Rue Mcclanahan News & Updates

RIP, Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan, who so memorably vamped it up as the narcissistic but lovable Southern belle Blanche...

Jun 02, 2010 • The Village Voice

‘The Golden Girls’ Turns 40: Thank You For Being A Friend

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-base...

Sep 14, 2025 • Forbes

Actress Rue McClanahan of 'Golden Girls' fame dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) - Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern...

Jun 02, 2010 • StamfordAdvocate

'The Golden Girls' star Rue McClanahan was a hidden gem with Oklahoma roots

You might know Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux from the classic show "The Golden Girls." But lon...

Nov 11, 2025 • MSN

Rue McClanahan dies, watch 'Golden Girls' clips

Rue McClanahan, one of the "golden girls" and a working TV actress all the way back to 1960, has die...

Jun 02, 2010 • Newsday

Rue McClanahan, actress and former SCRMC guest speaker, dies

UNDATED (WDAM) - One of the stars of TV's "The Golden Girls" has died. Rue McClanahan was the keynot...

Jun 03, 2010 • wdam

Rue McClanahan, Golden Girl, dies

Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche D...

Jun 03, 2010 • Winston-Salem Journal

Rue McClanahan’s Childhood Home in Oklahoma Has Been Transformed to ‘Golden Girls’-Themed Inn

Rue McClanahan’s Childhood Home in Oklahoma Has Been Transformed to ‘Golden Girls’-Themed Inn ...

Mar 12, 2026 • AOL

McClanahan 'disliked Sex And The City'

The late Rue McClanahan was reportedly not a fan of Sex And The City. In a 2004 interview for In Tou...

Jun 08, 2010 • Digital Spy

"Golden Girls" actress Rue McClanahan dies of stroke

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rue McClanahan, best known for her award-winning role as a man-crazy...

Jun 03, 2010 • Reuters

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Watch Betty White Go Through Rue McClanahan’s Things for Her Estate SaleRue “Ruesy” McClanahan...

Mar 17, 2016 • Vulture

Rue McClanahan, Blanche on ‘The Golden Girls,’ dies at 76

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Jun 03, 2010 • Los Angeles Times

Rue McClanahan dies at 76

NEW YORK — Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern be...

Jun 03, 2010 • Times Argus

What Was Rue McClanahan’s Favorite Episode of ‘The Golden Girls’?

All actors have a favorite episode of their TV show. For McClanahan, her best-loved Blanche moment w...

Sep 07, 2021 • The Cheat Sheet

‘Mama’s Family’: Rue McClanahan’s Best Moments as Aunt Fran

'Mama's Family' actor Rue McClanahan played Thelma Harper's younger sister Fran Crowley on the NBC s...

Feb 05, 2022 • The Cheat Sheet

Remembering Rue McClanahan

The world became a little less golden today when it was announced that Rue McClanahan, 76, has died....

Jun 03, 2010 • Gear Live

PHOTOS: Look back at the iconic sitcom ‘The Golden Girls’

'The Golden Girls,' an American sitcom that aired from the mid-1980s to the beginning of the 90s, wa...

Sep 13, 2022 • New York Daily News

‘The Golden Girls’: Rue McClanahan’s On-Set Habit Once Sent Her Co-Stars on a Frantic Search

As the fab four on The Golden Girls, Betty White, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty ofte...

Apr 03, 2022 • The Cheat Sheet

10 Golden Girls facts that make the show even better

Golden Girls Facts That Make the Show Even Better The Golden Girls first aired on NBC in 1985 and qu...

May 29, 2026 • AOL

Golden Girls Actress Rue McClanahan Dies

INSIDE EDITION reports on beloved actress Rue McClanahan who died at the age of 76. McClanahan was b...

Jun 03, 2010 • Inside Edition

All Was Not ‘Golden’ Behind The Scenes Of ‘Girls’: 40 Years After The Bea Arthur/Betty White Feud

All was not golden behind the scenes of The Golden Girls, one of television’s most beloved sitcoms...

Sep 21, 2025 • AOL

Rue McClanahan's apartment for sale

The New York City apartment belonging to the late Rue McClanahan is reportedly up for sale. The Gold...

Jun 13, 2010 • Digital Spy

'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies, aged 76

Actress Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76. The star, who played Blanche Devereaux on The Gold...

Jun 02, 2010 • Digital Spy

Rue McClanahan Dead at Age 76

UPDATE: You can read Betty White’s statement on her friend’s death here. Rue McClanahan, the Emm...

Jun 03, 2010 • Gear Live

'Golden Girls' ' Rue McClanahan Suffered 'Debilitating Illness' Before Death: Forensic Pathologist

Rue McClanahan died June 3, 2010, after suffering a "massive stroke" Nearly nine years after her dea...

Feb 15, 2019 • People

Rue McClanahan dies

Rue McClanahan, who helped make "The Golden Girls" a long-running television hit playing the saucy, ...

Jun 04, 2010 • Post-Bulletin

Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Dies

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Jun 02, 2010 • LAist

‘The Golden Girls’: Rue McClanahan Called Bea Arthur ‘Giving and Loving’ Even Though They ‘Didn’t Have a Lot of Relationship Going On’

The hit sitcom The Golden Girls proved that having four older women as the main stars of the show ca...

Oct 02, 2021 • The Cheat Sheet

'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies at 76

NEW YORK -- Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern bel...

Jun 03, 2010 • Cleveland.com

‘Greatest spoof of all time’: When ‘The Golden Girls’ took aim at ‘Clueless’ at the MTV Movie Awards

Estelle Getty, Betty White, and Rue McClanahan reunited at the 1996 ceremony to deliver a perfect pa...

Jul 20, 2025 • Gold Derby