Rue McClanahan, best known as "Blanche" on the eternal sitcom The Golden Girls has passed away at 76 after years of health problems. She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning. She had a massive stroke, her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said. McClanahan "had her family with her. She went in peace," Lawrence added.
McClanahan had health problems in recent months and suffered a stroke earlier this year while recovering from heart surgery.
Golden Girls ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992. Only last year, McClanahan's co-star Beatrice Arthur, died from cancer.
