Yesterday Eddi Haskell did post a comment on:
"Lucille Ball"
He wrote:
She starred in the movie Mame in 1974 with
Bea Arthur. She was panned in the role since her voice is not a singing voice,
but I love this rendition of "bosom Buddies" that they sang together.
Thank you, Eddi. For me as musical lover I
had to mention that. I know Bea Arthur especially from The Golden Girls. And
what a coincidence, yesterday it was 5 years ago Bea Arthur died.
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13,
1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer whose
career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude
Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy
Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both
roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won
the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as
Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966).
Mame is a 1974 musical film based on the
1966 Broadway musical of the same name and the novel by Patrick Dennis. It was directed
by Gene Saks, written by Paul Zindel, and starred Lucille Ball in her final
film performance. The cast also stars Beatrice Arthur, Bruce Davison and Robert
Preston.
The film focuses on the life of Mame Dennis
(Ball), and her madcap life, which is disrupted when she becomes the guardian
of her deceased brother's son, Patrick (Kirby Furlong). Rather than bow to
convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle. The film
follows her adventures from the speak-easies of the roaring 20's through the
depression of the 1930s. She marries a wealthy Southern plantation owner (Preston ), is widowed suddenly,
yet through it all, with the help of her dearest friend, Vera Charles (Arthur),
manages to keep things under control.
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