Agnes White Tizard

Agnes White Tizard (July 10, 1895 – March 28, 1979) was an American home economist and nutrition consultant who worked for General Mills and was associated with the brand character Betty Crocker. Tizard was the voice of Crocker on the radio for 20 years, and wrote the original Betty Crocker Cookbook in 1950. Tizard was the first host of a radio cooking program in the United States.

Early life and family Agnes White was born on July 10, 1895, in Illinois. She married William E. Tizard, a mining engineer. They lived in Valley Center, California.

Death and legacy Tizard died on March 28, 1979.

The home owned by Tizard and her husband is now referred to as the "Betty Crocker House," and is open for tours monthly. The Valley Center Historical Society erected a marker at the site identifying the property as a site of historic interest. The Valley Center History Museum has a permanent exhibit about Tizard's life and work, where visitors can listen to a 1936 recording of Tizard speaking on the Cooking School of the Air radio program.