22 'The Golden Girls' Trivia Facts You Probably Didn't Know
Off screen, though, Getty was a year younger than Bea Arthur, who played Dorothy. In some of the flashback episodes, Getty appeared without her famous wig and all the makeup. She was born on January 17, 1922, almost four months before Bea Arthur. Credit: NBC/Getty Images Both White and Arthur were 63 when the show premiered in 1985. The producers underestimated the appeal of Estelle Getty, though. Additionally, Rue McClanahan was supposed to play the Minnesota farm girl, Rose....