CHICAGO (CBS) — Betty White, the popular and beloved television and movie actress has passed away at the age of 99,
White, born in Oak Park in 1922, had the longest-running career in television history as a woman, having starred in shows since 1939.
Betty White told CBS News she spent her 99th birthday in January with two special feathered friends.
“What am I doing for my birthday?” White asked at the time. “Running a mile each morning has been curtailed by COVID, so I am working on getting ‘The Pet Set’ rereleased, and feeding the two ducks who come to visit me every day.”
“Betty White’s Pet Set” was a weekly show she created and hosted in 1971, which is making its debut on digital platforms and DVD, on February 23 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, a December press release from MPI Media Group said.
The program spotlighted, “her lifelong devotion to animals, and the people who love them,” according to the release.