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Barbara Walters attends the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center April 24, 2012, in New York.
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Barbara Walters answers a phone to take donations for victims of superstorm Sandy during "Good Morning America," Nov. 5, 2012, in New York.
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Charlie Rose and Barbara Walters arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2008, in New York.
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Barbara Walters is pictured with Hugh Downs. The pair were ABC News 20/20 anchors. Walters co-anchored and solo-anchored the ABC news magazine show for 25 years, before leaving in 2004.
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Talk show personalities Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters, and Joy Behar speak onstage during the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on June 15, 2007, in Hollywood, Calif.
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The hosts of "The View," in 2006: Rosie O'Donnell, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Rumors of controversy between O'Donnell and Walters made headlines that year, but both women maintain that they love and respect each other.
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"The View" hosts in 2005 were Meredith Vieira, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters, Star Jones Reynolds and Joy Behar. Here they present an award at the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Radio City Music Hall May 20, 2005, in New York.
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Director William Friedkin and TV host Barbara Walters attend a screening of Friedkin's 1970s classic movie "The French Connection," Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Barbara Walters released a memoir, titled "Audition," in 2008. She also released a book in 1970 titled "How to Talk to Practically Anyone About Practically Anything."
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Charles Gibson and Barbara Walters arrive at the National Television Academy Honors on Oct. 20, 2005, in New York.
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Barbara Walters speaks during the Glamour Women of the Year awards on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, in New York.
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Actor Ben Affleck, left, and Barbara Walters pose for a photo during a reception before the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday, May 1, 2004, in Washington.
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Barbara Walters attends the opening night of "Hamlet" on Broadway, in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Walters is a staple of the Broadway scene in New York, and is often seen at new show openings.
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Anchored by Barbara Walters, "Heaven: Where Is It? How Do We Get There" was a special that explored the meaning of heaven with religious leaders of the major faiths and scientists. It aired Dec. 20, 2005 on ABC.
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Barbara Walters, right, visits with actor Patrick Swayze, left, and his wife, Lisa Niemi, at their California ranch on Dec. 6, 2008.
In his first television interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Swayze spoke to Barbara Walters in "Barbara Walters Special-Patrick Swayze: The Truth."
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Beverly Sills, left, and Barbara Walters arrive at Gracie Mansion for the wedding of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to Judith Nathan on Saturday, May 24, 2003, in New York.
Walters herself has been married three times, all resulting in divorce. She has one child, an adopted daughter named Jacqueline Dena Guber, whom she adopted in 1968 with then-husband Lee Guber.
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Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat presents a handmade dress and a mother-of-pearl box to Barbara Walters, after Walters interviewed him in Beirut, Lebanon, September 22, 1977.
Walters is most well known for her interview skills and interviewing some of the most well-known people in the world. She has interviewed Fidel Castro, Michael Jackson and Boris Yeltsin, among many others.
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Barbara Walters interviews President-elect Jimmy Carter and Rosalyn Carter for her first special airing Dec. 14, 1976.
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Barbara Walters has interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment and politics. Here she speaks with comedian Richard Pryor in an interview after he was badly burned in an accident in his home one month earlier in this July 24, 1980, photo in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
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Barbara Walters interviews Cuban president Fidel Castro, May 20, 1977.
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Barbara Walters arranged a historic joint interview with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin for ABC News airing Nov. 20, 1977,
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Barbara Walters interviews the Shah of Iran in his palace, in 1977, two years before he was overthrown in a popular revolution. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi talked bluntly -- about women and his wife. during the interview, which aired on ABC.
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali and his wife, Veronica Porche Ali, introduced their daughters Hana (with dad) and Laila to Barbara Walters on "The Barbara Walters Special" airing on the ABC, May 30, 1978.
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Barbara Walters travels to Jordan to interview King Hussein and Queen Noor, for her special airing on ABC, Nov. 29, 1978.
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Barbara Walters interviews and dances with George Burns for her special May 29, 1979 on ABC.
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Barbara Walters talks with Mamie Eisenhower on ABC, Sept. 4, 1979.
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Barbara Walters interviews Katharine Hepburn for ABC News' "20/20," June 2, 1981.
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Barbara Walters gets a tour of Santa Barbara Ranch from President Ronald Reagan, which aired on ABC, Nov. 26, 1981.
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Proud fathers Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish talk exclusively to Barbara Walters in their first major U.S. television interview since son Zachary was born, airing April 18, 2011.
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In his first interview since he was left paralyzed from the neck down, actor Christopher Reeve talks with Barbara Walters on a special ABC News' "20/20," on Sept. 29, 1995.
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In his first television interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, actor Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi speak exclusively to Barbara Walters, airing on ABC, Jan. 1, 2009.