R.I.P Betty White (1922-2021) - passed away at the age of 99

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Lisa Gerritsen is still around, but she too was in only about 10-12 episodes.

 

Betty White's Official Cause of Death Revealed - E! Online

 

PBS has a one-hour tribute to Betty available online through February 4th
PBS Presents | Betty White: First Lady of Television

 

It's on Peacock as well. Golden Palace is on Hulu now too.

 

R.I.P. to Betty White

 

There is an article in The Toronto Star online regarding an anonymous donor who gave $500 to the Guelph Humane Society on the name of Ms. White.

On this day especially, I know who I’m thinking of.

I hope other Members are thinking the same.

 

I invite you today, Jan 17th, to google Betty White. I shed a tear. 100 years Betty.

 

I've made donations to my local animal charities. Betty was a fantastic person.

 

The NY Times wrote; "All it took to reinvigorate a 35-year-old comedy show was the presence of an 88-year-old woman. (...) With her, the show had its highest ratings in a year and a half (...)"

 

Last photo, from December 21. Sounds like her stroke was on Christmas day.

 

This was taken on Dec 20th (same sessions as the pictures) and was shown for her documentary that aired in theaters. Not the best quality, but this unfortunately confirms what we all knew but didn't want to believe (especially with her PR team saying she was doing fine but the rumor mill saying that she was slowly going downhill). You could tell she had taken a turn for the worse in the three years she'd been out of the public eye and it sounded like she mustered up a lot of strength to speak. Nevertheless, the lady was 99 and 11 months old, much further along than many of us could ever hope to live to, and even with mere days left to live and with an obvious weight loss and with age taking its toll on her, she still gave her 100% for the fans.

 

thanks for posting that! wow, what a treasure...

 

Too soon?

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There is another 30 second clip where she thanks the fans for all the years and ends with "keep going".

 

I've been watching more Golden Girls episodes since she died than I ever did before, which was quite a bit anyway lol, but now knowing Betty's dead her performance seems even more poignant somehow.

 

Who remembers this short-lived 1983 NBC game show, that she hosted? It ran for just 65 episodes, from January 3 to April 1, 1983.

~Ben

 

she was an amazing woman! my wife and I were talking about her role in Boston Legal! what a trip! I LOVE BETTY!

 

Vaguely but I probably watched just a few before I bailed. I pretty much ditched game shoes in the 80s. She also got an Emmy for that show.

 

Unusually, in this regard.

~Ben

 

I still miss Betty everytime I see repeats of the Golden Girls.