Rebeca Arthur Golden (Perfect Strangers, Scrooged)

About this episode

Rebecca Arthur Golden shares her journey in show business, her love for dogs, and memorable experiences with iconic figures in entertainment.

Rebecca Arthur Golden joined me to discuss her love of Lucille Ball; her current dogs; her beloved dog Emmy who was her dog on Perfect Strangers; being a born performer and always knowing she would be on TV; playing a stewardess; went to NYU; supported herself as a bank teller, then infiltrated high schools for a private eye; worked the Robert Durst case; being on Search for Tomorrow; getting a pilot Anything But Love with Vicki Lawrence and Marsha Warfield; couldn't get on Super Password but next year was the celebrity; Win, Lose or Draw and March Game; doing a Rodney Dangerfield special; getting Perfect Strangers; learning co-star Melanie Wilson's dad is Mr. Whipple; Bibibopka episode; doing an episode when Bronson couldn't be there; guesting on Johnny Carson, being scared and answering "the laundry" when asked what was next; Circus of the Stars; getting strep during rehearsals of trapeze and being scared on tape night; being on the last Battle of the Network Stars; ABC winning though cast was undersized; Cosell calling her race; winning the Tug O' War; improvising a scene in Scrooged with Bill Murray; leaving show business to raise a family; going back to do a short film and a…

People in this episode

Host: Ian Fermaglich

Guest: Rebecca Arthur Golden

Topics covered

• acting
• television history
• comedy
• personal stories
• celebrity experiences
• dog ownership

Keywords

• Rebecca Arthur Golden
• Perfect Strangers
• Scrooged
• Lucille Ball
• Bill Murray
• comedy
• television
• acting career
• celebrity
• dog

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cabi

Books & works: Perfect Strangers, Scrooged, Search for Tomorrow, Anything But Love, Circus of the Stars

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