The Golden Girls Rue McClanahan Dies From A Cerebral Hemorrhage

Rue McClanahan Dies From A Cerebral Hemorrhage, caused from a stroke, at the age of 76, in New York.

Rue McClanahan, better know by Baby Boomers as the Southern belle, Blanche Devereaux, on the TV show The Golden Girls, has died, June 4th, 2010. The Golden Girls hit ran from 1985 through 1992. In which McClanahan won an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy in 1987.

It was our version of “Sex In The City,” and we all adored it.

Rue McClanahan career began on the New York stage in the 1950s, but her long television career hit the mark when producer Norman Lear cast Rue in his hit CBS series, “All in the Family” in 1971. She then appeared in Lear’s “Maude” a year later. Though to me, her most memorable TV role was as Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on “The Golden Girls,” which ran from 1985 to 1992.

Out of four main stars, Betty White is now the sole surviving cast member of “The Golden Girls” stars.

For those of you who would like to see Rue McClanahan’s face book page…here you go…click here. There is also a nice story over at Peta. She was very active with Peta.

In June 1997, Rue McClanahan was diagnosed with breast cancer, from which she completely recovered. Then on November 4th, 2009, she had triple bypass surgery on November 4. January of 2010, while recovering from her surgery, she suffered a minor stroke, but regained her speech back and was doing well.

BBAC sends its condolences to the family, friends and fads of Rue McClanahan. She will always be a Golden Girl to me. My parting words are “Thank You For Being A Friend, Rue McClanahan.”

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