"What kind of tree are you, if you think you're a tree now?"
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Interview with Katharine Hepburn (1981) after she compared herself to a strong tree in old age
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Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters (25 September 1929 β 30 December 2022) was an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as the host of numerous television programs, including Today, The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until 2015.
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