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UTUSN

(70,744 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 12:19 PM Oct 2016

The total mastery: Bea ARTHUR singing "What'll I Do?"

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The total mastery: Bea ARTHUR singing "What'll I Do?" (Original Post) UTUSN Oct 2016 OP

Maude? rug Oct 2016 #1

Dorothy? UTUSN Oct 2016 #2

She was an actress and singer for 7 decades... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #3

Boy, sitcoms have blurred so many talents. rug Oct 2016 #4

They have given new roles to many older actors who started out in show biz. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2016 #5

rug

(82,333 posts)

1. Maude?

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:59 PM

Oct 2016

I had no idea.

UTUSN

(70,744 posts)

2. Dorothy?

Reply to rug (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 10:56 PM

Oct 2016

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. She was an actress and singer for 7 decades...

Reply to rug (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 11:53 PM

Oct 2016

she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966).

and she was in the Marine Corp in 1941...check out her Wiki page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Arthur

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. Boy, sitcoms have blurred so many talents.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 06:06 AM

Oct 2016

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

5. They have given new roles to many older actors who started out in show biz.

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:22 PM

Oct 2016

Who we would not otherwise see.

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