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It is with tremendous sadness to report on the passing of Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan, who died from a massive stroke early this morning. She was 76.
Fondly remembered, of course, for her role as man-hungry Blanche Devereaux on the 1985-92 NBC sitcom, McClanahan was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma and graduated with honors from the University of Tulsa with a degree in German and theater arts. She honed her craft in off-Broadway and on regional stages in the 1950s and 1960s before being noticed by Norman Lear, who cast her as Bea Arthur’s best friend on sitcom Maude.
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