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[Perknose]

Bea Arthur was a truck driving Marine!

In 1943, when she was 21 and known as Bernice Frankel, Bea Arthur enlisted in the military. Recently unearthed documents reveal she came across as a tough broad, even then.
The Smoking Gun obtained the documents from her enlistment and personnel file, in which she wrote that she "heard last week that enlistments for women in the Marines were open, so decided the only thing to do was to join." She also notes: "As far as hobbies are concerned, I've dabbled in music and dramatics."
But most interesting: A personality appraisal! An interviewing officer describes the young Ms. Frankel as "argumentative" and "over aggressive." Under "General rating on personality," the officer wrote: "Officious—but probably a good worker—if she has her own way!"
A year after she enlisted, Bernice Frankel married fellow marine Private Robert Arthur. As she served as Bernice Arthur, her rank went from private to corporal to sergeant to staff sergeant. It seems that she served her country well — she was honorably discharged in 1945 — but her sole "misconduct" was contracting a venereal disease. Bea Arthur always denied serving in the military — maybe she didn't want her medical history brought up?

 

[Brigandier]

Ooooooooorah!

 

[HAL9000]

This is the second thread about this woman and her past, I'm still not sure who she is. I googled her, but I've never seen anything she's been in. (as far as I'm aware)

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Wow, she's tall.

 

[Brigandier]

This is the second thread about this woman and her past, I'm still not sure who she is. I googled her, but I've never seen anything she's been in. (as far as I'm aware)

Welcome to woman history.

 

[HAL9000]

Welcome to woman history.

Is she a Woman of great importance? She seems to just be an actress according to wikipedia.

 

[UberNeuman]

Bea Arthur - more badass than most internet users....

 

[Brigandier]

Is she a Woman of great importance? She seems to just be an actress according to wikipedia.

Sorry, Marine=bad ass, simple fact is that you don't graduate until you're bad ass. No surprise it took this long for a woman to be recognized as bad ass.

 

[Nintendesert]

Well no shit... how about that.

 

[destrekor]

Is she a Woman of great importance? She seems to just be an actress according to wikipedia.

Golden Girls.

Did that ever air on your side of the ocean?

Outside of that, she was pretty famous on stage and due to other TV shows.

 

[Perknose]

Is she a Woman of great importance? She seems to just be an actress according to wikipedia.

Not just any actress.

Word has it she whipped Chuck Norris in an impromptu throw down, gaving him a series of incredibly embarrassing noogies, topped off by an atomic wedgie.

People say it was all caught on out of focus Super 8 film and that the original was snapped up for millions by a shadowy Russian oil financier.

Point is, you don't fuck with Bea Arthur.

 

[HAL9000]

Golden Girls.

Did that ever air on your side of the ocean?

Outside of that, she was pretty famous on stage and due to other TV shows.

Was it a film?

 

[Perknose]

Was it a film?

Shut up. Google you next 100 clueless responses first. You ARE annoying.

 

[HAL9000]

Shut up. Google you next 100 clueless responses first. You ARE annoying.

No. theres no need to be rude.

 

[preslove]

No. theres no need to be rude.

With you? Yes, there is always a need to be rude, neckbeard.

 

[Ruptga]

No. theres no need to be rude.

There's no reason to be dumb

 

[HAL9000]

With you? Yes, there is always a need to be rude, neckbeard.

No there isn't, I think I vaguely remember a film being called Golden Girls, i was wondering if that was what he was referring to or if there was a TV show or something. It was a legitimate question.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Right on, Maude!

 

[destrekor]

No there isn't, I think I vaguely remember a film being called Golden Girls, i was wondering if that was what he was referring to or if there was a TV show or something. It was a legitimate question.

Are you that ineffective with the tools right in front of you?

Google, IMDB, and Wiki, will all clearly show Golden Girls as a TV show (long-running at that). You will also be able to find, gasp, just which people were involved... or, find exactly which things a specific person has done.

 

[HAL9000]

Are you that ineffective with the tools right in front of you?

Google, IMDB, and Wiki, will all clearly show Golden Girls as a TV show (long-running at that). You will also be able to find, gasp, just which people were involved... or, find exactly which things a specific person has done.

Ok cool. Ta.