Joyce Brothers

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Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

10/20/1927

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Joyce Brothers

Biography

Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. She first became famous in 1955 for winning the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which established her as a pioneer in the field of "pop (popular) psychology". Brothers is often credited as the first to normalize psychological concepts to the American mainstream. Her syndicated columns were featured in newspapers and ma...

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