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

Courtesy Betty White Archive

Courtesy Betty White Archive

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Courtesy Betty White Archive

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Courtesy Betty White Archive

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Courtesy of Darren Wadyko Media / Margate & Chandler, Inc.

Courtesy of Darren Wadyko Media / Margate & Chandler, Inc.

Courtesy of Darren Wadyko Media / Margate & Chandler, Inc.

Courtesy of Darren Wadyko Media / Margate & Chandler, Inc.

Courtesy of Darren Wadyko Media / Margate & Chandler, Inc.

Courtesy Betty White Archive

Courtesy Betty White Archive

Courtesy Betty White Archive

Courtesy Betty White Archive