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Bea ARTHUR "Dorothy' singing What'll I Do - 1992 (Original Post)
UTUSN
Jun 2017
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livetohike
(24,283 posts)1. Aww, thanks for posting this.
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)2. Thank *you*!1 Perfect musical & comedic timing!1
livetohike
(24,283 posts)3. She was the best!
Raissa
(217 posts)4. Love Bea! Nt
madamesilverspurs
(16,512 posts)5. She was something!
I had the pleasure of seeing her on stage with Angela Lansbury in "Mame". She absolutely crackled as best friend Vera Charles.
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I love Irving Berlin. He wrote some of the most beautiful melodies. My personal favorites are "Always" and "Marie" (though I have never found an arrangement for Marie that I like).
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)7. Who doesn't love the Bea Arthur?
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)8. *She* thought some people didn't!1 Was very touchy about jokes at her looks, height
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)9. She was USMC!1 Semper fi!1 She belongs to the DEPARTMENT of the NAVY!1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Arthur
During World War II, she worked as a truck driver and typist in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, receiving an Honorable Discharge in September 1945
During World War II, she worked as a truck driver and typist in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, receiving an Honorable Discharge in September 1945
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)10. Bea Arthur singing in Star Wars!