Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters

Deceased · Born: Sep 25, 1929 · Died: Dec 30, 2022

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornSep 25, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse
  • Merv Adelson

    ( May 10, 1986 to Aug 17, 1992 )
  • Lee Guber

    ( Dec 8, 1963 to Mar 22, 1976 )
  • Robert Henry Katz

    ( Jun 20, 1955 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Lou Walters
  • Dena (Seletsky) Walters
Relatives
  • Jacqueline Walters (Sibling)

Biography

Barbara Walters, a renowned American broadcast journalist, television personality, and producer, was born on September 25, 1929, in the vibrant city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Throughout her illustrious career, she made a lasting impact as a writer and producer, leaving an indelible mark on the world of television.

Some of her most notable works include the esteemed television program, The Barbara Walters Summer Special, which premiered in 1976, as well as the long-running news magazine program, 20/20, which debuted in 1978. Additionally, she co-created and co-produced the popular daytime talk show, The View, which first aired in 1997.

Barbara Walters was also known for her personal life, having been married three times to Merv Adelson, Lee Guber, and Robert Henry Katz. Her life was filled with love, laughter, and adventure, as she navigated the highs and lows of her personal and professional journey.

Tragically, Barbara Walters passed away on December 30, 2022, in the bustling city of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America. Her legacy lives on, however, as a testament to her tireless dedication to her craft and her unwavering commitment to excellence.

Career

{"id":103848623,"title":"American Scandals","year":2015,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/american-scandals","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103848623.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103848623.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
{"id":283542,"title":"Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything","year":"2025","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/barbara-walters-tell-me-everything","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_283542.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_283542.jpg"},"released":1}
2025
{"id":217363,"title":"Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20\/20","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/our-barbara-a-special-edition-of-2020","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_217363.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_217363.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
{"id":205231,"title":"Two Men at War","year":"2022","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/two-men-at-war","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_205231.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_205231.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":180662,"title":"The Accidental President","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-accidental-president","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_180662.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_180662.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":137481,"title":"Where's My Roy Cohn?","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/wheres-my-roy-cohn-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_137481.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_137481.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":140305,"title":"Geek, and You Shall Find","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/geek-and-you-shall-find","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_140305.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_140305.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":138485,"title":"Mike Wallace Is Here","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mike-wallace-is-here","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_138485.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_138485.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":137618,"title":"Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/nice-girls-dont-stay-for-breakfast-2018","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_137618.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_137618.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":133448,"title":"Fahrenheit 11\/9","year":"2018","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fahrenheit-119","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5l4s02psgnr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5l4s02psgnr0.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":121784,"title":"Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood","year":"2018","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scotty-and-the-secret-history-of-hollywood","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_121784.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_121784.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":116128,"title":"The Reagan Show","year":"2017","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-reagan-show","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_116128.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_116128.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
{"id":127498,"title":"Maria By Callas","year":"2017","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/maria-by-callas-2017","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/20erhf20aagg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/20erhf20aagg.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":101620,"title":"Everything Is Copy","year":"2015","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/everything-is-copy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_101620.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_101620.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
{"id":38186,"title":"The Outrageous Sophie Tucker","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-outrageous-sophie-tucker","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38186.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38186.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":31921,"title":"An Open Secret","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/an-open-secret","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_31921.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_31921.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":20255,"title":"Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/nixon-by-nixon-in-his-own-words","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_20255.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_20255.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":705,"title":"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon","year":2014,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1ke3606l35b0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1ke3606l35b0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103834515,"title":"Entertainment Tonight","year":2014,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/entertainment-tonight","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834515.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834515.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":22193,"title":"Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/richard-pryor-omit-the-logic","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4tc9kkp819n0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4tc9kkp819n0.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":8844,"title":"The Armstrong Lie","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-armstrong-lie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/hev1f0vpkao0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/hev1f0vpkao0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103831896,"title":"Makers: Women Who Make America","year":2013,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/makers-women-who-make-america","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831896.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831896.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7427,"title":"Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.","year":2012,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/finding-your-roots-with-henry-louis-gates-jr","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3vtogqb8hnhg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3vtogqb8hnhg.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
{"id":183314,"title":"Gloria: In Her Own Words","year":"2011","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/gloria-in-her-own-words","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_183314.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_183314.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":713,"title":"Late Show with David Letterman","year":2011,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/late-show-with-david-letterman","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/51nndfup6jc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/51nndfup6jc0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":959,"title":"The Colbert Report","year":2008,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-colbert-report","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_959.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_959.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":718,"title":"The Daily Show","year":2008,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-daily-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2tv7hkqbdt4g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2tv7hkqbdt4g.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":184034,"title":"20\/20","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/2020-2007","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_184034.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_184034.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":103835292,"title":"The Tony Danza Show","year":2005,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-tony-danza-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103835292.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103835292.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":258294,"title":"NBC 75th Anniversary Special","year":"2002","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/nbc-75th-anniversary-special","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_258294.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_258294.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":3236,"title":"The View","year":1997,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-view","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_3236.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_3236.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
{"id":57090,"title":"The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story","year":"1996","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-line-king-the-al-hirschfeld-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_57090.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_57090.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
{"id":158335,"title":"All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!","year":"1994","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/all-star-25th-birthday-stars-and-street-forever","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158335.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158335.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":167972,"title":"Sesame Street, Special","year":"1988","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/sesame-street-special","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_167972.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_167972.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
{"id":163799,"title":"Mickey's 50","year":"1978","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mickeys-50-1978","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163799.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163799.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":103852973,"title":"ABC Evening News","year":1976,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/abc-evening-news","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7puerf0rr4s0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7puerf0rr4s0.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
{"id":10519,"title":"Today","year":1966,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/today","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10519.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10519.jpg"},"released":1}
1966
{"id":3236,"title":"The View","year":"1997","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-view","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_3236.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_3236.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
The View
The View as Creator