Re: Barbara Walters RIP

MorningLover · ‎10-04-2015

—"The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself."—

"To excel is to reach your own highest dream. But you must also help others, where and when you can, to reach theirs. Personal gain is empty if you do not feel you have positively touched another's life. ~ Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters in 1976. Her rise to stardom in the 1960s and 1970s signaled a cultural shift.

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

I can just picture her dancing with Patrick Swayze on her interview with him, before he passed away.

MorningLover · ‎10-04-2015

@Shelbelle

Ratings: Barbara Walters' 'Patrick Swayze: The Truth' sets ABC free | EW.com

Patrick Swayze, Barbara Walters

Patrick Swayze takes on both cancer and a new TV series

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

@Grade1Teach wrote:
I saw this before I went to bed last night.

I didn't realize she was 93. What an incredible life she lived. I didn't really appreciate who she was until I was in my teens/early 20s. During that time I really enjoyed watching her interviews.

It's so scary to me that so many people I grew up watching are now passing away. They have always been there and it seemed like they would be around forever. I'm still not over Betty White.

@Grade1Teach

You aren't alone. Many say "I didn't realize X was that old". Think lots of us move along through the years, not realizing that certain personalities we followed, are also getting older. Then reality hits and! Yikes!! I am older too.

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alliswell · ‎07-12-2012

Barbara wrote her very interesting and amazing memoir, entitled "Audition," in 2008.

One reviewer wrote:

"Insecurity is what propelled her forward; her strong work ethic and some good timing helped to shape her amazing career. But, all that success came at a price. It affected her marriages and her daughter, and it engendered amazing hostility from male colleagues unwilling to give this pioneer a break.

RIP Barbara.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@Grade1Teach wrote:
I saw this before I went to bed last night.

I didn't realize she was 93. What an incredible life she lived. I didn't really appreciate who she was until I was in my teens/early 20s. During that time I really enjoyed watching her interviews.

It's so scary to me that so many people I grew up watching are now passing away. They have always been there and it seemed like they would be around forever. I'm still not over Betty White.

@Grade1Teach

You aren't alone. Many say "I didn't realize X was that old". Think lots of us move along through the years, not realizing that certain personalities we followed, are also getting older. Then reality hits and! Yikes!! I am older too.

hckynut 🇺🇸

@hckynutjohn Honestly? I'd have guessed she was 103. But then shows how old I am I suppose.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@Sooner wrote:
@hckynutjohn wrote:
@Grade1Teach wrote:
I saw this before I went to bed last night.

I didn't realize she was 93. What an incredible life she lived. I didn't really appreciate who she was until I was in my teens/early 20s. During that time I really enjoyed watching her interviews.

It's so scary to me that so many people I grew up watching are now passing away. They have always been there and it seemed like they would be around forever. I'm still not over Betty White.

@Grade1Teach

You aren't alone. Many say "I didn't realize X was that old". Think lots of us move along through the years, not realizing that certain personalities we followed, are also getting older. Then reality hits and! Yikes!! I am older too.

hckynut 🇺🇸

@hckynutjohn Honestly? I'd have guessed she was 103. But then shows how old I am I suppose.

really?

she was very active and left THE VIEW in 2014......only 8 years ago.

she did not look like she was in her mid 80s then.

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elated · ‎06-09-2010

Sad to see she passed. TMZ stated she hadn't been out in public since 2016. I am guessing it had to do with her dementia.. I never knew she had this disease.