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Elizabeth Mary Furness (January 3, 1916 – April 2, 1994) was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator . Early years. Furness was born in Manhattan, the daughter of wealthy business executive George Choate Furness and his wife Florence. [1] . She attended the Brearley School and Bennett Junior College. [2]
Betty Furness. Actress: Midshipman Jack. Elizabeth Mary Furness was born on January 3, 1916 in New York City. She was a teenage model with the Powers agency and appeared in secondary roles in more than 35 movies. She is best remembered as the highly paid television spokesperson for Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
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Betty Furness was a model, actress and consumer affairs expert who appeared in more than 35 movies and on NBC's Today (1952) for 16 years. She was also a spokesperson for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- January 3, 1916
- April 2, 1994
Apr 4, 1994 · Betty Furness, who went from minor acting roles to reknown as a television saleswoman and then became a formidable consumer advocate, died on Saturday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in...
Apr 4, 1994 · Betty Furness, actress, pioneering pitchwoman and consumer ombudsman on television and for various government agencies, has died. She was 78. Miss Furness, who had suffered from stomach cancer...
Apr 3, 1994 · Betty Furness, who went from doing television commercials for Westinghouse refigerators to pioneering the field of consumer affairs as a television journalist, died yesterday at Memorial...
Apr 2, 1994 · Betty Furness was an American actress, consumer advocate, and current affairs commentator who appeared in over forty films and several TV shows. She was also a popular spokeswoman for Westinghouse products and a panelist on What's My Line?
