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Curtis "Big Daddy" Hollingsworth, is a recurring character in the 1985 NBC sitcom The Golden Girls. He is the father of Blanche Devereaux and her four siblings, and the brother-in-law of Dorothy Zbornak.
Curtis appeared in two episodes of The Golden Girls. He was portrayed by the late Murray Hamilton in Season 1 and the late David Wayne in Season 2.
Personality and Traits[]
Curtis was a gentleman of the Old South, and was extremely polite and charming. He was also known to have a love for cigars and fine alcohol. It is implied Blanche inherited her promiscuity from both he and her mother.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Curtis Hollingsworth was born sometime in the early 1900s in Atlanta, Georgia. As a boy, he was never satisfied with easy things and liked challenges and new things to try. Before he had the chance to go out into the world on his own, he met Elizabeth Ann Bennett, whom he married soon after.
1980s[]
He was first seen in the episode Big Daddy in 1986, where he visits the girls and announces he sold everything (including his home, “Twin Oaks”) in Atlanta to pursue a career as a country musician. Blanche is initially upset over this but accepts her father's choice.
In a second appearance, Big Daddy seeks Blanche's blessing on his marriage to a much younger widow named Margaret; after arguing about it and thinking Margaret is trying to replace her late mother, Blanche does eventually give her blessing to the union. (Big Daddy's Little Lady)
Death[]
In 1989, in the episode Ebb Tide, Big Daddy realized his end was fast approaching and he called Blanche requesting she come home to see him. Seemingly oblivious to his poor health, she refused, as she was queen of the Citrus Festival Ball. Big Daddy passed away shortly after the phone call. Blanche and Dorothy go to Atlanta for his funeral. Blanche visits his grave and apologizes for not being there to say goodbye.
Legacy[]
In the episode Wham, Bam, Thank You Mammy, it is revealed Big Daddy had an affair with Blanche's childhood nanny, Mammy Watkins, causing her to be fired and Blanche unable to see her again for nearly 50 years. It is also implied he had an affair with another woman because the music box was not Mammy Watkins’, and Mammy Watkins’ said “then who the hell gave him this music box”. Blanche also revealed Big Daddy had once had an affair with one of her classmates.
Family tree[]
To be added.
Relationships[]
To be added.
Appearances[]
Season 1
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| 1. "The Engagement": | Absent | 14. "That Was No Lady": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding": | Absent | 15. "In a Bed of Rose's": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Rose the Prude": | Absent | 16."The Truth Will Out": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Transplant": | Mentioned | 17. "Nice and Easy": | Absent | ||
| 5. "The Triangle": | Absent | 18. "The Operation": | Absent | ||
| 6. "On Golden Girls": | Absent | 19. "Second Motherhood": | Absent | ||
| 7. "The Competition": | Absent | 20. "Adult Education": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Break-In": | Absent | 21. "The Flu": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Blanche and the Younger Man": | Absent | 22. "Job Hunting": | Absent | ||
| 10. "The Heart Attack": | Absent | 23. "Blind Ambitions": | Absent | ||
| 11. "The Return of Dorothy's Ex": | Absent | 24. "Big Daddy": | Debut | ||
| 12. "The Custody Battle": | Absent | 25. "The Way We Met": | Absent | ||
| 13. "A Little Romance": | Absent | ||||
Season 2
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| 1. "End of the Curse": | Absent | 14. "The Actor": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Ladies of the Evening": | Absent | 15. "Before and After": | Absent | ||
| 3. "Take Him, He's Mine": | Absent | 16."And Then There Was One": | Absent | ||
| 4. "It's a Miserable Life": | Absent | 17. "Bedtime Story": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Isn't It Romantic": | Absent | 18. "Forgive Me, Father": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Big Daddy's Little Lady": | Appears | 19. "Long Day's Journey into Marinara": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Family Affair": | Absent | 20. "Whose Face is This, Anyway?": | Absent | ||
| 8. "Vacation": | Absent | 21. "Dorothy's Prized Pupil": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Joust Between Friends": | Absent | 22. "Diamond in the Rough": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Love, Rose": | Absent | 23. "Son-in-Law Dearest": | Absent | ||
| 11. "'Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas": | Absent | 24. "To Catch a Neighbor": | Absent | ||
| 12. "The Sisters": | Absent | 25. "A Piece of Cake": | Absent | ||
| 13. "The Stan Who Came to Dinner": | Absent | 26. "Empty Nests": | Absent | ||
Season 5
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| 1. "Sick and Tired, Part 1": | Absent | 14. "Mary Has a Little Lamb": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Sick and Tired, Part 2": | Absent | 15. "Triple Play": | Absent | ||
| 3. "The Accurate Conception": | Absent | 16."Clinton Avenue Memoirs": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Rose Fights Back": | Absent | 17. "Like the Beep Beep Beep of the Tom-Tom": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Love Under the Big Top": | Absent | 18. "An Illegitimate Concern": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Dancing in the Dark": | Absent | 19. "72 Hours": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Not Another Monday": | Absent | 20. "Twice In a Lifetime": | Absent | ||
| 8. "That Old Feeling": | Absent | 21. "Sisters and Other Strangers": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Comedy of Errors": | Absent | 22. "Cheaters": | Absent | ||
| 10. "All That Jazz": | Absent | 23. "The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Ebb Tide": | Death | 24. "All Bets Are Off": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas": | Absent | 25/26. "The President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 13. "Blind Date": | Absent | 26. "The President's Coming! The President's Coming!, Part 2": | Absent | ||
Season 6
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| 1. "Blanche Delivers": | Absent | 14. "Sister of the Bride": | Absent | ||
| 2. "Once, In St. Olaf": | Absent | 15. "Miles to Go": | Absent | ||
| 3. "If At Last You Do Succeed": | Absent | 16. "There Goes the Bride, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 4. "Snap Out Of It": | Absent | 17. "There Goes the Bride, Part 2": | Absent | ||
| 5. "Wham, Bam, Thank You Mammy": | Absent | 18. "Older and Wiser": | Absent | ||
| 6. "Feelings": | Absent | 19. "Melodrama": | Absent | ||
| 7. "Zborn Again": | Absent | 20. "Even Grandmas Get the Blues": | Absent | ||
| 8. "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?": | Absent | 21. "Witness": | Absent | ||
| 9. "Mrs. George Devereaux": | Absent | 22. "What a Difference a Date Makes": | Absent | ||
| 10. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun... Before They Die": | Absent | 23. "Love for Sale": | Absent | ||
| 11. "Stand By Your Man": | Mentioned | 24. "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 1": | Absent | ||
| 12. "Ebbtide's Revenge": | Absent | 25. "Never Yell Fire in a Crowded Retirement Home, Part 2": | Absent | ||
| 13. "The Bloom Is Off the Rose": | Absent | 26. "Henny Penny — Straight, No Chaser": | Absent | ||
Trivia[]
- "Big Daddy," a reference to the Tennessee Williams' character Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt, in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
- Big Daddy was recast after Murray Hamilton died on September 1, 1986, nearly four months after his appearance on the show.
Gallery[]
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| Main Cast | Blanche Devereaux • Dorothy Zbornak • Rose Nylund • Sophia Petrillo |
| Recurring Cast | Miles Webber • Salvadore Petrillo • Stanley Zbornak |
| Family members | Alma Lindstrom • Angelo Grisanti, Jr. • Angela Petrillo • Angela Vecchio • Aurora Devereaux • Bridget Nylund • Brother Martin • Charmaine Hollingsworth • Charles Nylund, Sr. • Clayton Hollingsworth • Curtis Hollingsworth • Don Angelo Grisanti, Sr. • Elizabeth Hollingsworth • Gloria Harker • Gunter Lindstrom • Holly Lindstrom • David Blackmore • Jamie Devereaux • Janet Blackmore • Jim Harker • Kate Griffiths • Lucas Hollingsworth • Lucy Warren • Michael Zbornak • Phillip Petrillo • Rebecca Devereaux • Theodore Hollingsworth • Virginia Warren |