- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBarbara Jill Walters
- Nicknames
- Babs
- Baba Wawa
- BW
- Bookzilla
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Barbara Walters was born on September 25, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for The Barbara Walters Summer Special (1976), The View (1997) and 20/20 (1978). She was married to Merv Adelson, Lee Guber and Robert Henry Katz. She died on December 30, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesMerv Adelson(May 10, 1986 - August 17, 1992) (divorced)Lee Guber(December 8, 1963 - March 22, 1976) (divorced, 1 child)Robert Henry Katz(June 20, 1955 - 1958) (annulled)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesJacqueline Walters(Sibling)
- Asking unapologetic point-blank questions
- Classic and conservative sense of style
- Blue eyes
- Blonde hair
- Strong, sultry voice
- Has stated that her best interview was with Katharine Hepburn, her worst was with Warren Beatty.
- She only wears one contact lens while working. With one lens she can read the teleprompter, but with two she would not be able to read her notes.
- She interviewed every U.S. president from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. She also interviewed Donald Trump and Joe Biden before they became president.
- The first anchorperson to earn $1 million a year.
- Was the Today (1952) show's first female co-host.
- [advice from Don Hewitt, producer of 60 Minutes (1968), in 1957] You're a marvelous girl, but stay out of television.
- I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty.
- [on interviewing] I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
- My own opinion is that there's far too little flirtation in our country as it is. Most attractive males talk to most attractive women as if they were Rotarians comparing sales percentages in Des Moines.
- Motherhood is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy.
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