The trailblazing journalist, who died Friday at age 93, retired from her five-decade career in 2014 after suffering a series of health setbacks.
Disney General Entertainment ConDisney General Entertainment ConAt first, the network was afraid of losing the trailblazing newswoman who created and co-hosted “The View,” one of its most successful series, since 1997. But as the year went on, Walters’ health continued to deteriorate, and it soon became clear that the 84-year-old could not go on working.
“One day, just as the show ended, she collapsed into the arms of a stage manager,” Setoodeh wrote. “She had to be taken to the greenroom, where they laid her down on a sofa. The staff called the paramedics.”Disney General Entertainment Con Walters was “concerned that the sight of her on a stretcher would make it into the papers,” according to the book, but she eventually agreed to see a doctor and was back on set the next morning.“Barbara acted like it was business as usual,” Setoodeh noted.
including Meredith Vieira and Star Jones returned to the show to celebrate Walters’ 17th and final season.
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