Former Golden Girl Bea Arthur died Saturday at the age of 86. Remembered fondly for that 80s sitcom, Arthur was also an accomplished stage actress, winning acclaim in such Broadway smashes as Three-Penny Opera, Fiddler on the Roof and Mame.
Arthur became a super-star with her lead role in the ground-breaking 70s sitcom Maude. Her character, Maude Findley was a feminist who broke many TV taboos, such as when her character had an abortion, when she anally violated her husband Walter with a strap-on and when she smeared menstrual blood on her face and assaulted New York mayor Abe Beame with a spear.
Arthur won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her work on Maude. She will be missed by all the lame Comedy Central Roast comedians who made stupid, easy jokes about her masculine looks.
Amazingly, no DW2K9 players picked Ms. Arthur.
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