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Betty Aberlin was born on December 30, 1942 and is 83 years old now.
Birthday: December 30, 1942
How Old - Age: 83
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Betty Aberlin - Biography
Betty Aberlin (born December 30, 1942) is an American actress, poet, and writer. She is best known as "Lady Aberlin" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
As a contributor to the literary web site "Fresh Yarn", Aberlin's essay, The Blonding of America, was published in 2005. In the essay, Aberlin comments on privilege and physical appearance. The point of departure for her reflection is the purchase of a blonde wig to hide her first gray hairs. Wearing the wig, Aberlin is aware of how it erases racial or ethnic features and how her new look evokes a more glamorous feminine stereotype. She observes how this change to her appearance effects a change of consciousness: "I put [the wig] on, and I don't even notice the homeless anymore."
She concludes the essay: "Later on that evening, I saw a yellow school bus, filled with Chasidim. On the sooty back window of the bus, someone had drawn a swastika. I'll tell you...it certainly feels a little safer....being blonde."
In 2008, Aberlin published a collection of poems, The White Page Poems, as a companion to A Book of Strife, in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul, an 1880 collection of poems by George MacDonald. The original edition of McDonald's book had a blank page opposite each poem.
