Barbara Corday's parents were both worked in the entertainment business: her mother was a professional singer and dancer, and her father wrote songs and jingles and was an editor of the Jewish Daily Forward.
10 Facts About Barbara Corday
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Barbara Corday then moved to Miami with her mother where they had family and attended North Miami High School.
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Barbara Corday had to step down from the role because she became pregnant with her daughter.
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In 1972, Corday joined and worked as a publicist for the anti-war organization Another Mother for Peace where she met its founder, Barbara Avedon who was a new mom.
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Barbara Corday was scouted by Marcy Carsey who was then senior vice president of prime-time series at ABC.
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Barbara Corday took a position developing comedies for ABC in 1979 developing the comedies Bosom Buddies and Reggie.
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In 1992, Barbara Corday signed a deal with Lorimar Television in order to be served as co-executive producer of the popular prime-time television series Knots Landing and from 1993 to 1994, she served as president of New World Television.
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On June 3,1979, Barbara Corday married Barney Rosenzweig and she became stepmother to his three children by his first wife, Jo Anne Lang.
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In 1992, Barbara Corday married Roger Lowenstein, a lawyer who practiced in the entertainment industry.
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Barbara Corday was a founding member of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, which operated from 1984 to 1997.