Zimmerman believed Arthur valued authenticity in people.
“More conniving than the innocent airhead from St. Olaf,” Zimmerman wrote.
Podcast interviews have previously added to the drama of a White/Arthur rift.
“She called her the C-word.
I mean, I heard that with my own ears,” he recalled.
“I don’t think Betty cared,” Williamstheorized.
The co-producer noted that Arthur’s tough, no-nonsense depiction of Dorothy matched her real-life persona.
“It’s more about being focused or conserving your energy,” he informedThe Hollywood Reporter.
“It rubbed my mom the wrong way.”
“They were friends.
After their mothers died around the same time, the two actors supported each other while they grieved.
BeforeWhite’s death at age 99, she took multiple opportunities to talk abouthow she felt about her co-stars.
“I don’t know what I ever did … but I loved Bea and I admired her.”
“Bea had warmer feelings for [White] than she let on,” they explained toOK!
“She just had trouble expressing them.”
