Betty White 1940

[Dennis Donovan]

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Hubba hubba!

[Wounded Bear]

1. She's a gorgeous woman...

and you gotta love that portable mike.

USMC definition of portable: It has handles and isn't bolted to the deck.

[Aristus]

2. She was a hot young thing...

[The Genealogist]

3. Betty White is a fascinating woman

So many excellent roles she has played! I have one of her books, and she talks about being in a TV test broadcast when she was in high school. The woman's been on TV for 80 years!

[iluvtennis]

4. Adorable then, adorable now. Love Betty White. nt

[jayschool2013]

5. She will be 98 years old

on Jan. 17. Happy early birthday, BW!

[mainstreetonce]

6. That dress

Would be in style today

[yankeepants]

7. She looks like Julia Lois-Dreyfus!

[Sogo]

10. That was my first thought....

She looks like Julia Lois-Dreyfus!

[MontanaMama]

8. What a beautiful woman.

Inside and out.

[Bayard]

9. Always a beautiful person,

Inside and out.

[Ginger42]

11. Love her!

So smart, talented, outspoken, funny and gorgeous, and worked her whole life to help animals in need. She's amazing.

[Baked Potato]

12. No matter what, she always seems like just a regular gal, love her !

[AllaN01Bear]

13. !!!!!!

[BigOleDummy]

14. Yowsa

Love that smile!

[DownriverDem]

15. Hope

she's doing okay. We haven't heard from her lately.

[Dale Neiburg]

16. RCA Model 44 mictophone!

Using a "44" outdoors: a no-no (incredibly wind-sensitive).

Hand-holding a "44": a no-no (incredibly vibration sensitive).

Using a "44" for voice in a studio: Yes, definitely! If you don't sound good on a "44," nothing can make you sound good. Too bad they've been out of production for 50+ years.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Used ones in good operating condition command a King's ransom

[jmbar2]

17. She looks a lot like Julia Louis Dreyfus

Gorgeous

[Crowman2009]

18. I think this was after 1945.

Mainly because she didn't get started in radio until after the war, and there wasn't much color photography done until that time. Other than that, great photo!

[Dennis Donovan]

21. I kinda thought that too...

...but she was also involved in early TV around the early 40's. Besides, she looks a bit older than 18 (she was born in 1922).

[Fla Dem]

20. She was beautiful then and she's beautiful now!

How Betty White Is Celebrating her 97th Birthday
By Antoinette Bueno‍ 12:08 PM PST, January 17, 2019

Betty White turned 97 years old on Thursday, and her celebration sounds pretty amazing!

The beloved actress' rep tells ET that White will play a couple of hands of Gin Rummy on her birthday -- which she's very good at! -- and in the evening, will play poker with a group of friends that she's been playing with for decades.

"And [she] will be waiting for Robert Redford to call!" the rep also joked.

On the eve of her birthday, White was snapped running errands in Beverly Hills, California, where she looked healthy and happy while braving the rain in a teal Patagonia jacket, a floral blouse and blue pants.

More>>>>> with video

https://www.etonline.com/how-betty-white-is-celebrating-her-97th-birthday-117661

[sl8]

22. Getty says 1964?

There are two photos that appear to be the same time as TE OP photo, labeled 1964:

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/betty-white-tournament?editorialproducts=archival&family=editorial&phrase=betty%20white%20tournament&sort=mostpopular

Here's one that's slightly different, with roses instead of a mike:
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/75th-annual-tournament-of-roses-parade-pictured-host-betty-white-picture-id149773793?k=6&m=149773793&s=612x612&w=0&h=8dzfU8JnO5GEOGiO8-fAsrSZfsPy5XgZvjJLhEzhvMA=

Beautiful woman, in any case.

On edit:

The "creation date", in the details, is October, 1963?

[Stand and Fight]

23. Odd. History lovers got it wrong. Pretty sure that's 1963.

[Dennis Donovan]

24. I think the hairstyle and vintage microphone place this in the 40's.

I'm skeptical it's 1940 (she looks a little older than 18), but it's in the 40's sometime.

[Kaleva]

26. There are pics of her wearing outfits from different times

In one, she's dressed like a 1920's flapper.

[Kaleva]

25. Betty White began hosting the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1956

"1956 Begins 19-year run as host and commentator of Tournament of Roses Parade."

https://parade.com/634321/samuelmurrian/betty-white-through-the-years-highlights-from-a-career-spanning-nearly-eight-decades/

Some more pics:

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/75th-annual-tournament-of-roses-parade-pictured-host-betty-news-photo/141225442

[Dennis Donovan]

27. Okay, all bets are off about the date of the photo. From the same twitter feed:

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1960?