Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1923), is an Emmy-winning American actress and comedienne with a distinctive deep voice, acid wit, and height, standing almost 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m). Her notable television roles included the title role on the popular sitcom Maude in the 1970s, and a starring role on The Golden Girls in the 1980s and 1990s. In the former she played Maude Findlay, an outspoken "limousine liberal" and "New Deal fanatic", living in the wealthy community of Tuckahoe, Westche ...

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• Beatrice Arthur - TV work
• Beatrice Arthur - Stage appearances
• Beatrice Arthur - Filmography

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Musical theatre (sometimes, although less often than not, spelled theater rather than theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different instrumentation), the use of unaccompanied dialogue (though some musicals are entirely accompanied, such as Les Misérables, and some operas have spoken dialogue, such as Carmen ...

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• Musical theatre - Musical collaboration
• Musical theatre - The authors
• Musical theatre - History
• Musical theatre - In the beginning
• Musical theatre - Operetta
• Musical theatre - The Roaring Twenties
• Musical theatre - The Thirties
• Musical theatre - The Golden Age 1940s/1950s/1960s
• Musical theatre - More recent eras
• Musical theatre - Famous composers/writers
• Musical theatre - Famous choreographers
• Musical theatre - Famous performers

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1972 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1972 in television - 1950s. Truth or Consequences (1950-1988). Love of Life (1951-1980). Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986). Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). American Bandstand (1952-1 ...

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1972 in television, 1972 in television - Events, 1972 in television - Debuts, 1972 in television - Television shows, 1972 in television - 1940s, 1972 in television - 1950s, 1972 in television - 1960s, 1972 in television - 1970s, 1972 in television - Ending this year, 1972 in television - Births

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Set in the borough of Queens in New York City, the program starred: Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker, Archie's traditional yet occasionally outspoken wife. Edith was never the sharpest member of the family, but she was definitely the kindest and most understanding, and often comes off as one of the wisest characters in the series. Stapleton remained with the show all through the original series run, and decided to leave before the first season of Archie Bunker's Place had wrapped. At that point, Edith was written out as ha ...

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All in the Family, All in the Family - Overview, All in the Family - Production, All in the Family - Sample episode: Sammy's Visit, All in the Family - Spin-off series, All in the Family - Theme song, All in the Family - Trivia, All in the Family - All in the Family on DVD

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Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950) Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) That Wonderful Guy (1949–1950) Situation comedy - 1950s. The Adventures of Hiram Holiday (1956–1957) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Musical theatre - In the beginning. The first theater piece that conforms to the modern conception of a musical is generally considered to be The Black Crook - with book by Charles M. Barras and musical adaptations by Giuseppe Operti - which premiered at Niblo's Gardens in New York on September 12, 1866. The production was a staggering five-and-a-half hours long, but despite its length kept theatergoers mesmerized enough to run for 474 performances. Hundreds of Musical Comedies were staged on Broadway in t ...

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Musical theatre, Musical theatre - Musical collaboration, Musical theatre - The authors, Musical theatre - History, Musical theatre - In the beginning, Musical theatre - Operetta, Musical theatre - The Roaring Twenties, Musical theatre - The Thirties, Musical theatre - The Golden Age 1940s/1950s/1960s, Musical theatre - More recent eras, Musical theatre - Famous composers/writers, Musical theatre - Famous choreographers, Musical theatre - Famous performers

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Expanded Universe Star Wars - Film and television. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) was a two-hour television special portraying Chewbacca's return to his home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day with his family. Along with the stars of the original 1977 movie, such TV and music stars as Beatrice Arthur, Art Carney and Jefferson Starship appeared in plot-related skits and musical numbers. The content is considered canonical, but the special is reviled by some fans and virtually disown ...

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Expanded Universe Star Wars, Expanded Universe Star Wars - History, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Development, Expanded Universe Star Wars - The EU and the prequels, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Works, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Film and television, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Radio and audio drama, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Books, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Comic books and strips, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Computer and video games, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Board and roleplaying games, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Multimedia projects, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Mockumentaries, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Star Tours, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Toys, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Story eras, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Continuity and canonicity, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Official levels of canon, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Lucas's use of the EU, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Star Wars lists, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Other Star Wars articles

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The following were born in New York City. Some became famous after they moved away. List of famous New Yorkers - A. Aaliyah - singer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - basketball player Bella Abzug - feminist activist and politician Christina Aguilera - singer Marv Albert - sports announcer Danny Aiello - actor Woody Allen - film director Alexander Anderson - illustrator Carmelo Anthony - basketball player Kenneth J. Arrow - economis ...

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List of famous New Yorkers, List of famous New Yorkers - Native New Yorkers, List of famous New Yorkers - A, List of famous New Yorkers - B, List of famous New Yorkers - C, List of famous New Yorkers - D, List of famous New Yorkers - E, List of famous New Yorkers - F, List of famous New Yorkers - G, List of famous New Yorkers - H, List of famous New Yorkers - I, List of famous New Yorkers - J, List of famous New Yorkers - K, List of famous New Yorkers - L, List of famous New Yorkers - M, List of famous New Yorkers - N, List of famous New Yorkers - O, List of famous New Yorkers - P, List of famous New Yorkers - R, List of famous New Yorkers - S, List of famous New Yorkers - T, List of famous New Yorkers - V, List of famous New Yorkers - W, List of famous New Yorkers - Other New Yorkers

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The play is set in the Jewish shtetl (town) of Anatevka in Tsarist Russia in 1905. The story centers on Tevye's attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while adapting to new pressures. These manifest themselves chiefly in the strong-willed actions of Tevye's eldest three daughters, who each select her own husband (directly or indirectly), contrary to tradition. In both the film an ...

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Fiddler on the Roof, Fiddler on the Roof - Story, Fiddler on the Roof - Relation to Sholom Aleichem's Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof - Songs, Fiddler on the Roof - Awards, Fiddler on the Roof - Notes

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Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950) Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) That Wonderful Guy (1949–1950) Situation comedy - 1950s. The Adventures of Hiram Holiday (1956–1957) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Musical theatre - In the beginning. The first theater piece that conforms to the modern conception of a musical is generally considered to be The Black Crook - with book by Charles M. Barras and musical adaptations by Giuseppe Operti - which premiered at Niblo's Gardens in New York on September 12, 1866. The production was a staggering five-and-a-half hours long, but despite its length kept theatergoers mesmerized enough to run for 474 performances. < ...

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Musical theatre, Musical theatre - Musical collaboration, Musical theatre - The authors, Musical theatre - History, Musical theatre - In the beginning, Musical theatre - Operetta, Musical theatre - The Roaring Twenties, Musical theatre - The Thirties, Musical theatre - The Golden Age 1940s/1950s/1960s, Musical theatre - More recent eras, Musical theatre - Famous composers/writers, Musical theatre - Famous choreographers, Musical theatre - Famous performers

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Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial time. Sitcoms made outside the US may run somewhat longer. US sitcoms are often characterised by long season runs of 20 or more episodes, whereas the British sitcom is traditionally comprised of distinct series of six episodes each. US sitcoms often have large teams of young script writers from top universities firing gags into the script and round-table sessions, while most British sitcoms are written by one or two p ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Television sit-coms show family life as hectic. Normally the father goes to work then comes home and watches T.V. An example of this is Homer Simpson. The mother is often portrayed as a home-maker i.e. one who cooks, cleans etc. In the Simpson’s Marge has this role. Children are normally portrayed as always fighting and never cooperating. This happens on numerous occasions throughout each episode of The Simpsons. There always seems to be an annoying neighbour or someone the family knows. An example of this is Ned Flanders in the Simpson’s. Despite all the humour in sit ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial time. Sitcoms made outside the US may run somewhat longer. US sitcoms are often characterised by long season runs of 20 or more episodes, whereas the British sitcom is traditionally comprised of distinct series of six episodes each. US sitcoms often have large teams of young script writers from top universities firing gags into the script and round-table sessions, while most British sitcoms are written by one or two p ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted on the Chicago, Illinois clear-channel station WGN in 1926, and was partially inspired by the notion of bringing the mix of sexual confusion and continuity found in comic strips to the young medium of radio. The first network situation comedy was Amos & Andy which debuted on CBS in 1928, and was one of the most popular sitcoms through the 1930s. According to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the term sitcom was coined in 1951, making the t ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remained largely static and events of the episode resolved themselves by the conclusion of the episode. Most sitcoms took this format; events of previous episodes would rarely be mentioned in subsequent episodes and while school friends or beloved relatives might appear, often they would only be seen once in the series, something apparen ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remained largely static and events of the episode resolved themselves by the conclusion of the episode. Most sitcoms took this format; events of previous episodes would rarely be mentioned in subsequent episodes and while school friends or beloved relatives might appear, often they would only be seen once in the series, something apparen ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Jewish and African American performer Sammy Davis, Jr. loved the show and often pestered Lear to allow him to make a guest appearance. But Lear resisted, feeling that Sammy's appearance playing a character part would upset the continuity of the series. So the writers developed a plot that would allow Davis to play himself in an episode: Archie, low on cash, takes up moonlighting as a taxi driver and he picks Davis up ...

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All in the Family, All in the Family - Overview, All in the Family - Production, All in the Family - Sample episode: Sammy's Visit, All in the Family - Spin-off series, All in the Family - Theme song, All in the Family - Trivia, All in the Family - All in the Family on DVD

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Act I Tradition - Tevye and the Company Matchmaker, Matchmaker - Tzeitel, Hodel, and Chava (sometimes, Tevye's youngest two daughters are also included in the chorus of the number) If I Were a Rich Man - Tevye Sabbath Prayer - Tevye, Golde, and the Company To Life - Tevye, Lazar Wulf, and the Company Tevye's Monolgue - Tevye Miracle of Miracles - Motel Tevye's Dream - Tevye, Golde, Grandma Tzeitel, Fruma Sarah, and the Company Sunrise, Sunset - Tevye, ...

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Fiddler on the Roof, Fiddler on the Roof - Story, Fiddler on the Roof - Relation to Sholom Aleichem's Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof - Songs, Fiddler on the Roof - Awards, Fiddler on the Roof - Notes

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The Expanded Universe is intended to be a continuation, and an expansion, on the six Star Wars theatrical films produced by George Lucas from 1977-2005. All EU material, combined with that presented in the films is meant to function as a complete story. However, in order to allow this story to function as a whole, it must be kept under in an order of continuity. Lucasfilm holds this of such high importance that a team's sole job at Lucasfilm is maintaining continuity between Lucas's films, and the EU, which is written by many other au ...

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Expanded Universe Star Wars, Expanded Universe Star Wars - History, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Development, Expanded Universe Star Wars - The EU and the prequels, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Works, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Film and television, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Radio and audio drama, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Books, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Comic books and strips, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Computer and video games, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Board and roleplaying games, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Multimedia projects, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Mockumentaries, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Star Tours, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Toys, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Story eras, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Continuity and canonicity, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Official levels of canon, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Lucas's use of the EU, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Star Wars lists, Expanded Universe Star Wars - Other Star Wars articles

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