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An award-winning actress known for her towering physique, caustic wit and sonorous baritone voice, Bea... (Learn more)

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Beatrice Arthur’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Gene Saks husband Second husband; married from 1950-1978; Saks shared a long-term professional relationship with playwright/comedy writer Neil Simon
Robert Alan Aurthur husband First husband, whose surname she took and kept though with a modified spelling
Daniel Saks son Born May 8, 1964; adopted by Arthur and Saks
Matthew Saks son Born July 14, 1961; adopted by Arthur and Saks
Philip Frankel father Operated a women's clothing shop with his wife
Rebecca Frankel mother Operated a women's clothing shop with her husband

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Also known as

AKA : Bea Arthur
Birth Name : Bernice Frankel

Born

May, 13 1922 in New York City, New York, USA

Education

  • Dramatic Workshop of the School of Social Research, New York, NY: Studied acting with Erwin Piscator
  • Blackstone College, Blackstone, VA:
  • Franklin Institute of Sciences and Art, Philadelphia, PA:

Professions

actor, comedian, singer