Summary
The U.S. Postal Service will honor TV icon Betty White with a commemorative stamp in 2025.
Known for her roles on The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, White captivated audiences for seven decades with her wit, warmth, and advocacy for animals.
The stamp’s design is based on a 2010 photograph. White, who died in 2021 at 99, began her career in the early 1950s and became a beloved figure across generations.
The USPS also announced plans to honor pianist Allen Toussaint in its 2025 stamp program.
Well deserved. Betty White was an immense talent and a wonderful human being. She was a true ally against bigotry.
In 1954, as The Betty White Show became national across the United States, White was criticized by many in the Southern states for having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her variety show and was asked to remove him. In the 2018 documentary Betty White: First Lady of Television, White recalled threats to take the show off-air “if we didn’t get rid of Arthur, because he was Black.” She refused, saying “he stays, live with it”.
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A supporter and advocate of LGBT rights, White said in 2010, “If a couple has been together all that time – and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones – I think it’s fine if they want to get married. I don’t know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don’t worry about other people so much.” In a 2011 interview, she revealed that she always knew her close friend Liberace was gay and that she sometimes accompanied him to premieres to help him hide it.
Bah. Not interested if they don’t use this photo.
It’s what she would have wanted.
Agreed.
died in 2021 at 99
I don’t believe you. She just went into seclusion to enjoy the rest of her well-earned immortality.
Not the bullet point I was expecting from 2025
Where’s my Abe Vigoda stamp?
