Legendary TV icon Betty White He will be honored in 2025 with a seal US Postal Service announced Friday.
The “Golden Girls” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show” actress “has shared her wit and warmth with viewers for seven decades,” the USPS press release said.
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“The comedian, who gained younger generations of fans as she entered her 90s, was also respected as a compassionate animal advocate,” the USPS said.
image whiteShe, who died in 2021, was created based on a photo taken in 2010, USPS said. The list of new stamps released Friday is a partial list, and additional stamps will be announced in the coming weeks and months, the USPS said.
“This early glimpse of the 2025 stamp program demonstrates our commitment to providing a variety of themes and designs for both philatelists and stamp enthusiasts,” said Lisa Pope Semple, director of stamp services at USPS.
White fired it Television career on daytime talk shows when the medium was still in its infancy and continued into the era of cable and streaming. Her combination of sweetness and sass gave life to a roster of eccentric characters on shows from the sitcom “Life With Elizabeth” in the early 1950s, to the eccentric Rose Nylund on “The Golden Girls” in the 1980s, to the hit “Boston Legal.” From 2004 to 2008.
White died in December 2021. She was 99, and just weeks away from her 100th birthday on January 17.
When asked how she managed to be so universally loved over her long career, she replied: white “I just make it my job to get along with people so I can have fun,” she summed up with a faint smile. “It’s that simple.”
The USPS said it will also honor the pianist and composer aline toussaint, Who died in 2015 at the age of 77.