[Betty White, an early pioneer in television comedy
and star of The Golden Girls has
died at the age of 99 - after an 80-year-long
career in Hollywood
White holds the Guinness World Record
for 'Longest TV Career for an Entertainer' after she
started working in television in 1939
Without any formal training,
White starred alongside disc-jockey Al Jarvis
in one of TV's earliest variety shows filmed
in LA called, 'Hollywood on Television'
She was preceded in death by her third
husband, Allen Ludden and survived by
three stepchildren. White had no
children of her own
She is the recipient of eight
Emmy Awards (21 nominations), three
Screen Actors Guild Awards and a 1985
Television Hall of Fame inductee
She credited 'vodka, french fries
and hot dogs' for her longevity and said her
'obsessive addiction to crossword puzzles'
kept her mind sharp ]
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