American director Stan Zimmerman reveals intriguing details about the talented cast of the 1985 comedy Golden Girls.
More than 3 decades after the beloved program. golden girls Concluded, the show's creator opens up about the dynamics of the cast.
Stan Zimmerman, who wrote several scripts for the show recently got candid with Fox News Digital and revealed interesting details about Estelle Getty and Betty White's relationship.
She recalled that Getty was struggling to remember her line at the time and that everyone thought she wasn't “studying hard enough.”
He shared, “When we were breaking up because of Estelle's mistake, Betty would walk up to the stands and start making jokes. And, at that time, since he was close to Estelle, I thought, 'Why is he making fun of Estelle?'”
But while Stan's initial thought was that White was making fun of Getty, he later realized he was doing it on purpose to divert attention from his co-star.
He recalled, “I think Betty was diverting attention from Estelle, moving closer to the audience to get people to look at her and let Estelle have a moment to compose herself and look at the script.”
Stan also revealed that after an extensive theater career, Getty's struggle to memorize lines was causing him panic attacks and that White was aware of this as well.
Although Stan believed Getty was already suffering from dementia symptoms at the time, it wasn't until the mid-1990s and two misdiagnoses later that he was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. A brain disorder that affects movement, thinking, mood, and behavior. After battling the disorder for nine years, Getty died in 2008 at his Los Angeles home.
