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What made Betty White the most beloved TV star of her (or maybe any) generation

Betty White, perhaps the most beloved actress and personality of her and several other generations, died Friday, New Year's Eve, 17 days short of what would have been her 100th birthday — a landmark already being celebrated in media and social media.

Depending on where you joined White's seven-plus-decade journey through show business — at every stage of which she managed to define a role for a Woman Her Age that was also uniquely and unmistakably Betty White — you might know her

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