Betty White attends the media preview for Greater Los Angeles on June 11, 2015. The photo was taken byVincent Sandoval.
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Just 17 days away from her 100th birthday, Betty White has passed away, according to a report from the gossip website. Law enforcement sources said she died at her home.
Betty White was known for her roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, but she was also the longest-serving female entertainer in TV history. In 2010 she reprised her role as Elka Ostrovsky on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland, at the age of 88.
Betty told me in an interview that she only played a guest role in the pilot. After seeing the caliber of writing, I wanted in.
STUDIO CITY, CA - MARCH 26: (L-R) Actresses are posing for the camera. Jesse Grant is the photographer for TV Land.
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The show ran for six seasons. Betty was the first woman to produce a sitcom when she created Life With Elizabeth from 1953 to 1955. She received her first award for her work on that show.
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She told me that Life With Elizabeth was a great learning experience. We only ran for two seasons, but it introduced me to the art of comedy. I liked the whole concept immediately.
Betty White, star of DuMont's Life with Elizabeth show, has just about enough time to feed her huge St. Bernard, Stormy, before she goes to the studio.
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She said that she started in this business doing live television and doing a variety show called Hollywood on Television. I was prepared for anything.
Betty hosted and produced her own daily talk show on NBC. She played Vicki Angel on the ABC sitcom Date With the Angels from 1957 to 1958.
Betty White, the Vicki Angel of ABC-TV's 'Date with the Angels,' takes a break on a handy prop wagon.
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Password with host Allen Ludden was one of the network games Betty was interested in in the 1960s. In 1981 Ludden passed away.
Allen Ludden, 45, of TV "Password" and "College Bowl" fame embraces his bride, actress Betty White, 41, following their wedding at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, today.
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One of Allen's favorite memories was when Mary Tyler Moore and Grant Tinker knocked on the door and we were thinking about our own business.
Betty was supposed to be a one-shot guest on The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Sue Ann Nivens. She joked that they were looking for aBetty White type. Suddenly, it occurred to them to ask me.
Mary, Grant, Allen and I were all good friends. She said that the producers were hesitant to approach her in case it didn't work. When I had an affair with the husband of a woman on the first episode, I was told not to leave town by Alan and Jim. They asked me to be a regular because of the positive response. I was happy!
In Betty White's first appearance on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her.
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Betty won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series twice. Betty was an eight-time Emmy Award winner, including being named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the first season of The Golden Girls. Her most recent win was in 2010 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live, after fans rallied to get her to host on Facebook.
On February 15, 2015, Betty White attended the SNL 40th anniversary celebration at Rockefeller. D Dipasupil is the photographer.
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She said that she turned down SNL three times because she thought she might be out of water. My agent told me that I had to do it. I did, but I was terrified.
The Betty White Show followed The Mary Tyler Moore Show, featuring her MTM co-star Georgia Engel.
Betty was the first female to receive an award for Outstanding Game Show host. She has been dubbed the "First Lady of Game Shows" due to her many appearances on the show.
The Carol Burnett Show spinoff Mama's Family was one of the TV shows featuring Betty.
In 2009, Betty made a splash in a Super Bowl commercial for Snickers, which won the top spot on the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter.
Betty was the voice of Bitey White, a toy tiger that was named after her, in Toy Story 4.
Betty White was the last surviving cast member from both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. She was loved by a legion of fans. I was very lucky to meet her.
Thank you for being a friend, Betty White. You were a friend and a conduit.
In Los Angeles, California, in 1992, Golden Girls stars Betty White, Bea Arthur, and Rue McClanahan pose for a picture. Ron Davis is pictured.
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