Rona Barrett (born October 8, 1936) is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine, especially a gossip magazine, that prints gossip stories, spreading news of a personal, private nature, and/or rumors and lies, usually about show business, the motion picture and television industries, celebrities, movie stars, superstars, people... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ...

Born Rona Berstein in New York, New York, she was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy at age 9. When she was 13, she became the nationwide coordinator of singer Eddie Fisher's fan clubs. Her date for the high school prom was singer Steve Lawrence. She majored in pre-law at college, until her uncle, a judge, advised her to switch to journalism. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic and hereditary muscle diseases; characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ... Eddie Fisher is the name of these famous people: Eddie Fisher (baseball player) Eddie Fisher (singer) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well known person, group, idea (such as history) or sometimes even an inanimate object (such as a famous building). ... Steve Lawrence, born Sidney Leibowitz on July 8, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York is an American singer and occasional actor. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ...

Barrett became a gossip columnist for the Bell-McClure newspaper syndicate in 1957. In 1966, she began broadcasting Hollywood gossip on the Los Angeles television station ABC. She appeared on TV regularly, going on to appear on ABC's five owned and operated stations around the country. She developed the first in-depth personal TV specials about the celebrities of motion pictures, television, music, sports and politics, and had a series of magazines on the entertainment industry that were top-rated at newsstands, including Rona Barrett's Hollywood. A syndicate is an association of people or companies. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1965 in television, other events of 1966, 1967 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1966-67 American network television schedule. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Look up Gossip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word gossip may refer to both: the act of spreading news from person to person, especially rumors or private information: see chat the news spread through the act of gossiping While gossip forms one of the oldest and (still) the most... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... . The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... A television special is a television program, typically a short film or television movie intended to be run in prime time. ... CELEBRITY is an abstract word stemming from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber famous, celebrated. A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia Science of Music... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ...

Barrett has had one husband, Bill Trowbridge; they were married on September 22, 1973 and remained so until his death on December 7, 2001. September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In 1972, her novel titled The Lovo-maniacs was published. Her autobiography, Miss Rona, was published in 1974. In it, she admitted having a nose job. She wrote two other books, How You Can Look Rich and Achieve Sexual Ecstasy (1978) and The Man Who Will Be King, Unauthorized Biography of Prince Charles (1980). See also: 1971 in literature, other events of 1972, 1973 in literature, list of years in literature. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Autobiography (from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write) is biography, the writing of a life story, from the viewpoint of the subject. ... See also: 1973 in literature, other events of 1974, 1975 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Rhinoplasty (Greek; Rhinos, Nose + Plastikos, to shape) is a type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a persons nose. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... See also: 1977 in literature, other events of 1978, 1979 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1979 in literature, other events of 1980, 1981 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Barrett began appearing on Good Morning America in 1975. She was signed in 1981 to co-star with Tom Snyder on NBC's Tomorrow, but dropped out before the first show was completed. In 1986, she bought a ranch at Santa Ynez, California, and began commuting back and forth to Los Angeles. In 1991, she retired full time to her ranch, where she began planting fields of lavender. Veteran journalists Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, who have hosted the show since the late 1990s. ... See also: 1974 in television, other events of 1975, 1976 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1975-76 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1980 in television, other events of 1981, 1982 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1981-82 American network television schedule. ... Newscaster for New Yorks WNBC-TV in the 1970s, Tom Snyder (b. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santa Ynez is a census-designated place located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Species About 25-30, including: Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula canariensis Lavandula dentata Lavandula lanata Lavandula latifolia Lavandula multifida Lavandula pinnata Lavandula stoechas Lavandula viridis The lavenders Lavandula are a genus of about 25-30 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region south to tropical...

She found marketing lavender flowers was not so easy and decided Paul Newman had the right idea with his successful Newman's Own products. She then founded the Rona Barrett Lavender Company offering lavender-based skin care, gourmet food, and aromatherapy products. She also started The Rona Barrett Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the aid and support of senior citizens in need that is supported by a 2% portion of the profits from her lavender business. Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an American actor and film director. ... Newmans Own is a food company founded by actor Paul Newman in 1982. ... Aromatherapy, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine, is the use of essential oils (EO) and other aromatic compounds (extracts, volatile organic compounds - VOC, incenses, native phytoncides) from plants to affect someones mood or health. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ...

Rona Barrett continues to reside in Santa Ynez with her 3 dogs and 2 cats.

External links

• Rona Barrett's Lavender Website
• Rona Barrett article "The Way They Were - Kate Jackson"
• Rona Barrett at the Internet Movie Database