Just like her confessional interviews, nothing was off limits. By the late s, she was writing gossip columns for magazines and newspapers that were circulated around the country. Her one-minute spot reporting on the entertainment industry caused ratings to soar, and the spot was picked up in the five biggest media markets across the country. She also hosted numerous specials and sit-down interviews with everyone from Rock Hudson to Cher. All the success came with drawbacks.
She also remembers the higher-ups in the news business resenting such success from a woman. When other women, like Walters and Winfrey, started receiving more recognition, respect and pay for doing the same type of job Barrett had been doing for years, she decided to quit the business. I left it all behind. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Create a list ». People I have met. Popeye premiere. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ».
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Chapter 1 On her early life and influences. On becoming the head of Eddie Fisher's fan club; on what she learned in her early years in show business. On moving to Los Angeles and figuring out her career path; on making her name in Hollywood. On her early interview technique; on breaking into television. On her first days on television; on going national with an Oscar special; on her influences. On getting her stories and dealing with the legal department; on her personal style and her look; on becoming a celebrity.
On the drug problem in Hollywood; on moving to Metromedia; on her magazine empire. Few gossip columnists have been as popular — or as notorious! Eventually, the Manhattan-born, Queens-raised Rona left Tinseltown and, after some real estate ventures, embarked on a more fulfilling career helping seniors through the Rona Barrett Foundation. Having seen Eddie Fisher when I was very young, I talked myself into a job doing his international fan clubs.
It brought me into view with people in PR for every single singer that you could think of in the music business. When I came to California in on my first big trip, I met a lot of people who introduced me to the heads of PR at the movie studios. I got a job as a secretary to the editor of some 30, 35 magazines, and when [famed Paramount exec] Robert Evans was waiting to be interviewed by her, he asked me what I wanted to do, and introduced me to the editor of Photoplay.
At the time, it was the third-rated network. I was just the little kid on the block and posed no threat to them … so they thought.
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