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| birth_name = Rona Burstein |
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| spouse(s) = Bill Trowbridge<br> |
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(m. 1973; div. 1982)<br>Daniel Busby<br>(m. 2008) |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Barrett was born on October 8, 1936, in [[New York City]].{{sfn|Leszczak|2015|page=16}} As a teenager, she overcame a degenerative hip condition that made walking extremely difficult, and organized fan clubs for popular singers she admired, such as [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] and [[Steve Lawrence]].<ref name="TMZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/person/rona-barrett/|title=Rona Barrett|work=[[TMZ]]| |
Barrett was born on October 8, 1936, into a [[Jewish]] family in [[New York City]].{{sfn|Leszczak|2015|page=16}}<ref name="AVClubRona">{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Kyle |title=Read This: Catching up with Rona Barrett, 1970s gossip queen |url=https://www.avclub.com/read-this-catching-up-with-rona-barrett-1970s-gossip-1798247343 |website=AV Club |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="BuzzFeedRona">{{cite web |last=Petersen |first=Anne Helen |title=All The Dirt On Rona Barrett, The Forgotten Gossip Girl |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/all-the-dirt-on-rona-barrett-the-forgotten-gossip-girl |website=BuzzFeed |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref> As a teenager, she overcame a degenerative hip condition that made walking extremely difficult, and organized fan clubs for popular singers she admired, such as [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] and [[Steve Lawrence]].<ref name="TMZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/person/rona-barrett/|title=Rona Barrett|work=[[TMZ]]|access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref> She became a gossip columnist for the [[Bell-McClure Syndicate]] in 1957, and soon went to work for [[Bob Marcucci]], the manager for teen idols [[Frankie Avalon]] and [[Fabian (entertainer)|Fabian]]. |
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In 1966, she began broadcasting Hollywood gossip on the Los Angeles television station [[KABC-TV]]. She |
In 1966, she began broadcasting [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] gossip on the [[Los Angeles]] television station [[KABC-TV]]. She could be seen on TV regularly, appearing on [[The American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s five owned and operated stations around the country. [[WABC-TV]] in New York put her pre-recorded gossip segment into its nightly local news, but anchor [[Roger Grimsby]] generally introduced it by making disparaging comments about her.<ref name="TMZ"/> Barrett made [[Frank Sinatra]]'s enemies list by criticizing his personal life, particularly his relationships with his children. Barrett also angered actor [[Ryan O'Neal]] after she wrote some unflattering things about him. To retaliate, he supposedly sent her a box containing a live [[tarantula]]. She developed the first in-depth personal TV specials about film, television, music, sports and political celebrities, and she had a series of magazines on the entertainment industry that were top-rated at newsstands, including ''Rona Barrett's Hollywood: Nothing but the Truth'', published by [[Laufer Media]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Rona-Barretts-Hollywood-Nothing-Truth/dp/B001DZOCKA|year=2009|title=Rona Barrett's Hollywood: Nothing But the Truth|website=Amazon|location=Glendale, California|editor1=Royce, Bill |editor2=Wieder, Judy }}</ref> She also appeared on [[Jack Paar|''Jack Paar Tonite'']], where she clashed with [[Clement Freud]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-yavahKoF4 Rona Barrett & Sir Clement Freud go at it on ''Jack Paar Tonite'' (1973)[]</ref> |
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Barrett began appearing on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' in 1975. In 1980, she moved to |
Barrett began appearing on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' in 1975. In 1980, she moved to NBC's ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today Show]]'' and was signed to co-host NBC's ''[[The Tomorrow Show|Tomorrow]]'' with [[Tom Snyder]], but a public feud with Snyder, who regarded her as a correspondent rather than a co-host and refused to allow her segment to lead the show even when she had a major interview, resulted in her quitting the program in June 1981. She attempted other projects at [[NBC]] that either were rejected by the network as too costly or which, in the case of ''Television: Inside and Out'', were relegated to poor timeslots.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/20/arts/tv-view-rona-barrett-s-downhill-ride.html|access-date=April 20, 2016|date=December 20, 1980|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=TV View; RONA BARRETT'S DOWNHILL RIDE|first=John J.|last=O'Connor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/20/arts/tv-view-rona-barrett-s-downhill-ride.html |title = TV View; RONA BARRETT'S DOWNHILL RIDE - The New York Times| work=The New York Times | date=December 20, 1981 | last1=O'Connor | first1=John J. }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After leaving NBC, Barrett was senior correspondent for ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' from 1983 to 1986. In 1989, she briefly returned to NBC to host |
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| ⚫ | After leaving NBC, Barrett was senior correspondent for ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' from 1983 to 1986. In 1989, she briefly returned to NBC to host 10 episodes of the morning show ''At Rona's''. In 1990, she made a guest appearance as an interviewer at [[WWE|WWF]]'s [[WrestleMania VI]] at [[Skydome]] (now [[Rogers Centre]]) in [[Toronto]].<ref name="Modern"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 1991, she retired from the media and moved to her ranch |
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| ⚫ | In 1991, she retired from the media and moved to her ranch in Santa Ynez, [[California]], where she devoted her time running the Rona Barrett Foundation, an advocacy group for underserved senior citizens.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/all-the-dirt-on-rona-barrett-the-forgotten-gossip-girl |title = How Rona Barrett Became The Gossip Industry's Forgotten Trailblazer| website=[[BuzzFeed]] | date=May 15, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-17-la-et-rona-20100617-story.html| title = Rona Barrett returns to the spotlight - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = June 17, 2010}} </ref> |
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===Acting=== |
===Acting=== |
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Barrett also made occasional film appearances, playing cameo roles in ''[[The Phynx]]'' (1970) |
Barrett also made occasional film appearances, playing cameo roles in ''[[The Phynx]]'' (1970), ''[[Sextette]]'' (1978) and ''[[Mannix]]'' (Season 1, Episode 15; Season 8, Episode 12). |
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===Books=== |
===Books=== |
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In 1972, her novel titled ''The Lovo-maniacs'' was published. Her autobiography |
In 1972, her novel titled ''The Lovo-maniacs'' was published. Her autobiography ''Miss Rona''<ref>{{cite book|title=Miss Rona;: An autobiography|isbn=978-0840213365|publisher=Nash Publishing|year=1974|first=Rona|last=Barrett|location=Los Angeles}}</ref> was published in 1974. It began: "Just an inch, Miss Rona, just let me put it in an inch!" as an unnamed famous actor pleaded to be allowed to experience a modicum of sexual intercourse with her. In the book, she acknowledged having a nose job and discussed details of her teenage fan club involvements and her work with Frankie Avalon's management. She wrote the book ''How You Can Look Rich and Achieve Sexual Ecstasy'' (1978).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/look-rich-achieve-sexual-ecstasy/dp/B0006WSC3Y|title=How You Can Look Rich and Achieve Sexual Ecstasy|year=1978|isbn=978-0553115970|location=New York City|publisher=[[Bantam Books]]|first=Rona|last=Barrett}}</ref> |
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==Honors== |
==Honors== |
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In 2009, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs |
In 2009, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars|access-date=February 23, 2016|location=United States|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Commercial ventures== |
==Commercial ventures== |
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Barrett founded the Rona Barrett Lavender Company |
Barrett founded the Rona Barrett Lavender Company in Santa Ynez, California, as a producer of lavender bath, beauty, food and [[aromatherapy]] products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/073101/Seniority/Rona_Barrett_s_new_sc.shtml|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=April 20, 2016|date=July 31, 2001|first=Janet K.|last=Keeler|title=Rona Barrett's new scoop}}</ref> The company follows a model of using celebrity-branded consumer goods to generate funds and raise awareness of a non-profit cause. A portion of all company proceeds were donated to the Rona Barrett Foundation. According to the foundation's website, they have ceased selling lavender products and the company has been sold. |
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Barrett started The Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the aid and support of |
Barrett started The Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need, that was supported by a 2% portion of the profits from her lavender business until it ceased production. The foundation only takes direct donations and is working on building a village named "the Golden Inn and Cottages" for seniors in need of proper housing and care facilities. As of May 2012, it was a pilot program that was still under development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ronabarrettfoundation.org/history/|title=History|publisher=Rona Barrett Foundation|access-date=April 20, 2016|location=United States}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Barrett was married to Bill Trowbridge from September 22, 1973<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20065953,00.html| |
Barrett was married to Bill Trowbridge from September 22, 1973,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20065953,00.html|access-date=April 20, 2016|title=Love Her or Loathe Her, Rona Barrett Is Hollywood's Queen of the Tattle-tongues |
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|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 15, 1975|first=Lois|last=Armstrong}}</ref> until their divorce on October 19, 1982.{{sfn|Terrace|1985|page=353}} They later reconciled and remained together until his death in 2001. |
|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 15, 1975|first=Lois|last=Armstrong}}</ref> until their divorce on October 19, 1982.{{sfn|Terrace|1985|page=353}} They later reconciled and remained together until his death in 2001. |
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In 1986, she bought a ranch at [[Santa Ynez |
In 1986, she bought a ranch at [[Santa Ynez]] and began commuting to Los Angeles.<ref name="Modern">{{cite web|url=http://www.moderntimesmagazine.com/page19/150817-Arts-Reel-Real-Barrett/150817-Arts-Reel-Real-Barrett.php|title=Before Barbara Walters, There Was Rona Barrett|work=Modern Times Magazine|location=United States|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> |
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On February 14, 2008, she married Daniel Busby.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gossip Queen Rona Barrett Dishes on Her Favorite Stars, Famous Feuds and More! |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/what-happened-to-gossip-queen-rona-barrett-inside-her-career/ |work=Closer Weekly}}</ref> |
On February 14, 2008, she married Daniel Busby.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gossip Queen Rona Barrett Dishes on Her Favorite Stars, Famous Feuds and More! |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/what-happened-to-gossip-queen-rona-barrett-inside-her-career/ |work=Closer Weekly}}</ref> |
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Barrett spent much of her life suppressing her Jewish heritage.<ref name="AVClubRona" /> When she introduced herself at the agency, she switched her birth surname to the less Jewish-sounding Barrett.<ref name="BuzzFeedRona" /> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| ''[[The Phynx]]'' |
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| comedy film directed by [[Lee H. Katzin]]<ref name="The Phynx">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86644/The-Phynx/full-credits.html|title=The Phynx|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> |
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| ''Do Not Throw Cushions into the Ring'' |
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| drama film written and directed by [[Steve Ihnat]]<ref name="Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring">{{cite web|url=http://www.moviefone.com/movie/do-not-throw-cushions-into-the-ring/1057091/main/|title=Do Not Throw Cushions into the Ring|work=Movie Fone|access-date=April 21, 2016|location=United States}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Sextette]]'' |
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| comedy/musical film directed by [[Ken Hughes]]<ref name="Sextette">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89694/Sextette/full-credits.html|title=Sextette|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> |
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| ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' |
| ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' |
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| ''[[The Sonny & Cher Show]]'' |
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| Herself |
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| 1981 |
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| ''Television: Inside and Out'' |
| ''Television: Inside and Out'' |
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| ''America'' |
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| Correspondent |
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| ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' |
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| Herself |
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| episode: "The Straight Poop" (S 3:Ep 9)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0651096/reference|website=IMDb|title=The Straight Poop|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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| [[WrestleMania VI]] |
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| [[Skydome]] (now [[Rogers Centre]]) in Toronto |
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===Sources=== |
===Sources=== |
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* {{cite book|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpucCQAAQBAJ& |
* {{cite book|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpucCQAAQBAJ&q=Burstein+was+born+on+October+8%2C+1936%2C+in+New+York+City&pg=PA16|title=From Small Screen to Vinyl : A Guide to Television Stars who made Records, 1950–2000|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|year=2015|location=[[Lanham, Maryland]]|isbn=978-1442242739|first=Bob|last=Leszczak}} |
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC& |
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&q=Bill+Trowbridge+divorced+to+Rona+Barrett&pg=PA353|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2|page=353|isbn=978-0918432612|publisher=VNR AG|year=1985|location=[[Bonn]], Germany|first=Vincent|last=Terrace}} |
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Rona Barrett | |
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| Born | Rona Burstein October 8, 1936 |
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| Years active | 1957–1991 |
| Spouse(s) | Bill Trowbridge (m. 1973; div. 1982) Daniel Busby (m. 2008) |
Rona Barrett (born Rona Burstein, October 8, 1936) is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman. She runs the Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization in Santa Ynez, California, dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need.
Early life and career
[edit]Barrett was born on October 8, 1936, into a Jewish family in New York City.[1][2][3] As a teenager, she overcame a degenerative hip condition that made walking extremely difficult, and organized fan clubs for popular singers she admired, such as Eddie Fisher and Steve Lawrence.[4] She became a gossip columnist for the Bell-McClure Syndicate in 1957, and soon went to work for Bob Marcucci, the manager for teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
In 1966, she began broadcasting Hollywood gossip on the Los Angeles television station KABC-TV. She could be seen on TV regularly, appearing on ABC's five owned and operated stations around the country. WABC-TV in New York put her pre-recorded gossip segment into its nightly local news, but anchor Roger Grimsby generally introduced it by making disparaging comments about her.[4] Barrett made Frank Sinatra's enemies list by criticizing his personal life, particularly his relationships with his children. Barrett also angered actor Ryan O'Neal after she wrote some unflattering things about him. To retaliate, he supposedly sent her a box containing a live tarantula. She developed the first in-depth personal TV specials about film, television, music, sports and political celebrities, and she had a series of magazines on the entertainment industry that were top-rated at newsstands, including Rona Barrett's Hollywood: Nothing but the Truth, published by Laufer Media.[5] She also appeared on Jack Paar Tonite, where she clashed with Clement Freud.[6]
Barrett began appearing on Good Morning America in 1975. In 1980, she moved to NBC's Today Show and was signed to co-host NBC's Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, but a public feud with Snyder, who regarded her as a correspondent rather than a co-host and refused to allow her segment to lead the show even when she had a major interview, resulted in her quitting the program in June 1981. She attempted other projects at NBC that either were rejected by the network as too costly or which, in the case of Television: Inside and Out, were relegated to poor timeslots.[7][8]
After leaving NBC, Barrett was senior correspondent for Entertainment Tonight from 1983 to 1986. In 1989, she briefly returned to NBC to host 10 episodes of the morning show At Rona's. In 1990, she made a guest appearance as an interviewer at WWF's WrestleMania VI at Skydome (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto.[9]
In 1991, she retired from the media and moved to her ranch in Santa Ynez, California, where she devoted her time running the Rona Barrett Foundation, an advocacy group for underserved senior citizens.[10][11]
Acting
[edit]Barrett also made occasional film appearances, playing cameo roles in The Phynx (1970), Sextette (1978) and Mannix (Season 1, Episode 15; Season 8, Episode 12).
Books
[edit]In 1972, her novel titled The Lovo-maniacs was published. Her autobiography Miss Rona[12] was published in 1974. It began: "Just an inch, Miss Rona, just let me put it in an inch!" as an unnamed famous actor pleaded to be allowed to experience a modicum of sexual intercourse with her. In the book, she acknowledged having a nose job and discussed details of her teenage fan club involvements and her work with Frankie Avalon's management. She wrote the book How You Can Look Rich and Achieve Sexual Ecstasy (1978).[13]
Honors
[edit]In 2009, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.[14]
Commercial ventures
[edit]Barrett founded the Rona Barrett Lavender Company in Santa Ynez, California, as a producer of lavender bath, beauty, food and aromatherapy products.[15] The company follows a model of using celebrity-branded consumer goods to generate funds and raise awareness of a non-profit cause. A portion of all company proceeds were donated to the Rona Barrett Foundation. According to the foundation's website, they have ceased selling lavender products and the company has been sold.
Barrett started The Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need, that was supported by a 2% portion of the profits from her lavender business until it ceased production. The foundation only takes direct donations and is working on building a village named "the Golden Inn and Cottages" for seniors in need of proper housing and care facilities. As of May 2012, it was a pilot program that was still under development.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Barrett was married to Bill Trowbridge from September 22, 1973,[17] until their divorce on October 19, 1982.[18] They later reconciled and remained together until his death in 2001.
In 1986, she bought a ranch at Santa Ynez and began commuting to Los Angeles.[9]
On February 14, 2008, she married Daniel Busby.[19]
Barrett spent much of her life suppressing her Jewish heritage.[2] When she introduced herself at the agency, she switched her birth surname to the less Jewish-sounding Barrett.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1970 | The Phynx | Gossip Columnist | comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin[20] |
| Do Not Throw Cushions into the Ring | Starring role | drama film written and directed by Steve Ihnat[21] | |
| 1978 | Sextette | Herself | comedy/musical film directed by Ken Hughes[22] |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Herself | uncredited |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | Mannix | Herself | episode: "The Falling Star" (S 1:Ep 15) |
| 1974 | episode: "A Choice of Victims" (S 8:Ep 12) | ||
| 1974 | The Odd Couple | Herself | episode: "The Dog Story" (S 5:Ep 5) |
| 1975 | Match Game 75 | Herself | episodes: 38 through 42 |
| 1976 | The Sonny & Cher Show | Herself | episode: "Premiere" (S 1:Ep 1) |
| 1981 | Television: Inside and Out | Herself/host | short-lived TV show about television personalities |
| 1985 | America | Correspondent | short-lived TV show |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | Herself | episode: "The Straight Poop" (S 3:Ep 9)[23] |
PPV
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | WrestleMania VI | Interviewer | Skydome (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto |
References
[edit]- ^ Leszczak 2015, p. 16.
- ^ a b Ryan, Kyle (July 12, 2013). "Read This: Catching up with Rona Barrett, 1970s gossip queen". AV Club. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Petersen, Anne Helen (May 7, 2015). "All The Dirt On Rona Barrett, The Forgotten Gossip Girl". BuzzFeed. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rona Barrett". TMZ. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Royce, Bill; Wieder, Judy, eds. (2009). "Rona Barrett's Hollywood: Nothing But the Truth". Amazon. Glendale, California.
- ^ Rona Barrett & Sir Clement Freud go at it on Jack Paar Tonite (1973)[
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (December 20, 1980). "TV View; RONA BARRETT'S DOWNHILL RIDE". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (December 20, 1981). "TV View; RONA BARRETT'S DOWNHILL RIDE - The New York Times". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Before Barbara Walters, There Was Rona Barrett". Modern Times Magazine. United States. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "How Rona Barrett Became The Gossip Industry's Forgotten Trailblazer". BuzzFeed. May 15, 2016.
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[edit]- Leszczak, Bob (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl : A Guide to Television Stars who made Records, 1950–2000. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 16. ISBN 978-1442242739.
- Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2. Bonn, Germany: VNR AG. p. 353. ISBN 978-0918432612.
External links
[edit]- Rona Barrett Foundation
- Rona Barrett at IMDb
- Rona Barrett at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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