Very long, lovely life. May she rest in paradise for forever.
Icon. She will never be forgotten.
What a tremendous life she has led.
Absolute legend. So sad and two weeks short of her 100th.
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/11
Oh,this makes me so sad. I'm a bit teary. RIP talented,wonderful Betty. What a great woman who gave us so much. Say hello to Stephen Sondheim.
WOW - what a life.
(By the way, sorry for any confusion about my new username)
I don’t know what to say……she was wonderful in all she did. What joy she brought to so many, RIP ICON.
When I was a kid in the 1950's, Betty White starred in the TV series "Life With Elizabeth". With the passage of time, I remember very little about the show. But I do remember thinking that Betty was so very pretty. She was still pretty at 99. And thank you for advocating for our animal friends, Betty. Ta ta for now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
Did she ever do theatre of some kind? I tried looking it up, but results right now are a bit lost in death headlines.
RIP, lovely woman.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
BCfitasafiddle said: "Did she ever do theatre of some kind? I tried looking it up, but results right now are a bit lost in death headlines.
RIP, lovely woman."
She did summer stock. She said her favorite part was Anna in The King and I.
Anyone else planning on doing a Golden Girls marathon this weekend?
Chorus Member Joined: 5/2/08
She toured with the Kenley Players in the 60s fairly extensively. So did lots of others.
I was one of the producers of several versions of Password in the 1980s and I can say without question, believe every good thing you've ever heard about Betty. She was a wonderful, warm and witty woman.
One of the last shows I worked on her with was a Bob Hope birthday special where she and Lucille Ball wore costumes a la Judy Garland in 'Summer Stock' and did a dance number. Their legs were still in great shape in their 70s and neither of them had lost their dancing ability (even Lucy, with several pins in her leg due to a skiing accident).
Betty will be greatly missed.
I was really worried with all the hype - the Fandango event, the People Magazine cover - because I think one thing we've learned in the last two years is that everything sucks.
What a shame to lose her, but really, what a life she led.
Though I obviously knew it wasn’t possible, she and Sondheim seemed kinda “eternal” to me. I knew they were both really old, but still hard to imagine the arts/entertainment without the two of them. 2021 knew otherwise.
May eternity bring her endless cheesecake with the girls and games of “Password” with her husband…
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/31/12
One thing everyone can agree on is how wonderful Betty White was/is
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/16
An incredible life. Hard to find words. I'm currently drinking from my Golden Girls mug while wearing my Golden Girls pajamas. Endlessly grateful for the laughs and tears she gave through her many brilliant roles.
She's with Allen again.
Highland Guy said: "When I was a kid in the 1950's, Betty White starred in the TV series "Life With Elizabeth". With the passage of time, I remember very little about the show. But I do remember thinking that Betty was so very pretty. She was still pretty at 99. And thank you for advocating for our animal friends, Betty. Ta ta for now."
The complete LIFE WITH ELIZABETH series is available for free on the Tubi app.
https://tubitv.com/series/300007161
A funny lady, yes. And a fine actor.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/16
^I remember DVR-ing a re-run of that movie when I was maybe 13 and I cried A LOT. Upon a recent viewing I found it was just okay - but everything about Betty's character and performance was top-notch, I still cried buckets. A fine actor indeed.
In at least five of her later photos, Betty is wearing the same heart necklace. Without knowing, I would like to think it was in memory of Allen Ludden.
Jennifer Love Hewitt gave it to her after filming their 2011 TV movie THE LOST VALENTINE. Betty has been asked about this numerous times.
BrodyFosse123 said: "Jennifer Love Hewitt gave it to her after filming their 2011 TV movie THE LOST VALENTINE. Betty has been asked about this numerous times. "
Nice.
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