The Grave of Estelle Getty Sophia from The Golden Girls Plus Visiting the Cats at Hollywood Forever
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Estelle Getty was born Estelle Scher on July 25, 1923, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, the daughter of Sarah (Lacher) and Charles Scher, Polish Jewish immigrants who worked in the glass business. Starry-eyed as a very young child when her father first took her to see a vaudeville show at the New York Academy of Music, Estelle already had a mindset about her future. She almost immediately started taking singing, dancing and acting lessons and, following her graduation from Seward Park High School, she began building up experience in the Yiddish theater. She even attempted the stand-up comedy stage on the Catskills "borscht belt" circuit in upstate New York, but it was a time of rampant sexism and women comics were a rarity and seldom successful. She wasn't. Her young life took an abrupt, post-World War II turn when she married New York businessman Arthur Gettleman at age 24 in December of 1947 (she went on to use a derivative of her married last name for the stage). Not your typical domesticated wife by any stretch of the imagination, Estelle nevertheless raised two children, sons Barry and Carl, and worked as a secretary for various companies.
While on tour with the play Torch Song Trilogy in Los Angeles, Estelle secured an audition for and won the role of viper-tongued Sicilian mama Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985). She nearly lost out on the part when it was thought that she appeared too young to play Bea Arthur's mother. In truth, Estelle was 14 months younger than Bea. Given another go-around, and this time donning a grey wig, age makeup and frumpy apparel, Estelle fully convinced the powers-that-be that she WAS Sophia and the rest is history. The role was a breath of fresh air during an era of strong political correctness. A seven-time consecutive Emmy Award nominee for "Best Supporting Actress Award," she took home the trophy in 1988. In both 1991 and 1992 Estelle won the American Comedy Award for "Best Supporting Actress" in a series. The Sophia character was so popular she even went on to play the impish octogenarian in several other shows, including two "Golden Girls" spin-offs -- the short-lived The Golden Palace (1992) and "Empty Nest". Estelle went on to mother other stars on the big screen as well, including Cher in Mask (1985) and Sylvester Stallone in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), in the latter of which she received second billing.
One of her last sightings was in the L.A. audience of "The Vagina Monologues," which starred "Golden Girls" co-star Rue McClanahan. Misdiagnosed as having both Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, it was later learned she was suffering from advanced dementia. Estelle died of complications from her disease just three days before her 85th birthday. Long-time husband Arthur, who was only 5'3" tall himself, never adjusted to Estelle's meteoric rise and the media attention that had accompanied it. He quietly maintained her parents' glass business far from the Hollywood glitz...in Florida. He died in 2004. Lifetime television hosted a "Golden Girls" reunion, but by this time Estelle was too ill to appear. Shortly after her death on July 22, 2008, and in tribute to Ms. Getty, Lifetime, which shows reruns of "The Golden Girls" almost on a daily basis, announced that it would air ten episodes of the series featuring the "best of Sophia". A simple, unadorned service was conducted, as she would have wanted, and she was interred at Hollywood Forever Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
The Golden Girls...and Alf...they were my favorite shows...and still are my go-to for laughter. To think of her having alzheimers and the signs were there in her 60's while still on the show. So sad. To live but without any memories.... may she rest in peace. And her final resting place is truly beautiful. She definitely will never be forgotten.
Thank you for sharing the cemetery with us, too. Love seeing the cats and squirrels and peacocks.
No idea why but grew up watching The Golden Girls in UK. Can you imagine kids today watching a group of older people living / hanging out together ❤️ Good one Scott.
One of my favorite Sophia quotes from the show: "Please, I'm 80, getting out of a chair is a thrill." Love that!
Hahaha love it
lol@@SCOTTONTAPE
So she starred in Stuart Little Michael J Fox she was the he started long in Stuart Little that's the last film she did she's a fantastic lady everyone's going to miss that lovely lady from Stuart Little that was the last film she starred in
Who was the favourite Sophia in the Golden Girls she was a favourite Sophia in the Golden Girls and it's a fantastic when they always brought out both at the American cheesecake when they brought up the New York cheesecake in the park the New York cheesecake when they had a police of the lovely star an American style cheesecake is a fantastic American style cheesecake they always brought out in every episode fantastic see that in originality of a TV show of The Golden Girls show the Golden Girls it's an outstanding program live from MacGyver is an outstanding program like MacGyver snow MacGyver Richard Dean Anderson American Icon RDA loyal fan base
"Your hearts in the right place, but I don't know where the hell your brain is" and "Have I given you any indication at all that I care?"
I enjoyed the video very much, but the shot of the peacocks, squirrels and the men passing by was an awesome shot. It was a moment in time that felt very natural.
Thank you Jenny . That man goes with the lawn chair and sits by his wife everyday
@@SCOTTONTAPE that's so sweet! The way they were following him, I think he must feed them (even though you're not supposed to). That, or he's a real life Snow White, lol.
Rest in peace, Estelle. God bless her for her work within the HIV community. She passed from the same illness that took Robin Williams. Thank you for honoring her, Scott. Oh, and the cats are amazing. Safe travels.-Joe from Joplin MO
Thank you Joe!
You're welcome. You always bring a bright spot to my day.@@SCOTTONTAPE
no robin williams committed suicide Estelle Getty did not
@@makeupbytony suicide is a side effect of lewy body syndrome. I know Estelle did not pass from suicide, but other causes associated with LBS.
@@JoeFromJoplinMO yes i know!
I LOVE the GGs. I started watching them in high school & many of my friends laughed at me. But I didn’t care and still don’t. That show makes me so happy!!
Great video. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you, Scotty you know, I love to see the kitties! 💋❤ I loved Estelle Getty and was sad to hear of her passing. She was the brightest star on the Golden Girls in my opinion.
Named my daughter after her ❤. The legend lives on.
Nicely done, Scott. Golden Girls, one of my all time favorites. Thanks for taking us along to Estelles final resting place. Being a cat lover, good to know they are being well taken care of there.
My absolute favourite Estelle Getty❤️🙏🏻🌸🦋….thank you for sharing the cats with us today Scott😊❤️
Certainly are a lot of rocks and things left at Estelle's grave, wonderful woman. I hadn't known that information you shared about her interest in HIV. Well done video. I enjoy getting a look at the animals when they are around the cemetery.
Estelle was a great actress. That was neat. She finally got her break at 60. Why do they have the cats at the cemetery? Rest easy Estelle.🌺🌷 Thank you Scott.🙂
Well I think it's beautiful that they have pets there and it's what other would love to see them and the ghost love them
@@annethomer9569 i love animals. I was just wondering why they were there.Something i haven't seen before.
Golden Girls was the best show EVER! I know of many people even now that watch this show over many others. Even young people. It's addicting. I hope they never stop showing it. Great video Scott! Oh, and the cats!!! Love them! Also feel the same about anyone that abandons ANY pet. Out pets give us unconditional love. Those people don't deserve the love of a pet. GREAT VIDEO ❤
To think that Estelle would be 100 years old is absolutely insane. I wish she was here, Golden girls is amazing Golden Palace, who is great. Love you Scott
Great actress!
May she rest in eternal peace.
She was also a year younger
than Betty White.
Great video as always,Scott!
i love the golden girls!
Sophia,Estelle,was my favorite one of the golden girls,she looked and sounded just like my Grandma❤
I didn't know about the Lewy body dementia, it's an awful disease. She was my favorite on Golden Girls. Thank you Scott, for the visit with Ms. Getty.
It never gets old Scott, keep em coming, one day I will visit , but as I'm in OZ I'm saving my pennies .
Thanks Scott loved this show with Sophia rip estelle and loved her picture this stories
❤ i love it already especially when you visit the cats Scott and cannot wait until we dive into this episode
Rip Estelle great show and song 😎 thank you for be a friend
Scott besides your great channel you are a caring soul❤ I want to see Hollywood Forever not only to see the famous graves but the lovely cats!!❤
ahhh Golden girls..remember them back in 80s my teenage years when they started the show , now i getting older in my 50s, lovin, understanding & watching the rerun's more , all of them was GREAT in their own & never forgotten, she was the first one to died😢 RIP 🥰😘
Thank you, Scott. RIP Estelle🦚🐈✡🕎❤.
Michael kats was an artist scott . i looked him up. I believe he did clothing. And stuff.
Oh my God this is the first time I watched this one with you look at the rocks look at the love oh my goodness I love it
I visited this cemetery last month when I went to california trips. Its really good cemetery and very calm. Highly recommed ppl to stop by and take look.
She was very much loved ❤
Nice tribute Scott.
I’m a massive golden girls fan and by the way guys it’s on Disney plus for anyone who wants to watch it all again ❤
She played in Mask with Cher as well,One of My favorite movies.
I can't believe our Golen Girl's are gone . Ive been watching Maude since the 70's Bea was great , they were all GREAT GAL'S ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for another excellent video!
Greetings from Germany
Visited Jim Morrison at Père Lachaise and a grey cat was sitting on his headstone staring at me when I got there. Stayed the whole time I was at his grave. Saw some others walking through that Cemetery. You need to get out there some day Scott.
Loved the golden girls with Estelle in it and that film she did called ‘stop or my mom will shoot’.xx
Thank You Scott !!!
I’M A HUGE HUGE FAN OF THE SHOW THE GOLDEN GIRLS!!👏🏾
All 4 women were my favorite characters from Sophia, Rose, Dorothy especially Blanche!! I even loved Stan bc he kept popping up whenever he wanted to 😂.
The show was ahead of its time in 1985-1992! It touched on a lot of topics we still face today from race, gender, disabilities, AIDS, teenagers not being happy at home, relationships, family, the struggles of limited income for the elderly etc etc… the list goes on..
All 4 are in Heaven together again singing
Thank You For Being A Friend 🕊️
OMG!! That really touches my heart. ❤😢❤
I've seen these cats before on your videos and it is heartbreaking how people treat these cats and kitties
Greetings from oakville Ontario Canada thanks for sharing this video about the Estelle Getty, considering i work for a funeral home I should travel to different cemeteries in my days away from work in Oakville Ontario you can be facing a fine if you abandon your pet or end up at court if it is physically abuse
Estelle also played in the movie Mannequin. I was around 8 or 9 years old when it came out and I loved it. I haven't seen it in years
We have 14 cats, all found by us as strays-normally they're in bad shape but all are now healthy, spayed & neutered.
We have a big problem where I live in Greece and its just getting worse unfortunately-if only we could win the lotto we'd be able to help so many more to not suffer 😢😢
I love how you give so much love to the cats of the cemetery. Thank you!
thanks for this, im a big fan of the Golden Girls, watch whenever i can.
Beautiful
Estelle was an absolute gem super adorable. I love this video so much. I'm such a big fan of the golden girls And her movies I'm sorry, they are so good. I loved her in mannequin, and her harshness that she poured out and made you love her so much and wish that she was your mother so cute.
"Your heart's in the right place, but I don't know where the hell your brain is."
Love the cats!!!! Great vlog as always.
Picture it Sicily 1920. I loved Sophia. Rest Well Estelle Getty.🙏🏽
Nice video Scott love the golden girls. and I love cats 🐈 thanks again and keep up the good work ❤
There’s a few cats in the alleyway between the 2 sides of the cathedral mausoleum
@scottontape I live in a small town in a apartment building and outside my my deck door are lots of cats in the backwoods it breaks my heart people abandoned them that’s why I believe if you don’t have the money to get them fixed then don’t get a pet I think that’s the number one reason why people abandoned their pets
I love this one thank u can u visit rue who played Blanche on golden girls
I remember when the Golden Girls first came out. I was a huge fan immediately. Watched them until the show ended. For me Estelle Gettes made the whole show!!! 😂😂 Thank you Scott! 😊 you are the BEST❤❤❤❤
She was a rock star. Definitely one of a kind. Man would love to see you do one on Mel Blanc. Take care brother.
I will always say Scott you are the one that belongs on the talk show not that you want to be and I know you do not want to be but if you if I want to talk show or any kind of program like that any kind of show like that you are the best number one documentarist I don't even know if that's a word lol but you are the best human being in the best person to document anyone or anything of their life story or anything you are so detailed you are so amazing with your unique specific Talent of attention to detail that it's astounding you would be the one to absolutely if anybody ever had a question or anything almost like a medium or a sidekick but not that you're any one of those you are an amazing documentation research journalist in your work. It's just truly amazing! If anybody ever wanted to know talk show or anybody you are the only one that I would 100% astoundingly Undisputed undeniably say go speak to this man if he has researched them and done the due diligence this is the man you need to speak to and that's you Scott thank you for your humble and respectful and gentle way of being able to document All these wonderful people's lives in their life stories you're amazing keep up the amazing astounding work God bless you
Wonderful episode, you never disappoint. But now I'm curious about Michael Kats. Oh, by the way, had you heard the news about the guy here in Florida, transporting a live 5ft alligator in his car? I know how you love the gators.
What??? 5 feet?? That’s crazy !
That Lady Was Hilarious 😂
I have one adopted, please don´t abandon it.
💐💐RIP Estelle Gettleman (July 25, 1923 - July 22, 2008) (aged 84) you will truly be missed and my prayers go out to you and your family. 💐💐 Interesting facts about Estelle Getty (1) Getty’s nickname Etty is due to her sister not being able to pronounce Estelle properly. (2) She had a fitness video like most celebs in the 1980s and 1990s, Getty released an exercise video.
Yeah, that's very sad when they do that with kittens. Or with grown cats, it's sad people abandoning them in a cemetery. Smh
Rest in Peace Estelle.
You need to do Graves of the other 3
Hi Scott next time when u go to cemetery where 🐈 lives bring treats they come and love u .,...
Oh I travel always with treats for stray cats and dogs (any animal really) but Hollywood forever has strict rules regarding feeding the cats
@@SCOTTONTAPE don't worry just treat them that not gonna hurt tell them u love animals never hurt them .,.
Can we see Olympia Dukakis' grave? (I'm still watching Golden Girls. Totally love them).
If I ever make it back to New Jersey then I might be able to
@@SCOTTONTAPE Thank you. I live in the UK so I will never be able to see these places. (Too old to travel now anyway.) Thanks for your work.
I thought that the film stop or my mom will shoot was brilliant
I love your channel. Can you find all the golden girls graves
RIP Beautiful Lady! Sadly she died from Louie Body Dementia, the same neurological disease my grandmother succumbed from in 2011. 🙏
What if the cats are the celebrities in there next life 😂😂😂 so lovely to see Scott they are beautiful ❤
Will you do the graves of all the cast Scott? Please🙏
The Golden Girls T.V. Show Was Hilarious
RIP
She was a beautiful woman my she continue to rihp
Can you visit the graves of the two teachers who died in uvaldie Texas school shooting
Is that Penn and Teller's grave in the background at 6:16?
Only LOSERS Would leave there Cat And or Pet.YES THAT IS YOU!!!!! Be Nice To Pets.
I sorta looks like they squeezed her into that spot. A lot of flat stones around her maybe the headstones on top of her just curious.
as a man in my 40s i am a golden girls fan, i am happy scott did one on estelle getty. she was a true legend, last movie i saw her was stuart little
Cats, peacocks, squirrels and glorious sunshine! Wonderful ❤
Hi Scott, thank you for being so sensitive to the plight of cats.
He is 💗🐈
Catlover here as well 😊
My mum loved The Golden Girls! As a child I was allowed to stay up (the show aired quite late on German TV back then) and watch the episodes with her, before my dad came home from his late shift, I had to rush to bed and pretend sleeping ;-). Thank you Mr. Scott for all your great content! It is highly appreciated, because your way of documenting is one of a kind!! Kind regards from Germany!
I had the GG theme song as my ringtone for a few months. Every time I got a text itll go off and whoever was around me smiled and it seemingly put them in a good mood. RIP to Estelle and the entire cast.
I love that show to this day. We need those kind of comedy shows back.
Although other people already answered your question, Mr. Kats passed away from complications due to aids. The information available to the public in the 80s about HIV/aids was minimal. His activism probably helped so many people become more aware and educated about the illness. Bless his soul, I hope he is at peace. He was also an actor and writer.
hey scott what does it mean to put a rock on a grave ?
It’s a Jewish tradition of showing respect and that you have visited
The peacocks are beautiful. Rest in Peace Estelle.
“Thank you for being a friend” beautiful video Scott,Truly love Hollywood Forever❤ Rest in Paradise Estelle Getty ❤
A cemetery with cats and peacocks? I wanna rest there anyday! Thank you for sharing!!
Me too
Me too.
Maybe the cats were there because Betty White loves the animals and she came around too. 🥰 I like to think that, anyway :)
@@greeneyedsoutherngirl6468 Me too I adore her still!
The black cat that lives there is super friendly
I knew Estelle Getty from when I was a teen. Her husband and my father owned willowdale glass in port Washington, New York We spent many times together waiting for her husband and my father to return from a job. I Worked on the invoices while she told me about her adventures in her acting career. When she was in the play mentioned in your video the aids virus broke out. No one knew what it was. Estelle would make chicken soup to take to all her friends who came down with the virus. Estelle and Arthur her husband were at my younger sisters wedding. She once babysat for our younger sister and taught her how to eat a small whole white fish. My sister loved it when Estelle showed her all her outfits and jewelry. She was truly a friend to everyone.
This made me cry, thank you for sharing that very personal story 🩷
Golden Girls Love my favorite one fan Big 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
So nice to see all the cats. Estelle was a great and so funny actrice. One of my favorite. Thank you Scott for sharing this video. May Estelle rest in peace 💞
I loved betty white, estelle getty, and Bea arthur loved watching the golden girls and im a big animal lover. And it also breaks my heart. and scott i agree people should never throw away there pets. great job scott💗Vickie
Rest peacefully, Estelle. ❤ Thank you for making us laugh and helping us take our minds off our troubles for a little while. You are missed.
Thank you for this Scott, I was definitely going to ask if you could go to any of their graves. I adore the Golden Girls 💗
And Betty White was 7 days from her 100th birthday 😢❤
That is a legendary cast. It just worked on all levels.
May Estelle Getty Rest In Peace she will be missed😭
WELL I'M A GAL FROM THE VERY EARLY 70'S LOL BUT I USE TO WATCH THE SHOW FAITHFULLY. THEY ALL CAN JUST MAKE YOU BUST A GUTT SO EVERY WOMAN HELD THEIR OWN. I STILL WATCH THE RERUNS & LAUGH AS IF IT WERE MY 1ST TIME EVEN WHEN I KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT. MAY SHE & THE REST OF THE CAST CONTINUE TO R.I.E.P
I would have never recognized Estelle in her younger years. Thanks for the story
Scott, showing us the graves and of course, seeing those sweet cats! U are awesome!!😎