Dr. Joyce Brothers: The Founding Mother of TV Psychology

by Kathleen Collins

Book Overview

Equipped with an encyclopedic knowledge of boxing, a young Joyce Brothers competed on The $64,000 Question and became the first woman to win the top prize money. That triumphant debut in 1955 was the initial step toward a career as a media pioneer. Through her own advice programs and perennial appearances on talk shows--as well as episodic television--Brothers became one of the most well-known figures of the 20th century. For more than four decades,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442268697
• ISBN13: 9781442268692
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"