I found myself singing the theme from Maude this weekend. She was awesome and always played strong woman positive roles. Bea was ahead of her time and will certainly be missed.
I can just barely remember watching “Maude” on TV occasionally as a kid, and not getting most of it. 😉 But I remember her fierce, strong character and the way she just *rocked* those big, beautiful ’70s caftans. I had just been telling my DH that I’d love to find that show on DVD (or download). I knew that it tackled some pretty tough stuff in its story lines, and I wanted to be able to appreciate them as an adult. And now she’s gone. 🙁 *snif* And really? Ms. Arthur as Vera Charles* in “Auntie Mame” had to have just ROCKED! I’m sad to have never seen it. *From the linked article. And if you’ve never seen “Auntie Mame”, I sincerely recommend it. Get the Rosalind Russell version, the non- musical one. 🙂