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(JTA) — Joyce Brothers, the Jewish psychologist who achieved fame by dispensing advice on TV and radio, as well as winning the top prize on a 1950s game show, has died.<\/p>\n
Brothers died Monday in New York. She was 85.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Dr. Joyce Brothers Show\u201d in the 1950s helped normalize the public discussion of psychological issues, setting the stage for future media psychologists such as Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura.<\/p>\n
She went on to become a syndicated columnist, the author of 15 books and a frequent guest on \u201cThe Tonight Show.\u201d She also made cameos in movies and on TV shows such as \u201cHappy Days,\u201d “Taxi” and \u201cThe Simpsons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before earning her psychology degree at Cornell University and her master’s degree at Columbia, Brothers became well known with a 1955 appearance on\u00a0 \u201cThe $64,000 Question\u201d game show. Brothers won the top prize after an intense course of study on the subject of boxing.<\/p>\n
She participated on the show to earn money after leaving work following the birth of her daughter while her doctor husband, Milton Brothers, was a low-paid hospital resident.<\/p>\n
Brothers was called to testify before a grand jury investigating game show scandals in the late 1950s, where she was quizzed about her knowledge of boxing.<\/p>\n