Bernice (Frankel) Arthur (1922 - 2009)

Born 13 May 1922 in New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Alan Aurthur — married about 17 Feb 1947 (to about 1950) in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Wife of Jean Michael Saks — married about 1950 (to about 1978) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 25 Apr 2009 at age 86 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Bea (Frankel) Arthur is Notable.

Bea (Frankel) Arthur is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marines

Born 13 May 1922 in New York, New York, Bernice Frankel, daughter of Philip and Rebecca Frankel, would grow up to become the beloved actress, singer, and comedian Bea Arthur.

When Bernice was eleven, her family moved from New York to Cambridge, Maryland, where she attended Linden Hall School for girls and then went on to Blackstone College for Girls. During World War II, Bernice served in the United States Marine Corps. ^[1]

She made her Broadway debut in 1955 in the musical Seventh Heaven and in 1964, Bea portrayed Yente the matchmaker in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof (Starting Zero Mostel). In 1966, she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Mame.

Arthur is best known for her role as Maude on All in the Family and then Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Her performance as Maude was so successful that the network went on to give the actress her own show revolving around that character.

Bea, a liberal Democrat, was a lifelong champion of civil rights for women, the elderly, and the Jewish and LGBT communities.

In 2008, Arthur was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. She received the second most nominations for a Prime Time Emmy Award with 9. Only Mary Tyler Moore had more, with 10.

On 25 April 2009, Bea succumbed to cancer and passed away at her home in Los Angeles, California. She was cremated.

Sources

1. ↑ Official Military Personnel File for Beatrice Arthur https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74860832

• Bea Arthur on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
• 1930 census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7D6-96W : accessed 8 January 2017), Philip Frankel, Bronx (Districts 1-250), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 171, sheet 12A, line 9, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1468; FHL microfilm 2,341,203.
• 1940 census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7FW-4JX : accessed 8 January 2017), Philip Frankel, Ward 1, Cambridge, Election District 7, Dorchester, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-11, sheet 19B, line 49, family 444, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1547.
• "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS5-GGJW : 19 June 2017), Jean Saks and Bernice Frankel, 1950, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.

• Marriage record: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives. Certificate 2940.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #36348603 for Bea Arthur