Pet project

On what would have beenBetty White’s 100th birthday, we look back on her life and career with these rarely seen photos from her seriesThe Pet Set, which debuted in 1971 and featured celebrity guests and their pets, as well as personal photos from her own archives, featuring some of her own pets, husband Allen Ludden, and more.

Pictured: White circa 1926

Betty White circa 1927

Betty White circa 1928

Betty White circa 1929

Betty White with her dogs

Betty White relaxing with her dog

Betty White with husband Allen Ludden

Betty White posing with her dogs

Betty White on the cover ofTele-Viewsmagazine, circa 1950

Betty White on the cover ofTele-Viewsmagazine, circa 1952

Betty White with Burt Reynolds onThe Pet Set

Betty White with Carol Burnett onThe Pet Set

Betty White with Mary Tyler Moore onThe Pet Set

Betty White and her lion friend onThe Pet Set

Betty White with James Brolin onThe Pet Set

Betty White embracing a lion

Betty White with a tiger behind the scene ofThe Pet Set

Betty White sitting atop a buffalo on the set of a show

Betty White reading a book from her fan club, Bet’s Pets

Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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Betty White

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