Barbara Walters Claim to Fame
Famous as
TV personality, journalist, author
Popular for
As host in NBC's news & talk show "Today" (1966 - 1971)
Barbara Walters Personal Fact
Birth Name
Barbara Jill Walters
Birth Date
September 25, 1929
Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height
5' 5"
Nationality
American
Education
- Attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School, NYC
- Attended Birch Wathen Lenox School, NYC
- Graduated from Miami Beach High School, Florida, in 1947
- Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, NY in 1951, with a B.A. in English
Barbara Walters Family
Father
Louis "Lou" Walters
Mother
Dena Seletsky
Brother
Burton (d. 1932, of pneumonia)
Sister
Jacqueline (older, d. 1985, of ovarian cancer), Walda Walters Anderson (half-sister, communications executive)
Spouse
Robert Henry Katz (business executive, 20-Jun-55 - 1958, annulled), Lee Guber (theater impresario, 8-Dec-63 - Dec -1976), Merv Adelson (CEO of Lorimar Television, 10-May-86 - Aug-92)
Relation
Roy Cohn (lawyer), Alan Greenspan (economist), John Warner (senator), Edward Brooke (politician)
Daughter
Jacqueline Dena Guber (adopted, b. 14-Jun-68)
