TV icon Betty White passed just weeks short of her 100th birthday.
She has been with us all our lives and was the source of humor and decency. Her advocacy for animals was well known. She had the longest running career in TV history and was the first woman to produce a TV show. 21 Emmy nominations resulted in seven Emmy Awards.
She had hit shows in various decades like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland. She appeared in numerous films and tv including talk shows and guested in countless game shows, but she excelled as a top player on Password with its host and her husband Allen Ludden.
She experienced a career resurgence when a Super Bowl ad in 2010 sparked a Facebook campaign to have her guest host SNL. It came to pass in a glorious Mother's Day edition that also served as a mega-reunion for many past players.
She always kept a sunny outlook on life, and losing her is like losing a part of ourselves. Here's to an amazing career and wonderful lady.
(Here is a short clip from Golden Girls that is amazingly prophetic.)
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