The beloved actor died on December 31.
at her home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles as the result of a December 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the LA County death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press.She was cremated and her remains were given Friday to Glenn Kaplan, the man in charge of White's advanced health care directive.
Betty White accepts the award for Favorite TV Icon at the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, January 7, 2015.Chris Pizzello/Invision/APJeff Witjas, White's longtime agent and friend, who first confirmed her death to the AP, said she had been staying close to her Los Angeles home during the pandemic.
The document lists White's legal name of Betty Marion Ludden. She took the last name of her husband Allen Ludden, to whom she was married from 1963 until his death in 1981.White, whose comic chops and up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years who was celebrated by several generations of fans, died less than three weeks before her 100th birthday.
President Joe Biden, Mel Brooks, and many other celebrities and prominent leaders paid tribute to her after her death.
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