A diminutive, endearing character actress Estelle Getty, after working for decades off-Broadway, in the Yiddish Theater, and on the "Borscht Belt" circuit, gained recognition and acclaim for her role as the traditional Jewish mother who discovers that her son is gay in Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy" (1979, 1981-83). Shortly after that play's road tour and a stint playing Cher's mother in…
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