[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E999]
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                        A TRIBUTE TO BETTY WHITE

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 28, 2010

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Betty White, who is 
receiving the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's (GLAZA) Beastly 
Ball Award.
  Betty began her impressive performing career in the 1940s on the 
radio. Her first big break was in 1949 when she joined Al Jarvis on a 
daily, live, local television show, which she eventually hosted. In 
partnership with writer George Tibbles and producer Don Fedderson, she 
formed her own production company and produced her first comedy series, 
Life with Elizabeth, receiving an Emmy in 1952. Appearing frequently on 
major variety and game shows, she was a recurring regular with Jack 
Paar, Merv Griffin, and Johnny Carson, and a regular on Mama's Family.
  Ms. White's first appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 
show's fourth season led to her becoming a recurring cast member, and 
her portrayal of Sue Ann Nivens, the Happy Homemaker, brought two Emmys 
for supporting actress in 1974-75 and 1975-76. She received her fourth 
Emmy for Best Daytime Game Show Host for Just Men. Nominated seven 
times for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for The Golden Girls, she won 
the Emmy in 1985, and won a sixth Emmy for Best Guest Actress in a 
Comedy Series in 1996 on The John Larroquette Show. Since 2000, Betty 
has appeared in Ally McBeal, That 70s Show, Boston Legal and The Bold 
and the Beautiful. In May 2010, Betty hosted Saturday Night Live, 
resulting in the long-running show receiving its highest ratings ever. 
In June of this year, she will appear in a new weekly TV Land Series, 
Hot in Cleveland. Betty's movies for television credits include Chance 
of a Lifetime, Stealing Christmas, Annie's Point, and Animal Planet's 
The Retrievers. Her big screen endeavors include Hard Rain, Dennis the 
Menace Strikes Again, Bringing Down the House, The Proposal, and You 
Again, which will be released in September 2010.
  Along with the Emmys, Betty has won numerous awards during her 
seventy-year career. They include the Pacific Pioneers in 
Broadcasting's ``Golden Ike'' Award, the Genii Award from American 
Women in Radio and TV, the American Comedy Awards' Funniest Female 
Award as well as their Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, she was 
honored with the Career Achievement Award from the Television Critics 
Association, the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild 
and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Acting from the American Women in 
Radio and Television. In 1995, Betty was inducted into the Television 
Academy's Hall of Fame.
  Betty's work on behalf of animals is close to her heart and 
legendary. She is President Emeritus of the Morris Animal Foundation, 
serving as a Trustee since 1972, a member on the Board of the Greater 
Los Angeles Zoo Association since 1974 and an eight-year Los Angeles 
Zoo Commissioner. Among the awards she has received for her work for 
animal welfare include the American Veterinary Medical Association's 
Humane Award, the Jane Goodall Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, 
and an honorary doctorate from Western University Veterinary School as 
``Doctor of Humane Veterinary Sciences.'' In 2006, Betty was honored by 
the City of Los Angeles with the title of ``Ambassador to the 
Animals.''
  The time, energy and devotion Betty has given to GLAZA is 
extraordinary, and the residents of the greater Los Angeles area have 
benefited enormously from her generosity. I ask all Members of Congress 
to join me in commending Betty White upon receiving the 2010 Greater 
Los Angeles Zoo Association's Beastly Ball Award.

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