Betty White marks 99th birthday Sunday; up late as she wants
FILE - Actress Betty White poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES – True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday Sunday. “Since I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!” she told The Associated Press in an email. Her birthday meal will be a hot dog and French fries brought in — along with a bouquet of roses — by her longtime friend and agent, Jeff Witjas. In January alone, White is on screen in reruns including “The Golden Girls” and “Hot in Cleveland”; the 2009 Sandra Bullock movie “The Proposal,” and the 2018 documentary “Betty White: First Lady of Television,” about her life and career.
Betty White says she’s ‘blessed with good health’ as 99th birthday approaches
American actress and comedian Betty White will be turning 99 on Sunday, WJXT reports. | Fla. begins COVID vaccine appointment system]In an interview, White talked about her health and happiness. “I am blessed with good health,” she told People, “so turning 99 is no different than turning 98.”She told People it is a sense of humor that keeps her going. You can lie to others — not that I would — but you cannot lie to yourself,” White said. Betty White was born in 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois.
Attention super fans: Golden Girls home for sale
Are you a Golden Girls fan? Hollywood used real exteriors of the house in the first season of the TV series, which was set in South Florida. When the series starring Bea Arthur and Betty White became a mega-hit, an exact replica was built on a studio backlot. The real interior is worthy of architectural digest, with wood-beam ceilings, hardwood floors and large skylights. The original owner says he got a modest fee from the shows producers but added he and his wife really didnt really like sit-coms.