Betty White

Hardly any person could come close to the title of “Pioneer of Television” as much as Betty White. Betty, an American actress, has a legion of credentials to her name such as being a comedienne, an author, a television personality, singer, an animal rights activist, and radio host. Born as Betty Marion White to parents Horace White, and Christine Tess, in Illinois, Betty grew up during the era of The Great Depression. At that time, Betty’s father would sell radios to make an extra buck or two. On relocating to Los Angeles, she completed her schooling at the Horace Mann School, and graduated from the Beverly Hills High School. On writing and acting for a stage play during her graduation days, led Betty to discover her passion for acting. In search of a job of her dreams, White was initially shunned by a few movie studios for not possessing an attractive face. Consequently, she joined radio commercials and local game shows, earning an amount nearing to five dollars per show.

The year 1939 witnessed the inception of White’s television career with her singing songs from the opera “The Merry Window” on a Los Angeles channel on a temporary basis. The dawn of the World War II World War II is a Malayalam information TV show on >> Read More... would cut short Betty’s career initially, but she featured on radio shows such as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “This is Your FBI,” “Blondie,” and also got to host the self-made “The Betty White Show.” The year 1949 would see White co-hosting “Hollywood on Television” alongside Al Jarvis. After the departure of Jarvis, Betty continued to host the show for four years that followed and was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actress on Television. George Tibbles, Don Fedderson and White co-founded “Bandy Productions” in 1952, and led to the creation of the sitcom “Life with Elizabeth.”

Considering that the world was not much advanced regarding acceptance of various social issues, Betty White stood out as a 28-year old female, completely in-charge of the matters in front, and behind the camera. The 1960s witnessed Betty make her movie debut in “Advice & Consent” as Elizabeth Adams, the Kansas State Senator. White also hosted “The Tournament of Roses Parade,” and featured in game shows such as Password, To Tell the Truth, “What’s My Line?,” and “I’ve Got a Secret.” The following decade saw Betty on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” for which she has been presented with a couple of Emmy Awards. She also featured in several episodes of The Carol Burnett Show, and also on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” In the year 1983, Betty White was presented with a Daytime Emmy Award for NBC’s “Just Men,” in the category of Outstanding Same Show Host. The 1980s saw White portray Ellen Harper Jackson in “Mama’s Family,” and Rose Nylund in “The Golden Girls.”

She also received another Emmy for her appearance on “The John Larroquette Show.” White has featured in numerous other television shows such as “The Bold and the Beautiful,” Boston Legal, “ The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama that focus >> Read More... ,” “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” At the age of 88, Betty hosted The Saturday Night Live in 2010, resulting in her pocketing a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In her arsenal of awards, Betty White has to her name five Primetime Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, and received an induction to the Television Hall of Fame, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.