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	"Golden Girl" Estelle Getty Dies At 84
July 22, 2008 Estelle Getty, a native New Yorker best known as Sophia on the sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday morning at the age of 84. She died in Los Angeles after a battle with advanced dementia. Getty was born Estelle Scher to Polish immigrants in New York City in 1923. She fell in love with performing when she saw vaudeville as a child. She struggled in Hollywood for years before landing the part of Bea Arthur's mother on the 1980s sitcom.

July 22, 2008 "Golden Girl" Estelle Getty Dies At 84

July 19, 2008 Former "Warchild" Raps Message Of Peace

July 17, 2008 James Brown's Items Sold Despite Family's Objections

July 17, 2008 Actor Billy Crystal To Help Raise Money For 9/11 Memorial

July 15, 2008 Batman Sequel Premieres On Upper West Side

July 14, 2008 City Inks New Rules For Filmmaking On City Streets

July 13, 2008 Fans Wait Hours To Pack Central Park For Free Bon Jovi Concert

July 12, 2008 Bon Jovi Rocks Central Park

July 11, 2008 Auctioneers "Feel Good" About Midtown Sale Of James Brown's Items

July 09, 2008 Report: Spitzer Call Girl Weighs Reality TV Series



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