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Date of Birth

4 July 1912, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Date of Death

22 December 1998, New York City, New York, USA (following heart attack)

Birth Name

Virginia Komiss

Mini Biography

Virginia Graham started in Chicago radio in the 1930s. After World War II she wrote scripts for several radio serials, including "Stella Dallas", "Backstage Wife", and "Our Gal Sunday". She was the hostess of television talk shows from the 1950s to 1970s that are considered forerunners to today's daytime TV. She was best known for the nationally syndicated television talk shows "Girl Talk" (1962) on ABC from 1963-1969, and "The Virginia Graham Show" (1970) from 1970-1972. She also co-hosted the NBC radio show "Weekday" with Mike Wallace in 1956.

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Spouse

Harry Guttenberg

(193? - 1980) (his death) 1 daughter

Trivia

She and 13 other women started the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.

Cervical cancer survivor.

Master's degree in journalism, Northwestern University (USA).

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