Miss Rona, An Autobiography

BARRETT, Rona

ISBN 10: 0840213360 / ISBN 13: 9780840213365

Published by Nash Publishing (edition ), 1974

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With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0840213360-7-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Miss Rona, An Autobiography
• Publisher: Nash Publishing (edition )
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0840213360
• ISBN 13: 9780840213365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

From Wikipedia: Barrett overcame a degenerative hip condition that made walking difficult, and organized fan clubs for popular singers such as Eddie Fisher and Steve Lawrence. She became a gossip columnist, and worked for the management handling teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian. In 1966, she began broadcasting Hollywood gossip. She appeared on TV regularly, however, not everyone was thrilled with the arrangement. WABC-TV put her pre-recorded gossip segment into its nightly local news, but anchor Roger Grimsby would generally introduce it by making disparaging comments about her. Barrett made the enemies list of Frank Sinatra by criticizing his personal life, particularly his relationships with his children. She developed the first in-depth personal TV specials about film, television, music, sports and political celebrities, and had a series of magazines on the entertainment industry. She paved the way for Barbara Walters and many entertainment reporters. In 1972, her novel titled The Lovo-maniacs was published. Her autobiography, Miss Rona, was published in 1974. It began: "Just an inch, Miss Rona, just let me put it in an inch!" as an unnamed famous actor pleaded to be allowed to experience a modicum of sexual intercourse with her (some have speculated that it is actor Hugh O'Brian, but she denies he is the actor in question). In the book she also acknowledged having a nose job, while discussing details of her teenage fan club involvements and her work with Frankie Avalon's management. She wrote another book, How You Can Look Rich and Achieve Sexual Ecstasy (1978). Barrett began appearing on Good Morning America in 1975. She was signed in 1980 to co-host NBC's Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, but a very public feud with Snyder resulted in her leaving the show the following year. In 1990, she made a guest appearance as an interviewer at WWF's WrestleMania VI in Toronto. In 2009, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.