Graphic designer shares a picture of Allen Ludden that she restored for the late Betty White shortly before the 99-year-old “Golden Girls” star’s untimely Dec. 31 passing due to n…
In the wake of the “Golden Girl” gem’s Dec. 31 passing, California-based graphic designer Helen Stickler shared a series of viral tweets revealing that she’d restored a photograph of Ludden — the deceased host of retro game show “Password,” who died at 63 in 1981 of stomach cancer — which White, 99, kissed every day for the last four decades. blow him a kiss every morning
,” said Stickler, 55, in her trending New Year’s Eve tweet about the gone-too-soon television trailblazer. “Over 40 years the photo faded, and I had the great honor of restoring it for her. If there is an afterlife, I hope she’s with her Allen #BettyWhiteRIP.” White married Ludden in 1963, and refused to remarry after the game show host’s death of stomach cancer in 1981.Stickler — who, in addition to graphic designing, is billed as an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and director of feature films — went on to share the side-by-side rehabilitation she performed on White’s cherished keepsake.restored for her
earlier this year,” wrote Stickler alongside a withered picture of a smiling Ludden positioned next to the vibrantly revamped snapshot. “It was an honor to be useful for this great lady. She sent me a lovely thank you note.” White is said to have kissed Ludden’s picture, which she allegedly kept at her bedside, every morning for 40 years.The note, a handwritten acknowledgement penned on Betty White-embossed stationary and dated March 30, 2021, reads: “Dear Helen, Thank you so very much for your good work on my beloved’s picture. It makes it a wonderful treasure and I really appreciate it. Have a Happy Easter and thank you again. Warmest, Betty.
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