'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan Dies at Age 76
Rue McClanahan, who was one of two remaining Golden Girls, died from a massive stroke Thursday at age 76.
The Golden Girl who played Blanche Deveraux on the wildly popular sitcom from 1985 to 1992 suffered a stroke earlier this year while recovering from bypass surgery. Rue's death leaves Betty White -- who has been having a career resurgence -- as the last surviving Golden Girl. Bea died in from cancer just last year and Estelle Getty passed away in 2008.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
