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Author Collins, Kathleen, 1965- author.

Title Dr. Joyce Brothers : the founding mother of TV psychology / Kathleen Collins
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

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Contents Introduction -- Contestant -- Psychologist -- Tv guide -- Working woman -- Celebrity -- Pioneer
Summary This is the first book to examine the life and career of Dr. Joyce Brothers, a nearly ubiquitous figure who appeared on television from the mid-1950s (as a contestant on The 64,000 Question) through the twenty-first century. Known primarily for her insight as a psychologist, Brothers wrote a daily newspaper advice column for more than five decades until her death in 2013. The author situates Dr. Brothers within the context of the broader American culture, incorporating relevant social, cultural, and historical events into this biographical narrative
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Brothers, Joyce
SUBJECT Brothers, Joyce fast
Subject Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
Psychologists -- United States -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Psychologists
Television personalities
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016005522
ISBN 9781442268708
1442268700