"A defining figure of the medium who broke so many glass ceilings, White held a string of extraordinary firsts, according to : She was the first female to produce a nationally broadcast TV show, the first to star in a sitcom, the first to receive an Emmy nomination, and the first to host a game show. And the groundbreaking actress adored being in front of the camera."
""I just love to work," she told magazine. "So I'll keep working until they stop asking." Yet for all her visibility on screen, White led a quiet life when the cameras were off. Born in 1922, White married for the first time in 1945, although the marriage would only last six months. She wed second husband Lane Allan in 1947, and, following their 1949 divorce, returned to her parents' Brentwood home, where she lived for years before marrying Allen Ludden in 1963."
Betty White's career spanned more than seven decades, beginning just as television became a major presence in American homes. She achieved many pioneering milestones: she was the first female to produce a nationally broadcast TV show, the first to star in a sitcom, the first to receive an Emmy nomination, and the first to host a game show. She expressed a love of work and planned to continue as long as opportunities persisted. White maintained a private life offscreen, living for decades in a New England–style Brentwood cottage. She married three times; Allen Ludden became her lifelong partner. She was a devoted animal advocate, avid reader, and enthusiastic board-game player.
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