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Big_Deetz t1_j1ynhci wrote

Reply to comment by JustPlainRick in TIL Betty White was nominated in the 1st Emmy category for female performers in 1950, 1 of the first women to have full creative control of her own TV show, while she was still living at home with her parents, the1st woman to host her own talk show and 1st woman to win an Emmy for game show hosting by 54_actual

They still had previews for her birthday special running in the theater the day she died and the audible awws and some soft nos followed by silence from everyone in the room was a morose intro to the movie.

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JustPlainRick t1_j1ynq1g wrote

I can imagine it, i remember her tweeting about, everyone was so looking forward to her birthday and then shit hit the fan ..

She was like a grandma to everyone, and i say that being Swedish, but she was such a sweet person and made it feel like she was your own beloved granny.

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Zjoee t1_j2069p6 wrote

I was half expecting/hoping that she would show up for her 100th birthday and say the news of her death was just a joke.

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JustPlainRick t1_j206qv3 wrote

Now that would've been awesome!, and although not realistic I can totally see that being in her style :)

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