Joyce Brothers: Pioneering TV Psychologist Dies at 85

Joyce Brothers was an American psychologist and columnist. Born Joyce Diane Bauer on October 20, 1927, in New York City, she earned a PhD in psychology at Columbia.

She won the top prize on the quiz show The $64,000 Question in 1955 as an expert on boxing. She then wrote a long-running syndicated advice column and hosted TV and radio shows.

She appeared in dozens of TV shows and films as herself. Brothers died of respiratory failure in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on May 13, 2013, at age 85.

Achievements: Won The $64,000 Question, syndicated columnist.

Birth: October 20, 1927 - New York City.

Profession: Psychologist and columnist.

Interesting Facts: She won the quiz show as an expert on boxing.