Estelle Getty, 84: 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles.
Getty, who also won notice for her performance on Broadway as Harvey Fierstein's mother in "Torch Song Trilogy," died at her home in Hollywood, said her friend and caretaker, Paul Chapdelaine.
Getty had been battling Lewy body dementia for the last eight or nine years, he said........
Getty had lived in the LA area since her "Golden Girls" days. Her husband of 57 years, businessman Arthur Gettleman, died in 2004. She is survived by her sons, Barry Gettleman and Carl Gettleman; her brother, David Scher; and her sister, Roslyn Howard.
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July 23, 2008
USA: Estelle Getty, co-star of TV show “The Golden Girls,” dies at home in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California (Lost Angeles Times), July 23, 2008:
By Claudia Luther, Special to The Times
Estelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wisecracking mother of Bea Arthur's character on the popular NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday. She was 84.
Estelle Getty, 84: 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles.
Getty, who also won notice for her performance on Broadway as Harvey Fierstein's mother in "Torch Song Trilogy," died at her home in Hollywood, said her friend and caretaker, Paul Chapdelaine.
Getty had been battling Lewy body dementia for the last eight or nine years, he said........
Getty had lived in the LA area since her "Golden Girls" days. Her husband of 57 years, businessman Arthur Gettleman, died in 2004. She is survived by her sons, Barry Gettleman and Carl Gettleman; her brother, David Scher; and her sister, Roslyn Howard.
Copyright 2008 Los Angeles Times
Estelle Getty, 84: 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles.
Getty, who also won notice for her performance on Broadway as Harvey Fierstein's mother in "Torch Song Trilogy," died at her home in Hollywood, said her friend and caretaker, Paul Chapdelaine.
Getty had been battling Lewy body dementia for the last eight or nine years, he said........
Getty had lived in the LA area since her "Golden Girls" days. Her husband of 57 years, businessman Arthur Gettleman, died in 2004. She is survived by her sons, Barry Gettleman and Carl Gettleman; her brother, David Scher; and her sister, Roslyn Howard.
Copyright 2008 Los Angeles Times
