About Rona Barrett: Relationship, Salary, Net Worth, Height



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Rona Barrett (born October 8, 1936) is an American gossip columnist and television reporter. She was one of the first entertainment reporters to become a household name in the United States.

Barrett was born in New York City to a Jewish family. Her father was a successful businessman and her mother was a homemaker. She has two older sisters. Barrett attended public schools in New York City and graduated from high school in 1954.

Barrett began her career as a journalist working for small newspapers in New York City. In the early 1960s, she began working for the New York Daily News. In 1965, she moved to Los Angeles and began working for the Hollywood Reporter.

In the late 1960s, Barrett began appearing on television. She became a regular panelist on The Hollywood Squares and had her own gossip segment on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In 1976, she launched her own syndicated television show, Rona Barrett’s Hollywood, which ran for two seasons.

In the 1980s, Barrett transitioned from television to writing books. She has authored several books on Hollywood celebrities, including her best-selling 1984 book, Miss Rona: The Life and Times of Hollywood’s Greatest Gossip Columnist.

Barrett has been married three times. Her first husband was producer Merv Adelson, with whom she had one child. Her second husband was real estate developer Jerry Perenchio, with whom she had no children. She has been married to retired businessman Martin Davis since 1992.

Barrett has an estimated net worth of $20 million.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia