Rue McClanahan: Blanche Devereaux of The Golden Girls Dies at 76
June 3, 2010
Rue McClanahan was an American actress. Born on February 21, 1934, in Healdton, Oklahoma, she studied at the University of Tulsa and moved to New York.
She won an Emmy Award for her role as the man-hungry Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985-1992). Earlier she played Vivian Harmon on Maude and Aunt Fran on Mama's Family.
She was married six times. McClanahan died of a stroke at a hospital in New York City on June 3, 2010, at age 76.
Achievements: Emmy Award for The Golden Girls (1987).
Birth: February 21, 1934 - Healdton, Oklahoma.
Profession: Actress.
Interesting Facts: She was married six times.