Bea Arthur in the unsuccessful 1974 film version opposite Lucille Ball. In 1981, she appeared in Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb". She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 portraying the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a speaking role, in Gaetano Donizetti's "La fille du régiment". In 1971, Arthur was invited by Norman Lear to guest-star on his sitcom "All in the Family", as Maude Findlay, the cousin of Edith Bunker. An outspoken liberal feminist, Maude was the antithesis role to the conservative Republican character Archie Bunker, who described her as a "New Deal fanatic". Nearly 50, Arthur's tart turn on
Alan Connor Alan Connor Alan Connor (born 1974) is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme "The Word" in 1995, he later appeared on "The Big Breakfast" and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and "The Daily Politics". His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama "A Young Doctor's Notebook", starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, the mockumentary "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back" and the BBC film "The Rack Pack". Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including "Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe", "The Jonathan Ross