Betty White dies, just weeks before her 100th birthday

[Betty P]

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RIP Betty! What a warm, funny and talented woman! You will be missed.

I was really looking forward to her birthday celebration.

Loved her on the Mary Tyler Moore Show

 

[sds71]

Legendary actress, producer, animal-rights activist and all-around sweetheart Betty White died Friday at the age of 99, TMZ reports.
In this week’s People cover story celebrating White’s approaching centennial (she was to turn 100 on Jan. 17), the icon said, “I’m so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age. It’s amazing.”

The Oak Park, Ill., native — best known for playing mantrap Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973-77) and ditzy Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985-92) — got her big break on the small screen in 1949, when she began co-hosting Al Jarvis’ live variety show, Hollywood on Television. Just two years later, she was nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award and co-founded her own production company, which, a year after that, created Life With Elizabeth, a syndicated comedy showcasing one of her Hollywood on Television characters.

Betty White dies at 99: Legendary actress passes away just weeks before her milestone 100th birthday | Daily Mail Online

 

[MrsWatson]

May Betty rest in eternal peace, surrounded by the laughter and joy she gave us.

 

[anonypotomous]

Oh wow. Not expecting this. Even though she was 99, she just seemed immortal to me for some reason..

 

[sds71]

Betty White, The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland Star, Dead at 99

Betty White

 

[sds71]

May Betty rest in eternal peace, surrounded by the laughter and joy she gave us.

I think Sue Ann Nivens was my favorite role of hers.

 

[IceIce9]

TMZ: Actress Betty White passes away at 99

 

[Recidivist]

So sad to read this. I had hoped she would make it to 100. She was a delightful woman, and will be missed by many.

 

[Laughing]

I think Sue Ann Nivens was my favorite role of hers.

"Never hang your sweaters, Mary, or you'll have pointy shoulders!"

Okay, that may not be an exact quote of Sue Ann Nivens giving clothing advice to Mary Richards.

RIP, Ms. White!

 

[whitelilac]

Jeff Witjas: I don't think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again."

Dear Betty, May you now be with your dear husband, in peace and joy. You lived an exemplary life, full of optimism, compassion and exuberance.
You will be missed.

Betty White, beloved and trailblazing actress, dies at 99 - CNN

 

[sds71]

"Never hang your sweaters, Mary, or you'll have pointy shoulders!"

Okay, that may not be an exact quote of Sue Ann Nivens giving clothing advice to Mary Richards.

RIP, Ms. White!

@EBraeden

A sweet lady passed on! You have entertained millions for many decades! What a life

 

[LietKynes]

I watched the movies "Lake Placid" and "You Again", as well as some others that I'd normally skip -- just to watch her roles.
She was scrappy and outrageously funny !
Not as familiar with her earlier work although I've also watched some episodes of "The Golden Girls".

Rest in gentle peace, Betty.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

 

[fred&edna]

As Rose would say in St Olaf... Rest In Peaceful-flarffurnugen.

Betty will be missed

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Betty White, 'Golden Girls' actor and comedian whose career spanned eight decades, dies at 99 (nbcnews.com)

 

[Knitty]

Oh, I so wish she'd made her birthday. So many time, she's made us laugh. So beautiful, funny, and irreverent. I want to be her when I grow up.

 

[fred&edna]

As Rose would say in St Olaf... Rest In Peaceful-flarffurnugen.

Betty will be missed

(There are a couple of threads for Betty's passing)

 

[sds71]

Ms. White had a longstanding interest in animal welfare. In the early 1970s she produced and starred in a syndicated talk show, “The Pet Set,” in which celebrities talked about their pets. She also devoted time and money to organizations like the American Humane Association and the Fund for Animals. In 2006 she was honored by the Los Angeles Zoo, which named her “ambassador to the animals” and unveiled a plaque in her honor.

“Being remembered for Rose and Sue Ann and the others would be wonderful,” Ms. White told The Chicago Sun-Times in 1990. “But I also want to be remembered as a lady who helped the animals.”

Betty White, a TV Fixture for Seven Decades, Is Dead at 99

 

[Sweetluv]

What a beautifully sweet woman Betty White was!
Just shy of 100..God Bless!

 

[PhoebeTries]

I had started to think she was a mythical creature and we would have her forever

 

[MadMcGoo]

Just heard the news. I think she lived a very fulfilling life. She will be missed.

Rest peacefully now Betty.