Golden Girl Betty White on Career Longevity and Protecting Pets, Insid... TV for Grownups

The Immortal Betty White

America s Golden Girl talks about her burgeoning career and her love for pets

Life expectancy is at an all-time high. Americans are living longer, working longer and staying active longer. It is fundamentally changing the nature of who makes up the workforce. We talk with two prominent examples: J, whose passion is the law and who last year at age 90, retired from the intellectually demanding job of Associate Justice of the and Betty White, who will be celebrating her 90th birthday in a matter of months but continues to enjoy a renaissance in her show business career – a hit TV show, commercials and as the highest-rated guest host last season on Saturday Night Live (not to mention a new book, her involvement in animal welfare causes and as ).
Betty White is a force of nature. At 89, she has a hit TV series, has just written her sixth book, and remains deeply engaged in animal welfare issues. And oh yes, White says she sleeps a few hours a night.
See also: . Just before kicking off her book tour, she invited Lark McCarthy to Long Beach, California to the SPCA/LA’s P.D. & Education Center to discuss , her unstoppable career and lifelong .

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