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Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles on television sitcoms, including Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), and its spin-off series The Golden Palace (1992–93).
Blanche was portrayed by Rue McClanahan for 8 years and 204 episodes across the two series. The character was inspired by Blanche DuBois (to whom Blanche Devereaux is compared in the pilot script) and Scarlett O'Hara. [1] McClanahan had previously co-starred with Beatrice Arthur in Maude and with Betty White in the first two seasons of Mama's ...
The Spice Family, also known as the Shakers, are a group of condiment dispensers who live in the kitchen, each named after the type of spice they contain. Mr. Salt (voiced by Nick Balaban in the original series & Blue's Big City Adventure and Brad Adamson in the reboot series from seasons one to four, and Nick Balaban in season five) is of ...
Mama's Family is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper).The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called "The Family" featured on The Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) and Carol Burnett & Company (1979).
The family motto, as recorded in the McClanahan coat of arms, is "Virtue Is My Honor." [6] ... Rue McClanahan (1934–2010), American actress and comedian;
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On June 3, 2010, Emmy Award winner Rue McClanahan died of a stroke at New York–Presbyterian Hospital. She was 76, and despite the fact that her life was riddled with ailments and health crises ...
Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux (née Hollingsworth), a Southern belle, employed at an art museum. Born into a wealthy family, Blanche grew up on a plantation outside of Atlanta, Georgia, prior to her relocation to Miami, where she lived with her husband, George, until his death. Their marriage produced five children: daughters Janet and ...