US television and theater star Bea Arthur (L), watches as a tourist signs a giant card outside the Royal Thai Consulate in Sydney, 05 November 2002. Arthur, who gained stardom in the television hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died on April 25, 2009, according to media reports quoting family spokesman Dan Watt. Arthur died in Los Angeles at age 86. She sufered from cancer. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

US television and theater star Bea Arthur (L), watches as a tourist signs a giant card outside the Royal Thai Consulate in Sydney, 05 November 2002. Arthur, who gained stardom in the television hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died on April 25, 2009, according to media reports quoting family spokesman Dan Watt. Arthur died in Los Angeles at age 86. She sufered from cancer.

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