In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage reporting the history of "Golden Girls" actor Bea Arthur enlisting in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during World War II. For at least ...

Before portraying the sarcastic and level-headed Dorothy Zbornak in Golden Girls, Bea Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Marines. After serving, she actually ended up following a completely different career ...

The Golden Girls has gone down in history as one of the most iconic and groundbreaking sitcoms to hit television. The series dared to focus on a demographic that was sorely underrepresented in ...

Bea Arthur served 30 months in the Marine Corps during World War II, driving a truck and working as a typist. The beloved late Emmy award-winning star of The Golden Girls and Maude had previously ...

See a 1943 Photo of Bea Arthur As a Marine Corps TruckerThe Smoking Gun has dug up files related to her tenure.

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 ...

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