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Betty White Dead at 99
RIP What a f____ year!!
The post R.I.P. Betty White, Television Icon Dead at 99 appeared first on Consequence.Betty White, the actress, and comedian who pioneered the television revolution and worked in the industry for nine decades has died at the age of 99.
TMZ reports that White passed away at her home on Friday morning — just weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
Betty Marion White Ludden was born on January 17th, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois. Her family moved to Los Angeles soon after, and she began her entertainment career at age eight by appearing in an episode of the radio program Empire Builders. She acted on various radio shows throughout the 1940s, and in 1949, she became a co-host on Al Jarvis’ daily live television variety show, Hollywood on Television. In 1951, she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress for her work on the show — her first of 21 such nominations.
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Awww so sad
She will be missed !
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I’m gutted…..what an amazing gift to the world this woman was. RIP Betty.
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zeke wrote:
RIP What a f____ year!!
The post R.I.P. Betty White, Television Icon Dead at 99 appeared first on Consequence.Betty White, the actress, and comedian who pioneered the television revolution and worked in the industry for nine decades has died at the age of 99.
TMZ reports that White passed away at her home on Friday morning — just weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
Betty Marion White Ludden was born on January 17th, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois. Her family moved to Los Angeles soon after, and she began her entertainment career at age eight by appearing in an episode of the radio program Empire Builders. She acted on various radio shows throughout the 1940s, and in 1949, she became a co-host on Al Jarvis’ daily live television variety show, Hollywood on Television. In 1951, she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress for her work on the show — her first of 21 such nominations.
I hear you…..it’s like 2021 needed to throw one more sucker punch….not cool.
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The picture was emailed to me, thought I'd share...
I didn't know that she was the last one still alive.....so sad
