Things weren’t always so golden on between Betty White and Bea Arthur to the whole of The golden girls.
While the deceased actresses looked like the best friends of the screen for seven seasons of the success Sitcom, which was issued from 1985 to 1992, co -producer, co -producer Marsha Posner Williams He is lifting the lid in his fief from behind the scenes.
“When this red light was on (and the show was filmed), there were no more professionals than those women, but when the red light was turned off, these two could not be warmed up to each other if they were burned together,” Williams joked in an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the program in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 18, per. The Hollywood Reporter.
According to Williams, Arthur, who played Dorothy Zbornak, often referred to his cost through the word C.
Williams said that Arthur “used to call myself at home and said to me,” I met this (C-Word) in the grocery store. I’m going to write a letter, “and said,” Bea, just overcome it to cry out loud. Just have to pass it. “”
“I remember, my husband and I went to Bea’s house a couple of times for dinner. 30 seconds of walking through the door, the word C,” Williams recalled again that Arthur described White in a colored language.
Williams also recalled that things were often stressed between the two on the set. “Betty would break the character in the middle of the program (and talk to the audience live), and Bea hated,” he shared.
Golden girlsthat he also starred in Rue McClanahan and Estelle GettyIt was a golden goose for NBC for seven seasons, although it could have been longer, Williams said.
Sally Struthers knows what the beloved Betty White was like in Hollywood, but her experience with the now defunct actress was anything that was not golden. “Now that it is gone, I’m going to talk about Betty White for a moment,” said Struthers, 77, on Monday, January 13, episode of “Let’s talk about this! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob (…)
While most of the cast was in favor of continuing beyond season 7, Arthur was apparently the only withholding.
“The show would have continued after seven years. His contracts were over and … the executives went to the ladies and Estelle said,” Yes, let’s go ahead “, and Rue said,” Yes, let’s go “, and Betty said,” Yes, let’s go on. “
Arthur died in 2009 at the age of 86, while White died in December 2021 At the age of 99. Their McClanahan and Getty cost died in 2010 and 2008, respectively. McClanahan was 76 years old and Getty was 84 years old.
