Bea Arthur interview for Gaytime TV

[mlc2005]

I hope she realizes how much she meant to the gay community (not to mention the world in general). When she died, she left several 100 thousand dollars to a shelter for gay children abandoned by their parents... and she did it without any fanfare or need for publicity. Just an all-around good human being. I saw her during her one woman show tour, and she signed autographs after the show, and she was SO sweet. She even told an older gay couple "you two make such a great couple." We almost died

[MerylStreepsChannel]

OMG I F*CKING LOVE BEA ARTHUR! What a classy lady <3 RIP Bea <3

[kduideo]

oh god!!!!!!!

[rextony22]

she was truly inspiring and gay rights activist supporter. what an awesome actress she is. her humor is hilarious on golden girls show.i like her sarcastic jokes on golden girls she does to rose lol.

[bucketwoman]

I named my cat Bea after this woman :)

[jess00821]

@bucketwoman so did I!!!! Except I named my cat Beatrice. I thought Beatrice was quite a unique name for a cat :)

I LOVE Bea Arthur.

[italo36]

Love her, very classy, only Betty White is still living, too bad cause a Golden Girls reunion would have been great.

[juasauga80]

Bea Arthur is the best.

[neus001]

So sadly missed, hope she's having a ball in heaven!!

[transquery]

What a woman! 

[IamSalsa1]

was i the only one that cried during this interview? Thank You For Being A Freind Bea!!!! I love you!

[pulsecat]

@IamSalsa1 Yeah I got weepy too...

[italo36]

What an amazing woman...she will always be missed as well as Estelly Getty and Rue Mclanahan...hard to believe that only Betty White is still living

[rafaelsiegel]

These women were stars because of talent, not because of tabloid stupidity. They didn't need reality shows and bad behavior to be icons. Their iconic stature was a result of hard work and natural born abilities. Bea and people like her will live on for generations, do you think the same can be said about "Snooky" and the Kardashian trainwrecks? I think not.

[CheesySanchez]

OMG!!! I would DIE if I had a chance to see Bea Arthur walking down the streets.

[salembambi00]

man i love her so much , RIP

[thecrashpit]

what a beautiful down to earth lady. i have always thought deep down bea was gay, but was from a time where her career would have been shattered and she would not been able to have achieved her enormous success had she came out. if she felt threatened to stay closeted for fear of blacklist, is sad. i hope that was not the case.

[bg11215]

What a gem she was! So sad that's she's no longer with us:(

[Vyto16]

I totally love Bea Arthur. She was witty, funny, realistic, and a true actress. We all miss her terribly, but her memory still lives on with all of us. Thank you for posting this!

[Dortmunderstrasse]

What a wonderful person! I had the pleasure of talking to her once on the telephone. I had asked her to autograph my DVD cover which she did. I then found her telephone in the LA telephone book and thanked her personally. Of course she had no idea who I was, but she was so diplomatic and so charming on the telephone! She will be truly missed!

[kerryben40]

the last part was so sweet..

[NewYorkerForGood]

It's impossible not to love this woman.

[jeanfou1]

145 people get it. One person is a jerk.

[GreekGodJonathan]

Wow, this was taken in 1997? She looked the same as she did in the late 80's :)

[shairaptor]

Wow, what a great clip I wished it was longer! I love Bea Arthur, and I'm gay too. I've recently bought the full 24 DVD set of the Golden Girls. Why do you think is it that gay people love the show Golden Girls? I can't explain so I'm asking you people here on Youtube. Cheers!

[xxooxxoo3394]

@shairaptor are you trying to say bea's gay?

[shairaptor]

@xxooxxoo3394 no "I'm gay too" was referring to many other comments on this channel where other state they're gay too and love the golden girls just like me :)

[LittlePizzelle]

I love how excited she got to go see the "gay community"! She was right about how they have good taste! Although I'm not a homosexual, I do support their way of life, too ;)

[italo36]

What a lovely lady.

thanks for leaving the legacy of Maude and the Golden Girls.

I watch the Golden Girls all the time, I have all 7 seasons on dvd and I never get bored watching the episodes.

RIP Estelle,Rue and Bea

[ImABabyBeav]

I miss this woman so much, she is definitely one of the most incredible women out there.

[brotmann86]

she always seemed so young in a way what an amazing women just wonderful, we'll miss her for a long time

[KidsWithGuns1992]

Love Bea Arthur and this is beside the point but it really annoys me that when people talk of the gay community they seem to ignore female homosexuals.

[BrentAudi]

What a Gift to our world!

What would our world have been without Bea Arthur?

Not to mention the Golden Girls!

Great Interview!

Thanks for sharing!

Brent

[19myself91]

I wish I could have met her

[sakinehbs]

i love this so much. i love all the golden girls bea is great

[jonathanpaulharding]

she's wonderful. great interview xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Jamaicanchocolate34]

My God we all loved her. RIP Bea. We love you.

[deliza13]

I will always love you Bea

[QueerSwede1]

Oh yes, Bea is a gay icon and we´ll adore her forever.

[Mandy7D7]

Bea is so beautiful inside and out. She is so missed but I continue to watch her incredible talents on the Golden Girls. Thanks for all the laughs amazing lady.

[bobotoby]

Great comedic actress as well as the rest of the cast.

[susierex]

Just a sweet interview. A great way to remember a great lady.

[deepbreakfast1960]

Beautiful actress!

[notdeadyet10]

Too sad that she's gone.

[edehin]

God I started crying. I miss her so much. Such grace, such inteligence... Love u Bea

[Sebizzar]

@edehin Me too, my mom loves the Golden Girls :'(

[Koolson1]

Cool interview

[violatuck]

1:43 - This is so very true! This show helped me through my coming out period like nothing else. I will always adore you, Bea, and I'll always miss you. :)

[Akitarent]

What a great interview! Who is the host?

[cultandcamp]

@Akitarent His name is Bert Tyler Moore

[fossy111]

@Akitarent He's Bert Tyler Moore

[centralviva]

A genuine original they sure don't make them like this any more

[DarioB0y]

Bea hat eine Männlichere Stimme als der Moderator

RiP BEA WE MISS U

[love4myclarks7]

I think this is one of the most comfortable interviews I've seen of Bea Arthur.

[mark40511]

A lot of homophobic golden girls fans would DIE if they knew a lot of the writers were gay! LOL

[maxime7]

@mark40511 few fans of the show are homophobic

[lprt7997]

Thanks so posting this for us in the USA! Love it!

[lonelyqueen86]

the guy doing this interview is SO cute i would lick him from top to bottom! and so heartwarming to see Bea when she was in good health :)

[NimraukoGalendel]

It was a shock to hear that she passed, but this treasure will always live on through her many great rolls chiefly Maude and Dorothy, and also through her great work with PETA.

[Mobee211]

I am so sad bea passed. i LOVE BEA!!!!!!

[eepruls]

He's good looking.

[cjbusboi]

I am so jealous of this guy, I could cry just thinking about it.  I love this woman.

[cjbusboi]

I so jealous of this guy, I could cry. I love this woman

[XDontMessWithMeX]

this guy enters like a pinguin :DD

[eepruls]

HAHA. That's a good one!

[lauranmary]

I so envy the interviewer

[weizer2]

Gosh darn it to heck! Bea Arthur was great!!

[NeoKenshi]

We love and miss you Bea.

[SeeburgMusic]

God what a wonderful, intelligent, lovely, classy lady. I love you Bea.

[kyliebond]

I'd give so much to of been able to meet these ladies, just fabulous

[Leviwosc]

Unfortunately she died last year. But we'll keep thinking of her.

[gbraae]

This was a woman who most definately got more gorgeous with age. Stunning! Both in looks and person

[mlc2005]

This has to be the greatest interview I have ever seen with Bea Arthur. I didn't think I could adore this woman any more... and now this!!!!

[cd72]

What a classy amazing woman.  We will miss the likes of her!!

[CrepeSuzette7]

Gosh, she looks great in this---what do you call it?---a segment?

Anyway, she looks amazing here. Very funny as usual---it was sweet to see her walking around on the street and to see people's reactions to her.

God, I miss you Bea!

[HorrorAssStab]

R.I.P. she rocks a comlete ledgend

[hkg02161954]

My past memories of Bea was her playing a liberal feminist called Maude...A fantastic work of art. Her role in the Golden Girls was priceless...Another great one lost

Harvey

Tampa Florida USA

[ifusuckilltellu]

I LOVE BEA RIP GIRLFRIEND WE MISS YOU!

[daward2]

^

In tears. I miss Bea. I'm now grounded in the fact that Rue and Betty are not too far behind, and that worries me sick.

[leela1969]

I share that worry. I like to believe that all of them are still living in that house and being as funny as ever. Dorothy and Sophia... I love you and miss you!

[Gary4Gary4]

Aww......this just put an enormous smile on my face. I just love how Bea says that the reason so many gay men love The Golden Girls is because "they have great taste!"

[Russ8576]

Great video, made me smile. An amazing woman

[Y49life]

R.I.P. Bea..

we all love you!!!

[weizer2]

This warmed my cold heart!!

[Sox575]

Great post! I LOVE Bea! She was one-of-a-kind and that's why people were drawn to her. Thankfully she'll live on in DVDs and in clips like this!

[tranmere123]

What a lovely interview she was so delightful - thankyou for posting

[cjm608]

thanks for the post!!! i really miss her!!

[Jako32]

that was amazing! so is/was she!!!! I really miss her :(...

[alwaysthesun]

love u B

[ThePiano1991]

this made me cry... again. I cant believe she is dead! RIP to an icon!

[richmartinjr]

A special woman..a friend to the Gay Community..What a loss!..She may have been private..but this interview prooves she was generous with her talent and gave us all inspiration to share that talent even when we are older...Thanks for posting!.

[MercuryX]

go 'head Bea! you rocked and i hope you knew how much you were loved by your fans, gay AND straight! much love to you Bea....R.I.P.

[garycalgary]

i never knew until now she hated cheesecake.

the closest i got to her was i touched someone who met her in the mid 90s in Banff....

truly an icon

[garycalgary]

thanks for posting all these interviews coming out of the woodwork.....

[weatdamal]

Thank you!!

[mirrenfan2]

Thanks for posting! :)

[LovetheRainbow]

Very good, I love it!!! May Bea Arthur rest in peace, such a brillant actress :D !!