Barbara Walters Biography (1931-)

Full name, Barbara Ann Walters; born September 25, 1931, in Boston, MA; daughter of Lou (a nightclub operator and theatrical producer) and Dena (maiden name, Selett) Walters; first marriage annulled; married Lee Guber (a theatricalproducer), December 8, 1963 (divorced, 1976); married Merv Adelson (a television production executive), May 10, 1986 (divorced); children: (second marriage) Jacqueline Dena. Addresses: Office: c/o 20/20, 147 ColumbusAve., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10023; Barbara Walters Specials, Barwall Productions, 825 Seventh Ave., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019-6014.; Publicist: Cindi Berger, PMK/HBH, New York, 650 Fifth Ave., 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.; Agent: The Harry Walker Agency Inc., 355 Lexington Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Broadcast journalist, writer
Birth Details: September 25, 1931; Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Regular correspondent, The Today Show (also known as The Rise and Shine Review), NBC, 1963-1974
Co-anchor, The Today Show (also known as The Rise and Shine Review), NBC, 1974-1976
Moderator, Not for Women Only, syndicated, 1974-1976
Co-anchor, The ABC News with Harry Reasoner and Barbara Walters (now ABC World News Tonight), ABC, 1976-1978
Correspondent, 20/20, ABC, 1981-1984
Co-anchor, 20/20, ABC, 1984-
Substitute anchor, ABC News Nightline (also known as Nightline), ABC, 1991-
Anchor, Turning Point, ABC, 1994
Cohost, The View, ABC, 1997-
ABC News Saturday Night, ABC, 1998
America.01, ABC, 2001
Specials
Host, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1976, 1985-
The Television Annual: 1978/1979, 1979
All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., NBC, 1986
Host, Liberty Weekend Preview, ABC, 1986
Host, Life: Fifty Years (also known as The 50th Anniversary ofLife Magazine), ABC, 1986
Commentator, Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
Today at 35, NBC, 1987
A Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1987
Sesame Street Special, PBS, 1988
Host, The 50th Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1988
Anchor, America's Kids: Why They Flunk (also known as Burning Questions), ABC, 1988
Regis & Kathie Lee: Special Edition, 1988
Fifty Years of Celebration: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
Reporter, Presidential Inauguration, ABC, 1989
Anchor, Survival Stories: Growing Up Down and Out (also known as Kids in Trouble: Fighting Back), ABC, 1989
America's Kids: Teaching Them to Think (also known as Burning Questions), ABC, 1989
The 6th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
Fifteen Years of MacNeil/Lehrer, PBS, 1990
Presenter, The 48th Alfred I. Dupont--Columbia University Awards,PBS, 1990
Anchor, The Perfect Baby, ABC, 1990
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (documentary), PBS, 1990
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic, ABC, 1991
Host, The Best of Barbara Walters: Legend--The New Generation, ABC, 1992
Donahue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
Host, Twentysomething: What Happened to the American Dream?, ABC,1992
Today at 40, NBC, 1992
Legend to Legend Night, NBC, 1993
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood, ABC, 1993
The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993, ABC, 1993
Narrator, In a New Light '93, ABC, 1993
Host, What Is This Thing Called Love? The Barbara Walters Special,ABC, 1993
Host, One on One: Classic Television Interviews, CBS, 1993
Host, Great Television Moments: What We Watched, ABC, 1993
Host, 20/20 15th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1993
Switched at Birth: Kimberly's Story, ABC, 1993
Segment host, "Watching History Happen," ABC's 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The Essence Awards, Fox, 1994
Host, "25/25," Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!, ABC, 1994
Host, In a New Light '94, ABC, 1994
Host, The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour, ABC, 1994
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994, ABC, 1994
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, ABC, 1994
Anchor, Whiz Kids, ABC, 1995
Host, Princess Diana: The Interview, ABC, 1995
Into the Jury's Hands, ABC, 1995
Inside the Hate Conspiracy: America's Terrorists, ABC, 1995

Introduction, In a New Light: Sex Unplugged, ABC, 1995
Narrator, Happily Ever After?, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Host, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1995, ABC, 1995
Sex, Drugs and Consequences, ABC, 1996
Race for a Miracle: The Brad and Vicki Margus Story, ABC, 1996
Host, The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS, 1996
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC, ABC, 1996
Host, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1996, ABC, 1996
Interviewee, Mike Wallace Remembers, CBS, 1997
Host, Men Are from Mars, Women are from Venus--But We Have to Live onEarth, ABC, 1997
Hollywood and the News, ABC, 1997
Barbara Walters Presents 6 to Watch, ABC, 1997, 1998
Host, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1997, ABC, 1997
Host, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998, ABC, 1998
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998
Presenter, The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
Interviewee, Monica: The Untold Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Star Jones, Lifetime, 1999
Host, A Celebration: 100 Years of Great Women with Barbara Walters, ABC, 1999
Host, Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1999, ABC, 1999
Interviewee, Ann Landers: America's Confidante, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
ABC 2000, ABC, 1999
Presenter, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999
Super Bowl XXXIV, ABC, 2000
Interviewee, Barbara Walters: A Driving Force, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
Interviewee, The Nightclub Years, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Liz Smith, Lifetime, 2001
I Love Lucy--50th Anniversary Spcial, CBS, 2001
Breaking the News, CBS, 2001
Interviewee, Born in My Heart: A Love Story, ABC, 2001
Presenter, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments, ABC, 2002
Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2002,ABC, 2002
After Party at "The View," ABC, 2002
The View: His & Her Body Test, ABC, 2003
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Christiane Amanpour, Lifetime, 2003
Host, Hillary Clinton's Journey: Public, Private, Personal with Barbara Walters, ABC, 2003
Presenter, ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003
Presenter, The 57th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2003
Presenter, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003
Host, 20/20: Living with Michael Jackson, ABC, 2003
Interviewee, 100 Years of Hope and Humor, NBC, 2003
Episodic
Sesame Street, PBS, 1969
Mrs. Frazier, "For the Love of Bert," Maude, 1975
"Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter," American Masters, PBS, 1990
Host, "Switched at Birth: Kimberly's Story," Turning Point, ABC, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000,2001, 2002, 2003
Guest host, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003
Also appeared in episodes of Issues and Answers, ABC.
Television Work
Series
Co-executive producer, The View, ABC, 1997-
Executive producer, Iyanla, NBC, 2001
Television Executive Producer
Specials
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992-1993, 2001
Born In My Heart: A Love Story (documentary), ABC, 2001
Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2002,ABC, 2002
The View: His & Her Body Test, 2003
Radio Appearances
Moderator of the radio programs Emphasis and Monitor; and hosted popular series Not for Women Only, NBC radio.
Stage Appearances
Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
Film Appearances
Bank teller, Crazy Mama, 1975
Spinster I, Goin' South, 1978
(As Barbara Ann Walters) Cafeteria lady, Rock `n' Roll High School, 1979
In God We Tru$t (also known as Gimme That Prime Time Religion), 1980
The Line King: Al Hirschfeld (also known as The Line King),1996
WRITINGS
Television Specials
The Perfect Baby, ABC, 1990
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1990-
The Best of Barbara Walters: Legend--The New Generation, ABC, 1992
What Is This Thing Called Love? The Barbara Walters Special, ABC,1993
20/20 15th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1993
The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour, ABC, 1994
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC, ABC, 1996
Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch, ABC, 1997
Hillary Clinton's Journey: Public, Private, Personal with Barbara Walters, 2003
Writer for Issues and Answers, ABC.
Television Series
The Today Show (also known as The Rise and Shine Review), NBC, 1961-1963
Books
How to Talk with Practically Anybody about Practically Anything, Doubleday, 1970
Interview Given by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro to the American Journalist Barbara Walters, Oficina de Publicaciones del Consejo de Estado,1978
Barbara Walters Best Interviews, Meredith Corp., 1994
Contributor to periodicals, including Family Weekly, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, March 19, 1999, pp. 81-82
George, November, 1997, pp. 108-113, 142, 144
Ladies' Home Journal, April, 1996, p. 128
Life, February 18, 1966, pp. 49-50, 52; November 18, 1997, p. 36
Nation, December 15, 1997, p. 36
Newsweek, May 6, 1974; May 3, 1976; October 11, 1976
New York Times, May 2, 1976; August 23, 1992
People Weekly, June 21, 1982; May 26, 1986
Time, May 3, 1976; October 18, 1976
TV Guide, January 2, 1999, pp. 12-19
Washington Star, April 23, 1976

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