# I'm losing sleep with this (re: The Golden Girls) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449 "2018-08-29T03:08:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sloe\_Moe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/1 "2018-08-29T03:08:22Z")
The supposed picture of the young Estelle Getty (who happens to be my favorite) is alternately described in various sites to be that of Myrna Loy (and I had hoped in my heart that it was Estelle.) Any link to certified pictures of Estelle while young? > **[Pin on Vintage Beauty](https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/517562182158524152/)** > > Mar 26, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Deborah Nicke. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest There are more conclusive pics of all four then but Estelle looks already advanced in age. Like this: > **[Pin on Quick Saves](https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/500532946067065427/)** > > Jun 26, 2022 - Yes...they are the GOLDEN GIRLS.  At the start of their careers! Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McLanahan and Betty White (now 91 and the only surviving ---
**Author:** ![Sloe\_Moe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/2 "2018-08-29T03:14:28Z")
Oh God, I thought I was in Cafe Society. Sorry, Mods. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/3 "2018-08-29T03:53:09Z")
> [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > The supposed picture of the young Estelle Getty (who happens to be my favorite) is alternately described in various sites to be that of Myrna Loy (and I had hoped in my heart that it was Estelle.) > > [https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/517562182158524152/](https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/517562182158524152/) That is absolutely [Myrna Loy](https://www.google.com/search?q=myrna+loy&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMysbzrZHdAhWPK3wKHeoZBQQQ_AUICigB&biw=1056&bih=595). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/4 "2018-08-29T04:39:50Z")
Yep, Myrna Loy. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/5 "2018-08-29T05:27:06Z")
Interesting that a Google search on “Estelle Getty young” produces not only that photo of Myrna Loy but several others. There are, however, some other young photos that are probably Estelle Getty. There are a couple on [this page](https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/beautiful-pics-of-the-golden-girls-in-their-younger-days.996205/), if you scroll down past Myrna Loy. There are also some younger pictures of the other Golden Girls, including two (apparent) mug shots of Bea Arthur (2 different occasions, different age and hairstyle in each). Apparently, she was about 5’10" tall. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/6 "2018-08-29T05:34:05Z")
Correction: the younger “mug shot” was actually when she enlisted in the Marines Women’s Corp in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449/7 "2018-08-29T10:24:51Z")
Let me just move that for you.