Rue McClanahan, who died Thursday from a brain hemorrhage, was one of the stars of the great comedy sitcom "The Golden Girls," which sought to show audiences that when you get older, life really gets better.
But of the four main characters -- Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Sophia (the super Estelle Getty), Rose (Betty White) and Blanche (McClanahan), it was the sexually liberated Blanche who really embodied (no pun intended) that the most.
"Your life's an open blouse," her roommates would tell her.
Or how about this little exchange between Blanche and Dorothy:
Blanche: I do love the rain so. It reminds me of my first kiss.
Dorothy: Ah, your first kiss was in the rain?
Blanche: No, it was in the shower.
Or this:
Dorothy: Is that all you care about? Money and applause?
Blanche: And sex. For which I usually *get* applause.
Sadly, only one of the stars of the show, Betty White, is still with us. And with Betty White's career resurgence, perhaps the adage about getting older and better has taken on a more special meaning.
But McClanahan's acting on "The Golden Girls" illustrates that there is life after 40. And 50. And ...
A tour de force scene from "The Golden Girls" with Rue McClanahan
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