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Biography of Oprah Gail WinfreyName: Oprah Gail WinfreyBirth Date: January 29, 1954 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: television host, actress Oprah Gail Winfrey America's first lady of talk shows, Oprah Gail Winfrey (born 1954), is well known for surpassing her competition to become the most watched daytime show host on television. Her natural style with guests and audiences on the Oprah Winfrey Show earned her widespread adoration, as well as her own production company.Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey on an isolated farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. Her name was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but because of the difficulty of spelling and pronunciation, she was known as Oprah almost from birth. Winfrey's unmarried parents separated soon after she was born and left her in the care of her maternal grandmother on the farm.Winfrey made friends with the farm animals and, under the strict guidance of her grandmother, she learned to read at two and a half years old. She addressed her church congregation …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Winfrey and her Harpo Production company will develop other syndicated TV programming with King World.Winfrey lives in a condominium on Chicago's Gold Coast and owns a 162-acre farm in Indiana. In 2001 she purchased a million estate on the Santa Barbara coast. She spends four nights a week lecturing for free at churches, shelters, and youth organizations. Winfrey also spends two Saturdays a month with the Little Sisters program she set up at Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project. Associated Works The Oprah Winfrey Show Further Reading Three informative and anecdotal books have been written about Oprah Winfrey: Everybody Loves Oprah! (1987) by Norman King, Oprah (1987) by Robert Waldron, and Oprah Winfrey by Lillie Patterson (1988). "The Importance of Being Oprah," a June 11, 1989, feature story in the New York Times Magazine by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, is an excellent in-depth profile of Winfrey. She is the subject of countless magazine articles in the popular media. |