{"id":483,"date":"2012-06-20T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/the-golden-girls-in-1940\/"},"modified":"2013-07-04T16:02:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T21:02:36","slug":"the-golden-girls-in-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/the-golden-girls-in-1940\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Girls in 1940"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, I decided I needed a break from life and did something random.\u00a0 I had just watched a rerun of The Golden Girls<\/em> and began to wonder where each of the actresses were in 1940.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been a fan of the show, each character, and each actresses.\u00a0 The characters of Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia are uniquely individual and I see some of their qualities in me.<\/p>\n

I spent a few hours digging around using hints from Wikipedia and other records and eventually found each actress in the 1940 census.\u00a0 While it was great to locate them, it was more interesting learning about their personal lives, which were just as special as the characters they portrayed.<\/p>\n

Rue McClanahan<\/strong> \u2013 Born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma, to William and Dreda (Medaris) McClanahan in 1934.1<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 She is found in the 1940 census, at age six, in the household of her parents, living on H Street in Healdton, Oklahoma.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"McClanahan\"<\/p>\n

Betty White<\/strong> \u2013 Born Betty Marion White in 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois.3<\/sup>\u00a0 She is found in the 1940 census, age 18,\u00a0 with her parents, Horace and Tess (Cachikis) White, living on Ayrshire Road in Los Angeles, California.4<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"White\"<\/p>\n

Bea Arthur<\/strong> \u2013 Born Bernice Frankel in 1922 in New York City, to Philip and Rebecca Frankel.5<\/sup>\u00a0 In 1940, at age 17, she is living with her parents and sister on Mill Street in Cambridge, Maryland.6<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Arthur\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Estelle Getty<\/strong> \u2013 Born Estelle Scher in New York City to Charles and Sarah Scher, in 1923.\u00a0 She is found in the 1940 census living with her parents and siblings on 2nd Street in Manhattan.8<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Getty\"<\/p>\n

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Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 \u201cRue McClanahan,\u201d Wikipedia<\/em> (en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rue_McClanahan : accessed 28 May 2012).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 60-221A, sheet 21A, family 425, Horace L White; digital images, Ancestry<\/em> (ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, 4,643 rolls.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cBetty White,\u201d Wikipedia<\/em> (en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betty_White : accessed 28 May 2012).<\/p>\n

4. Ibid.; also1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district (ED) 10-24, sheet 13B, family 307, William E McClanahan; digital images, Ancestry<\/em> (ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, 4,643 rolls.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cBea Arthur,\u201d Wikipedia<\/em> (en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bea_Arthur : accessed 28 May 2012).<\/p>\n

6. 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10-11, sheet 19B, family 116, Philip Frankel; digital images, Ancestry<\/em> (ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, 4,643 rolls.<\/p>\n

7. \u201cEstelle Getty,\u201d Wikipedia<\/em> (en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estelle_Getty : accessed 28 May 2012).<\/p>\n

8. 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Manhattan, New York County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 31-517, sheet 61A, family 203, Charles Scher; digital images, Ancestry<\/em> (ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, 4,643 rolls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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