In 1972, Bea Arthur was cast as the title character in the television series Maude. She played Maude Findlay, an outspoken liberal living in the affluent community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her husband, Walter (Bill Macy) and divorced daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau). The show was a spin-off from All in the Family, on which Arthur had appeared a couple of times in the same role, playing Edith Bunker’s (Jean Stapleton)’s cousin, a feminist, and antithesis to the bigoted, conservative Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor), who described Maude as a “New Deal fanatic.” Her role garnered several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, including her Emmy win in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. [via]
We’ll miss you Bea, and not just for ironic appeal. You were seriously dope. In typical fashion, the amount of jokes in the comments of Brooklyn Vegan is ridiculous. You can read the ‘best of’ so far after the jump.
In other news, PONTIAC IS DEAD…sorta.
Growing – Freedom Towards Death
BV BA JKS
“I’m currently doing a Bea Arthur/Jay-Z mashup that will be entitled “Bea-Jay”.”
“bea arthur was a big influence on dan deacon”
“I heard that she ODed on pills that she got from one of the Olsen twins”
“Can someone please tell me what time Daft Punk goes on?”
There’s also an Animal Collective discussion going on in there.
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