A REALLY FUN SALUTE TO BEA ARTHUR

WITH HISTORY, VIDEO CLIPS AND PICS FROM JEZEBEL.COM. SHE GOT HER BIG BREAK AT 50--THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR ME!

HERE'S AN EXCERPT:

3.) Breaking the Mold
Having reached the crest of her career in middle age, and being 5'9, with a baritone voice, Arthur was not exactly the ingenue. With her trademark, cutting one-liners, Arthur was way too salty for the sugar-and-spice female stereotype. Instead of fighting the aging process cosmetically, she used it to get a laugh and earn a buck, as seen in this Golden Girls clip.

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