{"id":1092,"date":"2010-06-03T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/06\/rip-rue-mcclanahan-the-best-of-blanche.html"},"modified":"2010-06-03T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T15:27:09","slug":"rip-rue-mcclanahan-the-best-of-blanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/06\/rip-rue-mcclanahan-the-best-of-blanche.html","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Rue McClanahan: The Best of Blanche"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rue McClanahan has died<\/a> at age 76 after suffering a massive stroke, according to news reports, and the entertainment world mourns yet another loss.  McClanahan had a long and full career – remember that she worked with Bea Arthur on “Maude” long before “The Golden Girls” brought them together – but she is best known for her portrayal of Blanche Devereaux, the sex-crazed “id” character on “Girls.”<\/p>\n

I was a loyal Golden Girls watcher in the late ’80s, and I remember many a Saturday night when I munched chips and watched it and “Empty Nest” on the couch of a babysitting client.  More recently, reruns on Lifetime and We networks have saved me from many an insomniatic night.  <\/p>\n

So in honor and memory of Rue McClanahan, please enjoy these “best of” moments from a character who said what she thought, thought much of herself, but was a friend her girls could always be thankful for.<\/p>\n

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