R.I.P Estelle Getty

Phillips · 07-22-2008, 02:09 PM

I learn it from another my forum

Golden Girl" Estelle Getty has gone to the big lanai in the sky and died at the age of 84, just three days shy of her 85th birthday.

Estelle passed away at 5:35 AM this morning at her L.A. home surrounded by her family and caregivers. Getty had been suffering for years with Lewy Body Dementia.

Although younger than Bea Arthur (and Betty White), Estelle is best known for playing her wise-cracking Sicilian mother Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls."

Getty is survived by her two adult sons

LakeTahoe · 07-22-2008, 02:12 PM

RIP! she was so funny in that show...She'll be missed!

Oceanblue7 · 07-22-2008, 02:17 PM

I heard about it on my local news channel RIP She made laughter as her character Sophia Petrillo on the Golden Girls.

society's_child · 07-22-2008, 02:21 PM

What grieving news! She was the funniest of the lot.

SxyPorkie · 07-22-2008, 02:24 PM

Getty was my favorite actress... she was hillarious... she will be greatly missed...

Byrdie714 · 07-22-2008, 03:01 PM

One funny "Golden Girl" passes away. Known as Sophia Petrillo.

Television show - TV Show - Yahoo! TV

Calvin · 07-22-2008, 03:06 PM

RIP Estelle Getty

She's hilarious in the Golden Girls show

orione1even · 07-22-2008, 05:30 PM

She was funny as hell...thanks for the update, Phillips. But don't go cheating on us with another forum. We've been so good to you! And what about the children?...The CHILDREN! LOL

Bottesini · 07-22-2008, 06:18 PM

Too bad. I remember she was very funny.

Phillips · 07-22-2008, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orione1even

She was funny as hell...thanks for the update, Phillips. But don't go cheating on us with another forum. We've been so good to you! And what about the children?...The CHILDREN! LOL

You all are bad behaviors to me

heheh Just kidding

LOL!

Koala · 07-22-2008, 06:53 PM

Aww I use to watch that show all the time and is my favorite. RIP Estelle aka Sophia.

IcedTeaRulz · 07-22-2008, 07:03 PM

Bye, Estelle.

***Jolie77*** · 07-22-2008, 07:11 PM

Mod's Note:

Threads has been merged.

Rest in Peace, Estelle Getty.

She will always be remembered as the original Golden Girl who never ceases to bring the laughs for millions of people and for many generations to come to watch her.

Royale · 07-22-2008, 07:28 PM

I loved her when she portrayed as Sophia in the Golden Girls. She is one of the funniest ladies that I had ever seen. Yes she is in better place.

moonflower · 07-22-2008, 07:32 PM

RIP Estelle Getty

i like her very funny lady

inochi · 07-22-2008, 08:24 PM

May she have peace on her journey, we will miss you! That woman continues to crack me up in all of the episodes of Golden Girls.

Wokamuka · 07-22-2008, 08:44 PM

Picture it: She was a friend who reached into our living rooms and into our hearts.

You done good, girl.

sara1981 · 07-22-2008, 11:10 PM

i love watch golden girls let Rest In Peace, Estelle Getty

IslandGal · 07-22-2008, 11:29 PM

She was my favorite character on "Golden Girls".

RIP, Estelle. You will be greatly missed

Pepsi · 07-22-2008, 11:30 PM

R.I.P Estelle Getty

RedheadGrrl · 07-22-2008, 11:38 PM

Aww I had no idea she had passed on. She was so funny woman. She surely will be missed.

GarnetTigerMom · 07-22-2008, 11:45 PM

She will always be missed. I still watch the golden girls and Estelle will always be my favorite hillarious person on golden girls. She was so full of life and always crack me up. She the best.

inochi · 07-22-2008, 11:56 PM

"Sophia: Let me tell you a story. Sicily. 1912. Picture this. Two young girls, best friends, who share three things: a pizza recipe, some dough and a dream. Everything is going great until one day a fast talking pepperoni salesman gallops into town. Of course, both girls are impressed. He dates one one night, the other the next night. Pretty soon, he drives a wedge between them. Before you know it, they pizza suffers, the business suffers, the friendship suffers. The girls part company and head for America, never to see one another again. Rose, one of those girls was me. The other one you probably know as Mama Celeste."

"Picture it: Sicily, 1912. A beautiful young peasant girl with clear olive skin, meets an exciting but penniless Spanish artist. There's an instant attraction. They laugh, they sing, they slam down a few boilermakers. Shortly afterwards he's arrested for showing her how he can hold his pallet without using his hands...But I digress. He paints her portrait and they make passionate love. She spends much of the next day in the shower with a loofa sponge scrubbing his fingerprints off her body. She sees the portrait and is insulted. It looks nothing like her, and she storms out of his life forever. That peasant girl was me. And that painter was...Pablo Picasso."

***VamPyroX*** · 07-23-2008, 01:27 AM

May she rest in peace.

She was a great woman.

Wokamuka · 07-23-2008, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inochi

"And that painter was...Pablo Picasso."

So THAT was his name!

deafdyke · 07-23-2008, 05:29 AM

*sings* Thank you for being a friend.
Actually from what I read on another site, she's been essentially in a persistant vegetative state for a few years now. Death was just a formality.

Byrdie714 · 07-25-2008, 11:44 AM

LifeTime television is doing a dedication on her today from Noon to 5pm.

http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/show...-estelle-getty

LuciaDisturbed · 07-25-2008, 12:06 PM

Rest In Peace, Estelle Getty. You were a very wonderful actress, and very funny. We'll miss you.

Byrdie714 · 07-25-2008, 10:13 PM

I just finished watching "Inside Edition" and was

shocked

to learn that none of her co-stars from "The Golden Girls," weren't in attendance of her funeral!

Quote:

Other speakers at the funeral included Getty's other son Barry, her longtime assistant Richard and "Golden Girls" executive producer Tony Thomas. Her "Golden Girls" co-stars Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Betty White were not in attendance at the intimate service inside the chapel at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

The Associated Press: Estelle Getty remembered as funny, feisty, frugal

I knew that they all were having issues at the end of the run but was it that bad?

shel90 · 07-25-2008, 10:30 PM

Awww...I loved her. She always made me crack up. Rest in peac, Estelle. You touched many lives.

07-22-2008, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phillips Lets ride horses! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spaceship Posts: 7,192 Blog Entries: 3	R.I.P Estelle Getty I learn it from another my forum Golden Girl" Estelle Getty has gone to the big lanai in the sky and died at the age of 84, just three days shy of her 85th birthday. Estelle passed away at 5:35 AM this morning at her L.A. home surrounded by her family and caregivers. Getty had been suffering for years with Lewy Body Dementia. Although younger than Bea Arthur (and Betty White), Estelle is best known for playing her wise-cracking Sicilian mother Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls." Getty is survived by her two adult sons __________________ *Enjoy life today, Yesterday has past and Tomorrow may never come.*

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LakeTahoe ~~JUST ME!!~~ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lost somewhere on the Earth! Posts: 12,292	RIP! she was so funny in that show...She'll be missed! __________________ HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Oceanblue7 Patriots Rock! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium Posts: 4,411 Blog Entries: 8	I heard about it on my local news channel RIP She made laughter as her character Sophia Petrillo on the Golden Girls. __________________ Ps.103:12 He washes our sins away into the ocean

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society's_child what it is. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The big MD Posts: 808	What grieving news! She was the funniest of the lot. __________________ ...just passing thru, y'all.

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Byrdie714 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific County, Washington Posts: 5,089	Estelle Getty--passes away. One funny "Golden Girl" passes away. Known as Sophia Petrillo. Television show - TV Show - Yahoo! TV

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Calvin Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,788	RIP Estelle Getty She's hilarious in the Golden Girls show __________________

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orione1even Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 137	She was funny as hell...thanks for the update, Phillips. But don't go cheating on us with another forum. We've been so good to you! And what about the children?...The CHILDREN! LOL

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Bottesini Elf Assassin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sneaking up behind you Posts: 5,833 Blog Entries: 2	Too bad. I remember she was very funny. __________________ AllDeaf

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Koala Cuddly bear Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,422	Aww I use to watch that show all the time and is my favorite. RIP Estelle aka Sophia. __________________

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IcedTeaRulz ♥ R.I.P. Mom 6/11/08 ♥ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ...Not sure where I am... Posts: 1,816	Bye, Estelle.

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*Jolie77* Love all, trust a few. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kentucky, USA (The Bluegrass State) Posts: 5,496	Mod's Note: Threads has been merged. Rest in Peace, Estelle Getty. She will always be remembered as the original Golden Girl who never ceases to bring the laughs for millions of people and for many generations to come to watch her. __________________

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Royale Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 890	I loved her when she portrayed as Sophia in the Golden Girls. She is one of the funniest ladies that I had ever seen. Yes she is in better place.

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moonflower will be very busy soon Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan Posts: 4,872	RIP Estelle Getty i like her very funny lady __________________ my little niece born 11/1/08

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inochi Eternal Life Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 515	May she have peace on her journey, we will miss you! That woman continues to crack me up in all of the episodes of Golden Girls.

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Wokamuka 1.20.09 : end of an error Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,827	Picture it: She was a friend who reached into our living rooms and into our hearts. You done good, girl. __________________

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sara1981 Batista's fans Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Little Rock,Ar Posts: 3,281	i love watch golden girls let Rest In Peace, Estelle Getty __________________

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IslandGal Hi ya! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 4,323	She was my favorite character on "Golden Girls". RIP, Estelle. You will be greatly missed

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Pepsi The One and Only Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 3,396	R.I.P Estelle Getty

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RedheadGrrl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,816	Aww I had no idea she had passed on. She was so funny woman. She surely will be missed.

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GarnetTigerMom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,862	She will always be missed. I still watch the golden girls and Estelle will always be my favorite hillarious person on golden girls. She was so full of life and always crack me up. She the best. __________________ GarnetTigerMom "The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I'm so glad that you're my friend. I know our friendship will never end." -- Robert Alan

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inochi Eternal Life Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 515	"Sophia: Let me tell you a story. Sicily. 1912. Picture this. Two young girls, best friends, who share three things: a pizza recipe, some dough and a dream. Everything is going great until one day a fast talking pepperoni salesman gallops into town. Of course, both girls are impressed. He dates one one night, the other the next night. Pretty soon, he drives a wedge between them. Before you know it, they pizza suffers, the business suffers, the friendship suffers. The girls part company and head for America, never to see one another again. Rose, one of those girls was me. The other one you probably know as Mama Celeste." "Picture it: Sicily, 1912. A beautiful young peasant girl with clear olive skin, meets an exciting but penniless Spanish artist. There's an instant attraction. They laugh, they sing, they slam down a few boilermakers. Shortly afterwards he's arrested for showing her how he can hold his pallet without using his hands...But I digress. He paints her portrait and they make passionate love. She spends much of the next day in the shower with a loofa sponge scrubbing his fingerprints off her body. She sees the portrait and is insulted. It looks nothing like her, and she storms out of his life forever. That peasant girl was me. And that painter was...Pablo Picasso."

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deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	sings Thank you for being a friend. Actually from what I read on another site, she's been essentially in a persistant vegetative state for a few years now. Death was just a formality.

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Byrdie714 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific County, Washington Posts: 5,089	LifeTime television is doing a dedication on her today from Noon to 5pm. http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/show...-estelle-getty Last edited by Byrdie714; 07-25-2008 at 11:46 AM. Reason: Add a link

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LuciaDisturbed Amateur Psychiatrist Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 5,152	Rest In Peace, Estelle Getty. You were a very wonderful actress, and very funny. We'll miss you. __________________ We will assimilate you. Resistance is futile. We will add your distinctiveness to our Collective. Implanted left ear 10/11/06, activated 10/16/06 - Nucleus Freedom DeviantArt

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shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 16,119 Blog Entries: 1	Awww...I loved her. She always made me crack up. Rest in peac, Estelle. You touched many lives. __________________ ~Shel~ "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." -George Santayana