- Rue was born Edie-Rue McClanahan. She dropped the "Edie" after she was sent a letter from the US Army letting her know she had been conscripted (apparently she had been mistaken for a boy regularly in her youth, thinking her name was "Eddie").
- Rue has been married 6 times, her ex-husbands are; Tom Bish, Norman Hartweg, Peter DeMaio, Gus Fisher, and Tom Keel. Her sixth husband, Morrow Wilson, was married to her until her death, however they had been estranged since 2009.
- Was a vegan and dedicated animal rights activist.
- She kept every outfit she wore while on "The Golden Girls" and used a majority of them for her everyday wear away from the show.
- Rue was born Feb 21st 1934, in Healdton, OK and died June 3rd 2010, in New York, NY.
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