Rue McClanahan | |
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![]() McClanahan in 2007 | |
Born | Eddi-Rue McClanahan[1] February 21, 1934 Healdton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | June 3, 2010 New York City, U.S. | (aged 76)
Cause of death | Brain hemorrhage |
Education | Ardmore High School |
Alma mater | University of Tulsa |
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Years active | 1957–2009 |
Television | Maude, Mama's Family, The Golden Girls |
Spouse(s) | Tom Bish (m. 1958-1959; divorced) Norman Hartweg (m. 1959-1961; divorced) Peter DeMaio (m. 1964-1971; divorced) Gus Fisher (m. 1976-1979; divorced) Tom Keel (m.1984-1985; divorced) Morrow Wilson (m.1997-2010; her death) |
Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress and comedian. She acted in several television sitcoms, most notably The Golden Girls. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1987. She also starred in Mama's Family. McClanahan died of a stroke.
McClanahan was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Tulsa.
She began acting on off-Broadway in New York City in 1957. Her Broadway début was in 1969. She was in the musical, Jimmy Shine. Dustin Hoffman was in the title role.
Her autobiography, My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away, was released in 2007.[2]
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