Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers Joyce Brothers in 1957 Born Joyce Diane Bauer (1927-10-20)October 20, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died May 13, 2013(2013-05-13) (aged 85) Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. Alma mater Cornell University (BA) Columbia University (Ph.D) Occupation Psychologist Advice columnist Writer Years active 1955–2013 Spouse(s) Milton Brothers (1949–89; his death; 1 child) Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality and columnist, who wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013. In 1955, she became the only woman ever to win the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question, answering questions on the topic of boxing, which was suggested as a stunt by the show's producers. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering the field. She wrote a column for Good Housekeeping for almost forty years and became, according to The Washington Post, the "face of American psychology". Brothers appeared in dozens of television roles, usually as herself, but from the 1970s onward she accepted roles portraying fictional characters, often self-parodies. Radio therapist Laura Schlessinger credited Brothers with making psychology "accessible".