White is said to have passed away at her home on Friday morning
- 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
Source: Betty White dies at 99: Legendary actress passes away
