Joyce Brothers

Diane Joyce Brothers ( born farmer, born October 20, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, † May 13 2013 in Fort Lee, New Jersey) was an American psychologist, television presenter and columnist.

Life and work

Joyce Brothers came in 1927 in Brooklyn to the world. Her parents and Estelle Morris K. Bauer were both lawyers. Her family was of Jewish origin.

She graduated at Far Rockaway High School in January 1944. At Cornell University, she did a double degree in home economics and psychology. Joyce was a member of the sorority Sigma Delta Tau. At Columbia University, she received her doctorate in psychology.

1949 married Joyce internist Milton Brothers, who died of cancer in 1989. The couple had a daughter named Lisa Brothers. Joyce Brothers lived until her death at 85 years in Fort Lee in New Jersey.

Joyce Brothers in 1955 became famous by winning $ 64,000 Question, the American game show The. There they seemed to be a expert in the field of boxing to be. First, Joyce had not planned to choose boxing as a field; This was recommended to her by the sponsors and she agreed. Joyce read every book on the boxes that they could find, and was thus able to answer the tough questions on the show. Joyce explained that she had a good memory.

1959 came allegations that quiz shows were rigged. Joyce, however, declared that they would not have cheated her and no correct answers were given in advance. Subsequent investigations confirmed her statement.

Your success in the game show gave her the chance to co-commentator for CBS in a boxing match between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson to be.

In August 1958 Joyce Brothers got their own TV show, which had nothing to do with sports. In its mission Joyce gave relationship advice and answered questions from the audience.

More than four decades, Joyce worked for various advice programs on television and radio. From 1960 to 2013 they wrote a column in the magazine Good Housekeeping. 1964 Joyce interviewed the Beatles on their first visit to the United States. It also published several books.

She died on 13 May 2013 aged 85 years in Fort Lee in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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1976 Brothers played in the movie The Brood of Evil ( embryo ) itself