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If so, you just might be a Golden Girls fan. The show originally ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992, and 15 years later, it still attracts an average of 16 million viewers weekly on Lifetime, despite being aired four times daily. Though it is widely believed that Blanche's age is never actually revealed, in The Golden Girls: Mother's Day (1988), it is admitted in a flashback that Blanche was 17 in 1949. That would make her 53 years old when the series began in 1985 and 60 when it ended in 1992. The acting outshone the furore however, and Astor's golden year came in 1941 when she starred as femme fatale Brigid O'Shaugnessy in The Maltese Falcon and won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in The Great Lie. Gallery compiled by Jacob Stolworthy. Words compiled by Jacob Stolworthy and Chris Taylor. For the 1995 Hong Kong film, see The Golden Girls (film). For other uses, see Golden Girl. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning over seven seasons. The show stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, as four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida. She was not that fond of me,' Betty admitted at a TimesTalk in 2011 - according to the Village Voice. Scroll down for video. Untold tales: It's been nearly 30 years since audiences fell in love with Betty White (2-L) and Bea Arthur (2-R) - as unlikely BFFs Rose Nylund and Dorothy Zbornak - on NBC's The Golden Girls. 'She was not that fond of me': Golden Girls Betty White and Bea Arthur were not as congenial off the set of their NBC sitcom. It's been nearly 30 years since audiences fell in love with Betty White and Bea Arthur - as unlikely BFFs Rose Nylund and Dorothy Zbornak - on NBC's The Golden Girls. But things weren't quite as congenial off the set of the hilarious hit sitcom about four vital seniors sharing a Miami home together. Cheesecake, and the real Golden Girls' appeal. A large part of the Golden Girls' appeal was that they were all women over age 50 who were still actively working, volunteering in the community, and, yes, dating and having sex. They showed the world that menopause didn't automatically equal resigning oneself to knitting afghans and baking cookies. Rue McClanahan has stated that she was originally against the idea of a Golden Girls spin off (which aired as The Golden Palace). McClanahan asked the producers if they could write a new room mate in for the Girls. The producers briefly considered the idea and even spoke with Doris Roberts to join the show. Here for you now, 30 years after the show first premiered, are 14 things your probably never knew about America's favorite Golden Girls.. 1. Estelle Getty suffered from a severe case of stage fright. The woman known for her witty one-liners and cutting jokes didn't do well when it came to acting in front of a live audience. Mary Astor (1906-1987) - The best actresses from Hollywood’s golden age. MORE... Beginning a career in silent films in the early Twenties, Mary Astor's transition to talkies was rocked by a scandal which saw the actress sued by her parents and branded adulterous by her ex-husband.
All women were over age 50.