Try again. Add to your scrapbook. [26], McClanahan was survived by her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson (from whom she separated in 2009); her son from her first marriage, Mark Bish (of Austin, Texas); her sister, Melinda Lou McClanahan (of Silver City, New Mexico); and other family including her niece, actress and author Amelia. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Rue McClanahan poses with her new book, "My First Five Husbands" | Source: Getty Images. In April 2009, Beatrice Arthur died of lung cancer at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. "The Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan died at the age of 76 of a stroke, but the underlying cause may have been an anxiety disorder she had been battling for years. Anxiety disorders are characterized by pervasive anxiety and nonspecific fear about the future. McClanahan accepted the award with co-stars Bea Arthur and Betty White. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. In the years following, Estelle made two made-for-television movies, "A Match Made in Heaven" in 1997 and "The Sissy Duckling" in 1999. 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[30][31], In February 2017, a Golden Girlsthemed eatery named Rue La Rue Cafe, owned by McClanahan's close friend Michael La Rue (who inherited many of the star's personal belongings and in turn decorated the restaurant with them), opened in the Washington Heights section of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Dr. Hunter surmised that the warfarin which Rue was taking to prevent a reoccurrence of the mild stroke she had suffered a year before, had interacted with the medication the actress had been taking for her life-long crippling anxiety disorder. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Nearly nine years after her death, details about Rue McClanahan's final days are coming to light. During production, McClanahan was recovering from 2007 surgery on her knee. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan, she grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Tulsa, and began a career as an actress in 1957. "So far I've discovered that Rue had undergone knee surgery, which carries with it a risk of clotting. Behind actress and comedienne Rue McClanahan's lovely smile hid a devastating disorder that plagued the last years of her life. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Her mom, Dreda Rheua-Nell worked as a beautician. Rue McClanahan cause of death was a brain hemorrhage, Which is bleeding in the brain that can be caused by an accident, stroke, high blood pressure, or brain tumor. Her last performance was a guest starring appearance on the Logo Network's series "Sordid Lives". This 'Golden Girls' Scene Is Going Viral After Betty White's Death for So why did the actress die of a stroke at the age of 76? Rue, who starred as sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the hit TV show suffered one last stroke this morning at 1 AM, her rep confirmed. [10] McClanahan first worked with actress Bea Arthur on the sitcom Maude (197278). You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. A system error has occurred. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. In 1969 she made her Broadway debut as Sally Weber in the original production of the musical Jimmy. From 1972 to 1978 she played Vivian Harmon, the best friend to Bea Arthur's Maude on the CBS sitcom of the same name, and she starred on "Mama's Family" as Fran Crowley from 1983 to 1985 where she also worked with Betty White. She was 84 when, in July 2008, she died as a result of dementia with Lewy bodies. "Rue McClanahan's cause of death was reported as a stroke, which is most commonly caused by a blood clot to the brain," Dr. Hunter says in a teaser.