Joyce Brothers

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Joyce Brothers was one of the most prominent psychologists and a television personality

Oct 20, 1927

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 20, 1927
  • Died on: May 13, 2013
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Psychologists, Columbia University, Cornell University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • Spouses: Milton Brothers
  • Known as: Joyce Diane Bauer
  • Childrens: Lisa. Milton Brothers

Joyce Brothers born at

New York City, New York, U.S.

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Birth Place

She married Dr. Milton Brothers, an internist, in 1949. Together, the couple had a daughter, Lisa Brothers. Dr. Milton passed away from cancer in 1989.

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Personal Life

Dr. Joyce Brothers, following the death of her husband, resided in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where she passed away at the age of 85. She is survived by her sibling, Elaine

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Personal Life

Joyce Diane Bauer was born to Jewish parents, Estelle and Morris K. Bauer in Brooklyn. She attended Far Rockaway High School and graduated from there in January 1944.

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Childhood & Early Life

Thereafter, she entered Cornell University and majored in psychology and home economics. During this time, she became a member of the Sigma Delta Tau fraternity. After successfully earning a double degree, she went on to complete her Ph.D. in psychology from the renowned Columbia University.

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Childhood & Early Life

She was not financially very well-off and received a fellowship from ‘The America Association of University Women’ in 1952 to complete her doctoral education.

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Childhood & Early Life

She propelled to fame in 1955 by becoming the first woman ever to win the game show, ‘The $64,000 Question’, on which she appeared as an expert on the subject of boxing. Although she was not a boxing enthusiast, her sponsors advised that she should consider boxing as her topic for the show and since she was an avid reader, she studied every book she could find on the subject.

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Career

Towards the end of the 1950s, there was a lot of controversy related to the show being rigged, but Brothers refuted all the speculations.

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Career

Following her success on ‘The $64,000 Question’, she became a commentator for CBS in a boxing match and is said to be the first ever woman commentator for the sport.

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Career

In August 1958, she hosted her own television show. In the show, she gave advice on relationships and even began answering questions from the audience. She was, officially, the first television psychologist and even though the concept was viewed with cynicism at first, she soon gained popularity among the masses.

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Career

Over the course of time, the name of her show was changed many times, from ‘The Dr. Joyce Brothers Show’ to ‘Consult Dr. Brothers’ and ‘Tell Me, Dr. Brothers’. Following her success with the show, she began writing a monthly column in the ‘Good Housekeeping’ magazine.

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Career

She authored ‘What Every Woman Should Know About Men’ in 1981. This explicit and informative guide for understanding the opposite sex went on to become a best-seller in the United States and sold over 11,000 copies in the first week of its release.

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Major Works