Publisher's Synopsis
University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Betty White.
Betty White is America's most-beloved television icon of the 20th and 21st centuries. For eight decades, the "First Lady of Television" and undisputed "Queen of Comedy" lit up screens with her charming characters - from Elizabeth (Life with Elizabeth) to Sue Ann (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) to Rose (The Golden Girls). Along the way, White won eight Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Grammy Award, a Guinness World Record, a Television Hall of Fame induction, and the hearts of her millions of adoring fans. Born in Oak Park, Illinois on January 17, 1922, Betty Marion White was an only child, moved with her family to Los Angeles, developed a life-long love for animals, aspired to be a forest ranger, pursued writing, became an actress, drove a military transport truck during World War II, married and divorced a fighter pilot, became one of the first female television producers in the world, was named honorary mayor of Hollywood, married and divorced a Hollywood talent agent, married and fell in love with a game show host, starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, joined The Golden Girls, became an active benefactor and board member for the Los Angeles Zoo, remained close friends with Liberace for decades, hosted Saturday Night Live, and died of natural causes on December 31, 2021 - less than three weeks before her 100th birthday. This short book tells the intensely human story of a woman who changed the world in a way that no one else could.
