Betty White Dies At Age 99

breaking news at this hour we have just learned of the passing of the beloved entertainer betty white at the age of 99 the iconic actress and comedian was a trailblazer with an unmatched career on television one that spanned some 80 years her longtime agent confirming her passing to the associated press miguel almaguer has a look back at white a legendary performer ladies and gentlemen may 8 2010 betty white making history at the age of 88 becoming the oldest person to host saturday night live this after half a million people on facebook petitioned the show to give her a shot at hosting when i first heard about the campaign to get me to host saturday night live i didn't know what facebook was and now that i do know what it is i have to say it sounds like a huge waste of time betty white born in the chicago suburb of oak park illinois certainly never wasted her time in the 1940s fresh out of high school she began working in radio appearing on such shows as nbc's the great gildersleeve merry christmas mr guilty sleeve i didn't go to college i just went into show business so i just enjoyed it she was on television from the very beginnings of tv in 1952 co-producing her own comedy show life with elizabeth what's so terrible about spiders tell him honey tickle doing on the betty white show in 1958 she revealed another talent singing but she is best known for two signature tv roles suanne nevins the happy homemaker on the mary tyler moore show surely that isn't how a strawberry swirl is supposed to [Music] and rose nylon on the golden girls when i was growing up in minnesota the doctor made house calls all the time for us and the livestock you and the animals had the same doctor sure worked out fine until the doctor started drinking hog liniment and tried to neuter the swenson brothers and there's an awful lot of betty and rose it scares me to death twice divorced she finally found the love of her life in game show host alvin levin saying the password tonight is home will you take me home please mr ludden i certainly will miss they were husband and wife until his death from cancer in 1981. she never remarried as far as a serious relationship i just couldn't imagine it you know at this point in my life there you go there you go sweetheart here you come during her spare time betty white was a tireless advocate for the humane treatment of animals serving with animal related charities and on the board of the los angeles zoo we're such a throwaway society we treat even our animals like paper towels you know take one if it doesn't work out you throw it away white's own career seemed to have remarkable staying power as a new generation of fans loved her in films like the proposal let's see if we can find your boobs they're in there somewhere it's like an easter egg well into her 80s white showed no sign of slowing down with appearances on late night comedy shows and commercial work you're playing like betty white out there that's not what your girlfriend said for all of her accomplishments the screen actors guild presented betty white with its lifetime achievement award in 2010. this is the highest point of my entire professional life to the screen actors guild to each and every one of you thank you from the bottom of my heart thank you for being a friend travel down the road and back again a life in which betty white garnered countless honors fans and friends miguel almaguer nbc news los angeles [Music] thanks for watching our youtube channel follow today's top stories and breaking news by downloading the nbc news app

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Length: 4min 52sec (292 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 31 2021