Photo SpecialRue McClanahan: Celebrating a Golden Girl
From Blanche to Broadway, the Golden Girls star and Emmy winner is remembered as a fan favorite
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
A brilliant character actress, McClanahan also played spinster Fran, the older sister of Thelma-Mae (Vicki Lawrence) in Mama's Family for a year, starting in 1983. Also on the series: Future Golden Girls costar Betty White, as snooty Ellen.
