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| Betty Furness
Television Journalist, Radio Host |
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Photograph by John Engstead
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Career Includes
Model, John Robert Powers Agency (1930–32); Film Actress (1932–39; highlights include Magnificent Obsession and Swing Time); Stage Actress (1949–60; highlights include The Doughgirls and My Sister Eileen); Host, Fashions, Coming and Becoming (1948); Commercial Spokeswoman, Westinghouse Appliances (1949–60); Host, Meet Betty Furness (1953), At Your Beck and Call (1961), Ask Betty Furness (1961–67), A Woman’s World (1962), Answering Service (1962–63); Recruiter, VISTA and Head Start federal programs (1964); Special Assistant to the U.S. President for Consumer Affairs (1967–69); Columnist, McCall’s magazine (1969–70); Executive Director, New York State Consumer Protection Board (1970–71); Commissioner, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (1973); Consumer Reporter, Contributor, WNBC-TV (1974–92)
Education
Bennett Junior College, 1929–32
Born
January 03, 1916
New York, New York
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