The adoption of broad-ranging indemnities is not always, however, the best tool for achieving risk apportionment. Ambiguity in the drafting of an indemnity clause presents a risk that the indemnity will not be held to cover losses, which they expected it to cover. Ambiguity is also a risk to the indemnifier that it will be held to cover losses that were not within their contemplation.
Ms. McClanahan was the youngest, by at least 10 years, of the four actresses who played the Golden Girls, well-dressed, clever-tongued, over-50 women who shared a house in Miami. The others were Bea Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose) and Estelle Getty (Dorothyâs mother, Sophia). Of the four, only Ms. White, 88, now survives.
Lawrence adds that at the time of her death Thursday, McClanahan âhad her family with her. She went in peace.â. PHOTOS: Rue McClanahan: Celebrating a Golden Girl. Still in syndication, Golden Girls ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992. Only last year, McClanahanâs costar, Beatrice Arthur, died from cancer. Estelle Getty died in 2008. Surviving star Betty White, 88, is currently enjoying a remarkable resurgence in her career, having recently hosted Saturday Night Live. Born in Healdton, Okla., Rue lived in six towns by the time she was 8.