Barbara Walters
About
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Also Known As
Barbara Jill Walters
Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born
September 25, 1929
Filmography
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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
(2015)
Herself
Love, Marilyn
(2012)
Herself
The Love We Make
(2011)
Herself
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
(2011)
Herself
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
(2015)
Other
Love, Marilyn
(2012)
Other
Family & Companions
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Robert Henry Katz
Husband
Business executive. First marriage; marriage annulled.
Roy Cohn
Companion
Lawyer. Nearly engaged; McCarthy aide during the HUAC hearings; later died from complications from AIDS.
Lee Guber
Husband
Theatrical producer. Married on December 8, 1963; divorced in 1976.
Merv Adelman
Husband
TV production executive. Married on May 10, 1986; filed for divorce in August 1992.
Bibliography
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"How to Talk to Practically Anybody About Practically Anything"
Barbara Walters, Doubleday (1970)
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
(2015)
Herself
Love, Marilyn
(2012)
Herself
The Love We Make
(2011)
Herself
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
(2011)
Herself
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
(2015)
Other
Love, Marilyn
(2012)
Other
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
(2011)
Other
The Love We Make
(2011)
Other
Cast (Special)
The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2004)
Presenter
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2003
(2003)
Host
The 57th Annual Tony Awards
(2003)
The View: His & Her Body Test
(2003)
Host
100 Years of Hope and Humor
(2003)
Hillary Clinton's Journey: Public, Private, Personal With Barbara Walters
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Christiane Amanpour
(2003)
ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration
(2003)
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2003)
Performer
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2003)
Presenter
20/20: Living with Michael Jackson
(2003)
Intimate Portrait: Paula Zahn
(2002)
The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2002)
Presenter
After Party at "The View"
(2002)
Born in My Heart: A Love Story
(2001)
The Nightclub Years
(2001)
Interviewee
I Love Lucy -- 50th Anniversary Special
(2001)
Breaking the News
(2001)
Intimate Portrait: Liz Smith
(2001)
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2001)
Presenter
Super Bowl XXXIV
(2000)
("Pre-Game Show")
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(2000)
Performer
Barbara Walters: A Driving Force
(2000)
ABC 2000
(1999)
Monica: The Untold Story
(1999)
Interviewee
Intimate Portrait: Star Jones
(1999)
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1999
(1999)
Host
Ann Landers: America's Confidante
(1999)
Interviewee
A Celebration: 100 Years of Great Women With Barbara Walters
(1999)
Host
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
(1999)
Presenter
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998
(1998)
Host
The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards
(1998)
Presenter
Barbara Walters Presents 6 to Watch
(1998)
Host
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame
(1998)
Performer
Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch
(1997)
Hollywood and the News
(1997)
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1997
(1997)
Host
Mike Wallace Remembers
(1997)
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus -- But We Have to Live on Earth
(1997)
Sex, Drugs and Consequences
(1996)
Race for a Miracle: The Brad and Vicki Margus Story
(1996)
Host
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC
(1996)
The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration
(1996)
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1996
(1996)
Host
Happily Ever After?
(1995)
Narration
Inside the Hate Conspiracy: America's Terrorists
(1995)
Anchor
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1995
(1995)
Host
Princess Diana: The Interview
(1995)
Host
Whiz Kids
(1995)
In a New Light: Sex Unplugged
(1995)
The Barbara Walters Special: The Price of Fame
(1995)
Host
Into the Jury's Hands
(1995)
In a New Light '94
(1994)
Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994
(1994)
Host
ABC's 40th Anniversary Special
(1994)
The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour
(1994)
Host
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame
(1994)
Performer
Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994)
The Essence Awards
(1994)
Presenter
Switched at Birth: Kimberly's Story
(1993)
Legend to Legend Night
(1993)
20/20 15th Anniversary Special
(1993)
What Is This Thing Called Love?
(1993)
Host
Great Television Moments: What We Watched
(1993)
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood
(1993)
One on One: Classic Television Interviews
(1993)
The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993
(1993)
In a New Light '93
(1993)
Narrator
The Best of Barbara Walters: Legend -- The New Generation
(1992)
Host
Twentysomething: What Happened to the American Dream?
(1992)
Today at 40
(1992)
Donahue: The 25th Anniversary
(1992)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
(1991)
The Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Awards (1989)
(1990)
Presenter
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
The Television Academy Hall of Fame
(1990)
Performer
Fifteen Years of MacNeil/Lehrer
(1990)
The Perfect Baby
(1990)
Anchor
Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
(1989)
America's Kids: Teaching Them to Think
(1989)
Anchor
Presidential Inauguration
(1989)
Survival Stories: Growing Up Down and Out
(1989)
Anchor
America's Kids: Why They Flunk
(1988)
Anchor
Sesame Street, Special
(1988)
The 50th Barbara Walters Special
(1988)
Host
Today at 35
(1987)
A Star-Spangled Celebration
(1987)
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
(1986)
Liberty Weekend
(1986)
Liberty Weekend Preview
(1986)
Host
LIFE: Fifty Years
(1986)
Host
Writer (Special)
Hillary Clinton's Journey: Public, Private, Personal With Barbara Walters
(2003)
Writer
Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch
(1997)
Writer
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC
(1996)
Writer
The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour
(1994)
Writer
ABC's 40th Anniversary Special
(1994)
Screenplay
What Is This Thing Called Love?
(1993)
Writer
20/20 15th Anniversary Special
(1993)
Writer
The Best of Barbara Walters: Legend -- The New Generation
(1992)
Writer
The Perfect Baby
(1990)
Writer
Producer (Special)
Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2003
(2003)
Executive Producer
The View: His & Her Body Test
(2003)
Executive Producer
Born in My Heart: A Love Story
(2001)
Executive Producer
Special Thanks (Special)
Hillary Clinton's Journey: Public, Private, Personal With Barbara Walters
(2003)
Writer
Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch
(1997)
Writer
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC
(1996)
Writer
The Barbara Walters Special: Happy Hour
(1994)
Writer
ABC's 40th Anniversary Special
(1994)
Screenplay
What Is This Thing Called Love?
(1993)
Writer
20/20 15th Anniversary Special
(1993)
Writer
The Best of Barbara Walters: Legend -- The New Generation
(1992)
Writer
The Perfect Baby
(1990)
Writer
Life Events
1961
Worked as writer and researcher for NBC's "Today" show
1966
Appeared on episodic basis on NBC's "Today"
1972
Was only woman reporter in press group that accompanied President Nixon on his historic trip to China
1974
Co-anchored (with Jim Hartz) NBC's "Today"
1976
Co-anchored "ABC Evening News" with Harry Reasoner
1976
Hosted first primetime "Barbara Walters Special" with guests Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, and Barbra Streisand and her then-companion Jon Peters
1977
Arranged first joint interview with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin
1978
Served as correspondent for ABC's "World News Tonight"
1984
Co-hosted ABC newsmagazine "20/20" with Hugh Downs; added second night of show 1997
1997
Co-created, co-executive produced, and co-hosted hit daytime talk and information program "The View" (ABC)
2001
Served as a producer of syndicated talk show "Iyanla"
2007
Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
2008
Published memoir <i>Audition</I>
Family
Lou Walters
Father
Nightclub owner, theatrical producer. Founder of the "Latin Quarter" nightclub chain.
Dena Walters
Mother
Jacqueline Dena Katz
Daughter
Born c. 1968; adopted with first husband Robert Katz.
Companions
Robert Henry Katz
Husband
Business executive. First marriage; marriage annulled.
Roy Cohn
Companion
Lawyer. Nearly engaged; McCarthy aide during the HUAC hearings; later died from complications from AIDS.
Lee Guber
Husband
Theatrical producer. Married on December 8, 1963; divorced in 1976.
Merv Adelman
Husband
TV production executive. Married on May 10, 1986; filed for divorce in August 1992.
John Warner
Companion
US Senator. Dated from 1996 to 2000; formerly married to Catherine Mellon and Elizabeth Taylor; Walters always maintained that she had known Warner since c. 1974 and that they were only "good friends".
Bibliography
"How to Talk to Practically Anybody About Practically Anything"
Barbara Walters, Doubleday (1970)
