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Old 01-31-2015, 06:44 PM
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Betty White Appreciation #1 - She's Everyone's Favorite Grandmother!

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Betty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to Christine Tess (Cachikis), a homemaker, and Horace Logan White, a lighting company executive. She is of Danish, Greek, English, and Welsh descent.

Although best known as the devious Sue Ann Nivens on the classic sitcom Mary Tyler Moore (1970) and the ditzy Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985), Betty White had been in television for a long, long time before those two shows, having had her own series, Life with Elizabeth (1952) in 1952. The widow of TV game-show host Allen Ludden, she has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and is known for her tireless efforts on behalf of animals.


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Betty was originally cast as Blanch on The Golden Girls.
She is the oldest person to host SNL.
She has been nominated for an Emmy award 20 times.
She was the first woman to win an Emmy for hosting a game show.
She was the only Golden Girl to appear on four shows as the same character.


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Thanks for the thread! Betty is national treasure and deserves every honor she receives and all the attention she gets!
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No prob. Betty deserves a thread.

She's wonderful!
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Tftnt!
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No prob. It's about time we recognized Betty!
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Always funny!
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Love her
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She's still so sharp and clever. She's a riot on talk shows and on "Hot In Cleveland".
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That's amazing considering her age!

My grandfather is in his 90s, but doesn't know much. He has lost most of his mind.
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Nice pic. They have a dog on the show named George Clooney. Lol.

That's too bad. Sorry to hear that.
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That's cool. Betty is a real animal lover.

Thanks. It's sad when that happens/
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Betty on Oprah's show.
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LOVE it!
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Very cool.
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