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White, who would have turned 100 on Jan. 17,
capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's
geriatric sweetheart. She died on Friday in her sleep at her
home, according to her agent.
From her early days in television to her iconic role on "The
Golden Girls" and her social media fame, the 30-page comic by
TidalWave Productions traces her Hollywood journey. The book
will be available both digitally and in print and can be found
on multiple platforms such as Amazon.com.
TidalWave Productions has previously released biographies on
celebrities including Carrie Fisher, Lucille Ball, David Bowie
and Elizabeth Taylor.
White won best-supporting actress Emmys for her role on the "The
Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1975 and 1976.
She won another Emmy in 1986 for "The Golden Girls," a sitcom
about four older women living together in Miami that featured an
age demographic rarely highlighted on American television. White
also was nominated for an Emmy six other times for her portrayal
of the widowed Rose Nylund, a sweet, naive and ditzy
Midwesterner, on the show, which ran from 1985 to 1992 and was
one of the top-rated series of its time.
White, who had no children, worked for animal causes. She once
turned down a role in the movie "As Good as It Gets" because of
a scene in which a dog was thrown in a garbage chute.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell in New York; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker)
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