Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, 76, Dies

06/04/2010

Rue McClanahan, best known for her role as Blanche on The Golden Girls, died Thursday in Manhattan at 76. Like Blanche, McClanahan was celebrated for her quick wit and snarky humor. When asked if she was similar to the character she played, she famously told the interviewer, "Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern belle from Atlanta – and I'm not from Atlanta.