Rona Barrett was born on Rona Burstein, October 8,1936 and is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman.
10 Facts About Rona Barrett
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Rona Barrett became a gossip columnist for the Bell-McClure Syndicate in 1957, and soon went to work for Bob Marcucci, the manager for teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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Rona Barrett could be seen on TV regularly, appearing on ABC's five owned and operated stations around the country.
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Rona Barrett made Frank Sinatra's enemies list by criticizing his personal life, particularly his relationships with his children.
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Rona Barrett angered actor Ryan O'Neal after she wrote some unflattering things about him.
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Rona Barrett developed the first in-depth personal TV specials about film, television, music, sports and political celebrities, and she had a series of magazines on the entertainment industry that were top-rated at newsstands, including Rona Barrett's Hollywood: Nothing but the Truth, published by Laufer Media.
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Rona Barrett appeared on Jack Paar Tonite, where she clashed with Clement Freud.
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Rona Barrett attempted other projects at NBC that either were rejected by the network as too costly or which, in the case of Television: Inside and Out, were relegated to poor timeslots.
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Rona Barrett follows a model of using celebrity-branded consumer goods to generate funds and raise awareness of a non-profit cause.
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Rona Barrett was married to Bill Trowbridge from September 22,1973 until their divorce on October 19,1982.