Betty white bio

White produced and starred in the series Life with Elizabeth — , thus becoming the first woman to produce a sitcom. For her lengthy work in radio, television, and film, White twice earned the Guinness World Record for the longest TV career by a female entertainer in both and Since it was the height of the Depression and hardly anyone had a sizable income, he would trade the radios for other goods, which sometimes included dogs.

Her interest in wildlife was sparked by family vacations to the Sierra Nevada. She initially aspired to become a forest ranger , but was unable to do so because women were not allowed to serve as rangers at the time. One month after White graduated from high school, she and a classmate sang songs from The Merry Widow on an experimental television show, at a time when the medium of television itself was still in development.

Betty white cause of death

After the U. Her assignment included driving a PX truck with military supplies to the Hollywood Hills. She also participated in events for troops before they were deployed overseas. After the war, White made the rounds to movie studios looking for work, but was turned down because she was "not photogenic". She would do just about anything, like singing on a show for no pay.

She was then offered her own radio show, called The Betty White Show.