Blanche is fucking DEAD! (and she's never coming back)
 

Does this count as the third death? Or did Art Linkletter count and this is really the 4th? Hmm...

'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies at 76

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Rue McClanahan, who played a man-crazy Southern belle in the seminal '80s sitcom "Golden Girls," died early Thursday of a massive stroke. She was 76. McClanahan had suffered a minor stroke in January during recovery from heart bypass surgery, her manager said at the time.

"Golden Girls," which has aired in syndication nearly nonstop since its successful run from 1985 to 1992 on NBC, has been discovered by a whole new generation lately, partly because of costar Betty White and her resurgent popularity.

White is now the sole surviving cast member. Bea Arthur died last year of cancer, and Estelle Getty died in 2008.

McClanahan won an Emmy in 1987 for her portrayal of Blanche Devereaux, an aging beauty who still had an eye for the fellas. The actress' resume stretches back to the '60s and includes some of TV's most memorable shows, such as "All in the Family," "Maude," "The Love Boat" and "Touched by an Angel."

In 2007, she published a memoir with the sassy title "My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away."

Actually, I think the first three were Dio, Gary Coleman, and Dennis Hopper. Blanche and Linkletter are the start of a new set, it would seem.


Edit: There's only one Golden Girl left. I guess I'm glad that it's Betty White.

Dio was the 16th
Linkletter was the 26th
Coleman was the 28th
Hopper was the 29th
Blanche is the 3rd

I think Dio is an outlier.

Touché, I didn't realize that's how they fell chronologically.