Bea Arthur

Beatrice Arthur , also known as Bea Arthur, was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her career spanned seven decades.

Beatrice Arthur was born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1922, to Philip and Rebecca Frankel in New York City. Arthur was raised in a Jewish home with sisters Gertrude and Marian Kay. In 1933, the Frankel family relocated to Cambridge, Maryland, where her parents subsequently operated a womens clothing shop. She attended Linden Hall School for Girls, an allgirls boarding school in Lititz, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Blackstone College for Girls in Blackstone, Virginia, where she was active in the schools drama program.

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