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Betty White as Rose Nylund, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, and Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak sit around a kitchen table on the set of The Golden Girls. Estelle Getty as Sophia, Rue McClanahan as Blanche, Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy, and Betty White as Rose sit together on a floral couch in a scene from The Golden Girls. Betty White as Rose Nylund stands smiling with arms open on the set of The Golden Girls, surrounded by lush green plants and colorful flowers. Betty White as Rose Nylund in a blue dress and Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux in a yellow outfit sit together on a floral sofa in a scene from The Golden Girls. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty, and Rue McClanahan stand together smiling and holding Emmy Awards for The Golden Girls.
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The Golden Girls: References & Edit History

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  • René Ostberg
    René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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Type Description Contributor Date
Cross-reference added to Maude. Jul 15, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Television Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls. Jul 09, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Rochester - The Journal of Undergraduate Research - Aging Well: Politics of Aging, Sexuality, and Womanhood in The Golden Girls. Nov 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Television Academy Foundation - The Interviews - The Golden Girls. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Providence College - The “Golden Girls”: A Sociological Analysis of One Model of Communal Living for the 21st Century (PDF). Jul 23, 2025
Added cross-reference to ageism. Apr 15, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Why 'The Golden Girls' are still golden. Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - The Golden Girls: The most treasured TV show ever. Sep 11, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The enduring joy of Golden Girls: a wildly sassy sitcom that will always cheer you up. May 27, 2024
Add new Web site: AllMovie - The Golden Girls. Apr 19, 2024
New article added. Dec 12, 2023
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