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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Dec 31, 2021, 08:30 PM Dec 2021

Betty White's career spanned six decades. Here are its best moments - PBS NewsHour



TV icon Betty White has died at 99. Starting her career at the dawn of television, White graced the screen for more than 60 years in a host of unforgettable roles. She brought humor to sitcoms “Life with Elizabeth,” “The Mary Tyler Moore show” and “The Golden Girls,” as well as gameshows, commercials and “Saturday Night Live.” Amna Nawaz speaks with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about White's legacy. Aired on 12/31/2021.


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Betty White's career spanned six decades. Here are its best moments - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 OP
She was on TV more than 60 years Lithos Dec 2021 #1
Wow! Now that is nothing short of amazing Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 #3
K&R! SheltieLover Dec 2021 #2

Lithos

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1. She was on TV more than 60 years
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 08:39 PM
Dec 2021

Her first Television show was in 1949. Doing the math, that says she was on the screen 72 years. Her career started earlier than that of course with her radio introduction in 1930 meaning the US has had the pleasure of her company in our living rooms for 91 years.

A national treasure.

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