<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Bea Arthur, the actress best known for her roles as television&#39;s &quot;Maude&quot; and the sardonic Dorothy on &quot;The Golden Girls,&quot; has died of cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday.She was 86<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->