Apr 27th, 2009 - MTV

She was known for her husky voice and brash, outspoken attitude on TV, but actress Bea Arthur, who died Saturday at her Los Angeles home from cancer at the age of 86, was actually a very shy, sensitive woman, according to former "Golden Girls" co-stars Betty White and Rue McClanahan.
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