! Online (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Estelle Getty was a very good mother. The actress, whose knack for being cast as a maternal unit paid off handsomely when she was cast as Beatrice Arthur's no-holds-barred mother on...
TV.com (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Estelle Getty dies at the age of 84 in Los Angeles; Emmy-winner played fast-talking Sophia on The Golden Girls .
Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Estelle Getty, three days shy of 85 years, died at her home in Los Angeles early today. The actress starred in many films but is best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls sitcom that ran from 1985-1992, also starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanahan. Getty suffered a long [...]
E! Online (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Estelle Getty was a very good mother. The actress, whose knack for being cast as a maternal unit paid off handsomely when she was cast as Beatrice Arthur's no-holds-barred mother on...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Your birthday today: You are honest, sincere, intellectual and rather retiring ; moody sometimes, but kind and lovable most of the time. You like travelling because of the educational value and you make the most of your opportunities to better yourself. As there is no name written into the book whom you might seek in celebration, you may wish to throw a big birthday party and invite a few of these...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
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Out in Hollywood (Free subscription) | 17/04/2008
This is cool news: Beatrice Arthur, best-known as television's "Maude" and as Dorothy on "The Golden Girls," has been named one of the six 2008 inductees into the Academy of Television Arts and Science's Hall of Fame joining such past...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 26/03/2008
NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hallmark Channel has acquired the rights to one of the most popular baby boomer series, "The Golden Girls," from Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The deal was announced today by Michelle Vicary, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Scheduling. "The Golden Girls has been on our wish list for a long time, so we're delighted to reach this agreement," said Vicary....
Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2 (Free subscription) | 20/12/2007
If you never got a chance to see this, this holiday might be good time to do so. Here's the five minute version, featuring Chewbacca's family, Beatrice Arthur, Art Carney, Jefferson Starship, and of course the Star Wars gang. Happy...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 18/12/2007
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 17/12/2007
COMEDY CENTRAL Will Air All 72 Episodes of 'Futurama' Along With Four World Television Premiere 'Futurama' Movies, Including 'Bender's Big Score' Which is Scheduled to Air in First Quarter of 2008 During Premiere Week, Two Back-To-Back Episodes of 'Futurama' Will Air Wednesday Through Friday from 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. After Premiere Week, Episodes Will Air Monday Through Thursday at 9:00 P.M. ...
