Beatrice Arthur – Lung Cancer

To the day, Bea Arthur is remembered as one of the most iconic female-faces in the world of comedy. She was born in Brooklyn in 1922 and passed away due to lung cancer at the age of 86 in 2009. Her very last acting gig on TV was with an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2005.

Bea’s acted both on stage and on the set. Some of her most praised projects were theatrical productions like Mame and An Evening with Bea Arthur, but also series like The Golden Girls, and Maude. At the time of her death, she was worth around $8 million.