Died Today (July 22nd): Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty (1923–2008)

Born: July 25, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: July 22, 2008 (age 84) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Arthur Gettleman (21 December 1947 – 10 September 2004) (his death) (2 children)

QUOTES:

Too many of you, my friends, are dying. Now it’s time for me to do my part and help you. – on launching her fundraising for AIDS research in honor of her gay friends and fans

I’ve played mothers to heroes and mothers to zeroes. I’ve played Irish mothers, Jewish mothers, Italian mothers, Southern mothers, New England mothers, mothers in plays by Neil Simon and Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. I’ve played mother to everyone but Attila the Hun.

If there are two things you want to do in life and one of them is acting…do the other.

People assume that I’m wiser than I am because I’m…