Betty Marion White Ludden, an American actress, and comedian was born on January 17, 1922.
Who Was Betty White’s Ex-Husband Lane Allen?
Betty White’s second marriage was more up her alley career-wise. White eloped with Hollywood agent Lane Allen in 1947.
But after two years of marriage, they went their separate ways. In the 1960s, White was earning a living through regular TV appearances.
It was during her time on the game show Password that she struck up a romance with the show’s host, Allen Ludden.
After turning down his proposal twice, she accepted and the two wed in Las Vegas in June 1963. While she never had any children of her own, White helped to raise Ludden’s three kids from his previous marriage. The two remained married until Ludden’s death in 1981.
In June 2012, White opened up about Ludden being the love of her life and never dating anyone seriously after his death. “When you have the best who needs the rest,” she told CBS News. “It was very special. But that doesn’t keep you from having somebody and going out and having dates and … Robert Redford never calls.”