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love-belle · 4 months

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we caught that holiday glee !!!

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in which it doesn't take a genius to know that they're actually the icons.

for when you want to spend all of your christmases with them. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

social media au // charles leclerc x fem!reader

prequel - you got me thinking nonsense ⋆·˚ ༘ *

warnings - language

author's note - hahahahaha hiiii!!!! im so SORRY for being absent i've been going insane over school 😭😭😭 it's all just a mess rn (IM IN LOVEEEEE I MET THIS GUY) and hopefully, i can post often but still, i can't promise anything!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR MY LOVES <3 i hope ur all doing okay!!!! i love u all so much :)

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swiftllama · 5 months

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💛Smoshblr December Asks Day 9💙

What are your current top 3 favourite songs? (like songs you’ve had on repeat a lot recently or maybe just 3 songs that you listened to today and enjoyed a lot! Whatever feels most accurate to you 🤗🎶)

Bonus: What are 3 songs you think everyone should listen to at least once in their life? 🎧

Oh nice! Love when I get to talk about my favourite songs!

1. ‘Is It Over Now?’ - Taylor Swift. Ofc had to include this, I’ve had it on non-stop since it came out!

2. ‘Feather’ - Sabrina Carpenter. This has been out for a while now but the music video was released recently and I’ve had it on repeat so much since!

3. ‘cindy lou who’ - Sabrina Carpenter. Another Sabrina song from her recently released Christmas album. It’s depressing but oh so good 😅

Bonus:

3 songs I think everyone should listen to in their lifetime :-

1. ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ - Taylor Swift. My No1. Taylor song ever 🙌 and something everyone should listen to! And also watch the short film 😉

2. ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me Now’ - Céline Dion. Absolutely love this song and it’s my favourite song of hers! Also the music video is iconic 👌

3. ‘Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy’ - Queen. Almost chose Bohemian Rhapsody for this but lbr, who hasn’t heard that? So went with one of my other favourite Queen songs!

#asks #smoshblr december asks #wallpaper-inside-my-heart #personal #my posts

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Hi Em! I haven’t had a lot of eggnog but I have fairly decent memories of it. However I was thinking of picking some up at the store a few weeks back so now I’ll have to give it another shot! Also I would definitely want reputation merch too: I dream of the snake ring and the end game peach hoodie.

For today, fun little game idea: if you had to make a christmas ep with five of your favorite (or most tolerated) holiday songs and five favorite artists to cover them, which songs would you match with which artists? As an example, here’s what I’d do:

1. Last Christmas - Rina Sawayama (she’d absolutely sell this)

2. Sleigh Ride - boygenius (I can’t explain this one but it’d be so sweet)

3. Silent Night - Stevie Nicks (just came to me but I need it now)

4. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree - Beyoncé! (I feel like her riffs would be awesome)

5. All I Want for Christmas is You - Taylor (obviously she is not making a Mariah remake but I think she could put a really warm country spin on this! Imagine the earnestness of Timeless/Emma Falls in Love and the sounds of Debut)

This is a long one but I’d love to see what you come up with. And I hope you had a nice day! — your secret santa, ☃️

hi secret santa bestie!!! I much prefer vegan nog to the real thing also works better in frosting in my opinion and I can add some (vegan) milk to cut it so it's not so thick (I don't do that for frosting just when I drink it) it's a fun time. also saur true endgame peach hoodie u are so so so missed but I think I'd wear the black one more u know? but that's just me ur so valid for the endgame peach hoodie I hope u get it some day!!! also same re snake ring such an iconic piece of merch!!

this is such an interesting game hmmm....

I think that sabrina carpenter would absolutely feast covering all santa tell me so that would be fun!!

I think olivia rodrigo would so such a fun rock version of rockin around the christmas tree but I do agree that beyoncé would Kill rockin around the christmas tree I just think w olivia's rock sound a la all american bitch it would go so hard for her u know???

I think that stephen sanchez could do a pretty rockin little saint nick a la his song shake. that would be fun. or he could do a super croony version of it's beginning to look a lot like christmas and I'd love that also!!!!

idk why I put him at fourth this out of order bc it is in the order I am thinking of them noah kahan should absolutely cover glittery by kacey musgraves he'd kill it so hard.

taylor should cover the jo bro's like it's christmas just to take it from joe but also she'd have such a fun time w it I think and then I could replace that version on my playlist with hers skdjgdkjgh

bonus song even tho it just came out conan gray could feast singing buy me presents by sabrina carpenter or cindy lou who!!!

this was a fun game!!!! and I hope u had a good day and u get some nog soon!!! u can always just get one cup without any other milk at starbucks and make sure u like it before u invest in a pint. my struggle is no one else in my house likes it like I wish I could get two chocolate milk box containers full and not a full pint bc I always have too much left 😭but I also need the nog this time of year 😭 anyways I hope u get some soon!!! sorry I responded to this so late bestie <3

#bpacksanta #asks

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thedelolos · 1 year

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Neverafter Episode 5 Live Thoughts

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I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE GEMS ARE YOU SILLY MAN

“The mechanic of confusion” you said it ally

Ooo we got updated icons for the characters that we didn’t see last episode

Lou Wilson I love you never change

BEATS TO STUDY TO im cryig

Seriously the new dome effects are cool as hell

So this is “You and your party walk into a tavern” opening?

I can’t take the cock and toad seriously bro

“A bunch of woodland creatures in a cloak” ah yes three racoons in a trenchcoat

Rosamund’s hair is so curly wow

I really want to know her subclass PLEASE i’m thinking it might be beast now because of the cloak of beasts?

YLFA DRUID

YLFA DRUID???

I AM IN LOVE WHAT SUBCLASS

I’m thinking moon or wildfire?

The fire on her cloak in her dream makes me think wildfire Also they have another person who can heal thank goodness

The owl getting scared is really funny

The disappearing glass jar

So pib

Okay yeah red blowing the fire hotter makes me think wildfire, that’s actually a really cool way of skinning it

“Why does everyone think I’m flirting?” Gerard got that autistic boy swag

Lou you're killing me with that description of pinocchio

YES PLEASE TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR MOM

She’s awful and i hate her

“How did we know to come here?” Zac asking the big brain questions

Calling it now the bad fairy that pinocchio is talking about is the step mother

Psa do not trust the fairies at all

Do you think brennan practices crow noises just randomly?

Zac’s little dance when PIb is getting scritches is so cute

I KNEW IT WAS THE DISH FROM HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

Ally and Lou playing keep away with the invisible book is so funny

Committed arachnid i’m dead these are so funny

THE SPIDER TALKS

Wait does this mean we’re gonna get miss muffit too??

“Honking like thunder”?? Hmmm the gander??

It’s really funny bc i just finished crown of candy where we had ranger liam and now we have ranger rosamund and it’s just really funny to me

Rangers really are the best in campaigns like this

Wait does that mean that we don’t get anymore cindy??

Oh okay nvm

Ooo this is very interesting, there’s someone writing in the book

WAIT THIS IS DOPE SCHEHERAZADE

So does this mean that the other owners of the magic books are just people who have collected tales in different cultures?

WOMEN IN ARMOR AGENDA LET’S GO

Aesop too?? So it think there might be some kind of truth to my theory my game theory

Yes babes pls make a better plan

Stray together, stay together

“Im just kinda pushing on your frog abdomen” ALLY

Okay okay so we need to find a laughing dog and a cat with a fiddle

The goodberry thing is so smart, i’ve never thought of that before

Senator i miss you

Senator i love you keep prancing

“This is all temporary” okay take a shot he said the thing

No no con saves only vibes

WHAT ARE THE BEANS are they like levels of exhaustion that you carry through your lives?? If you hit 6 levels typically you die so maybe at 6 beans the character is perma dead?

Is the boar one of the 3 little pigs??

I like geese and the gander is terrifying

Okay okay they got a good stealth let’s just hope that they learn from last time and dont get caught, please y’all be safe

YO THE DARK LIGHTING THAT’S SO COOL

WE 110 percent are getting the spider that sat next to miss muffet, “nobody wants to be friends with me”, the town name sounds similar to tuffet, i think i’m right???

#neverafter #neverafter spoilers #d20 neverafter #d20 spoilers #dimension 20 #dimension 20 spoilers #d20 neverafter spoilers

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styleofdiamandis · 1 year

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LOVE + FEAR TOUR: NADYA DZYAK & OTHER

We have finally arrived at the third and final chapter of our “Love + Fear” world tour fashion breakdown! After we looked at the designs of Maggie Barry and Olima, it’s time to tackle down all the looks created by the other designers who were involved in this epic tour.

This week I'm introducing you to Ukrainian emerging fashion designer Nadya Dzyak whose designs were adored by Marina and stylist Mercedes Natalia for her tour.

First up, we got the Spring/Summer 2019 long ruffled nude tulle dress with matching round belt ($822.00).

M also wears the Versace’s heart-shaped Love gold ring with Medusa icon and meander pattern...

...and her beloved Nike Huarache sneakers in full white!

Nadya Dzyak’s Resort 2020 lookbook showed the designer experimenting with unusual color combinations and new shapes. Here, our girl wore the nude tulle mini dress with multicolored dots, ruffles and silk trim.

Her jewelry here included a pair of Alison Lou’s green neon Jelly hoops from her iconic “Loucite” collection...

…and a vintage Chanel gold sunburst logo chain necklace.

Next, Marina looked dazzling on stage in another Nadya Dzyak Resort 2020 confection: a blue dotted tulle tiered mini dress with silk trim. Check out that circular pleat at the front!

This look was crowned with a pair of ZARA gold hammered earrings with three flat faux pearls...

...plus her Hermina Athens Amalthea gold-plated sterling silver statement necklace.

At her Dublin date, the Greek-Welsh singer chose this crimson red tulle mini dress with dots, matching belt and silk trim from Nadya Dzyak’s Fall/Winter 2019 collection.

Manchester-based label The Dolls House was founded in 2012 by Rebecca Henry. Marina debuted the sparkly Cindy silver sequin dress which features a square neck and ruched sash detail. HOT!

A pair of Steve Madden’s Carissa metallic silver sneakers with silver-tone rhinestones all over perfectly tied the look together.

We’re almost at the end! Marina wore two colorful looks from the Resort 2020 collection of Maisie Wilen, the young emerging designer who was discovered by Kanye West back in 2019!

First up is this orange & blue psychedelic abstract print long-sleeve mini bodycon dress with asymmetrical hem.

The other look is the Body Shop psychedelic printed green & blue long-sleeve top and matching leggings.

All of her jewelry is Sylvia Toledano. She wore the Petite Candy hoops in gold brass with turquoise, turquoise verte, cornaline, yellow onyx, amethyst, died ruby and moonstone…

…the Fall/Winter 2019 Lee long necklace with multicolored stones which she wrapped twice around her neck…

…and the Byzantine cuff with green turquoise, dried ruby, turquoise, amethyst, cornaline, green onyx, tiger eye, yellow onyx, black onyx and calcedoine.

#The Dolls House #Dresses #Nadya Dzyak #Belts #Maisie Wilen #Tops #Pants #Alison Lou #ZARA #Sylvia Toledano #Hermina Athens #Chanel #Jewelry #Versace #Nike #Steve Madden #Sneakers

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televsion · 6 months

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★﹐taylor momsen as cindy lou who in how the grinch stole christmas (2000)．﹗﹑

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favorite-characters · 1 year

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ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕙 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕝𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤

Taylor Momsen as ᴄɪɴᴅʏ ʟᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴏ (dir. Ron Howard • 2000)

#how the grinch stole christmas #cindy lou who #cindy lou #cindy lou who icons #cindy lou who edit #taylor momsen #taylor momsen icons #ron howard

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everythingtoony · 1 year

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So to further explain my other post, i will be rambling. SO we all know how the story goes, its been told many times three times. I really like the first two (sorry benedict cumbergrinch) but Jim Carrey is my absolute favorite i don’t care what anyone says.

The backstory seems more thought out, and makes more sense imo. The grinch grows up not really liking Christmas but not enough to hate it, and he has a crush on a girl in school, so he makes her a Christmas present. However because bullies suck, he got self-conscious, so he decided to try shaving his face for the first time. It sucked, he went to school, everyone laughed, Martha May did nothing, and the Grinch got understandably upset, and it flips a switch. I genuinely think it’s a trauma thing. Anyway I feel that backstory fits well and is simple enough to understand, and maybe even relate to in someway.

Second is the character himself. While Chuck Jones did an amazing job animating the original (you can tell it’s a Chuck Jones animated film, his style is that iconic) and Boris Karloff did an amazing job voicing the character and putting some emotion into his voice, and also reading the story on top of that, I feel Jim Carrey had a LOT more to work with. Longer script, his own personality, etc. And he literally had to go through torture endurance training because of the suit he wore, and had to seek therapy afterwards, and yet you can see in his acting he still had fun doing it, and I admire that so much, he’s an amazing actor and worked amazingly with Taylor Momsen, who was only a child then. He’s such a perfect fit for the Grinch, because he has a very eccentric personality and isn’t afraid to put his ideas out there and improvise. Lastly is the way he interacts with Cindy Lou Who. Honestly I think he’s the best when it comes to Cindy interactions. While Max may have somewhat forced him to, the Grinch did save Cindy from the sorting machine. He also interacted very well with her when they were in his lair, while he was being invited to the holiday cheermister. And she has stuck up for him multiple times. Not to mention the scene where he had to pretend to be Santa. The whole interaction was absolutely adorable and Cindy laughing at him is just- sobsss- And oh my gosh the end!!! When the Grinch’s heart grew, he definetly showed a bigger liking for Cindy (because lets be honest he liked her before, just refused to admit it), and even saved her from tumbling over the side of Mount Crumpit. Something that 100% would have killed her. And he was just such a good dude towards her, he’s like that fun uncle that honestly payed more attention to her than her actual parents, I mean COME ON HOW DO YOU NOT NOTICE YOUR CHILDREN GONE, YOUR BOYS SNUCK OFF AND YOU DIDN’T NOTICE, THEN CINDY, AND THEY WENT TO A MOUNTAIN- I also feel the Grinch didn’t deserve the treatment he got at that cheermister. Like giving him a razor and bringing up old trauma just cuz you don’t like the guy, seriously, mayor? Jesus no wonder he hates you- YOU WERE THE CAUSE OF HIM RUINING THAT CLASS PARTY WHEN YOU WERE KIDS, YOU WERE THE CAUSE OF HIM RUINING THE CHEERMISTER- HONESTLY IM SURPRISED ANYONE LIKED YOU-

Also very random headcanon but I strongly believe the grinch is aroace, martha may is kinda toxic i feel- Anyway thanks for reading this-

#how the grinch stole christmas #jim carrey #random rambles #the grinch #martha may sucks #i hate the mayor with a burning passion #cindy's parents also kinda suck ngl #spoilers i think???

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techtimegalaxy · 11 months

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Who’re the Whoville Characters?

“Who’re the Whoville characters?” is a common question that arises when watching the beloved film, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” This article aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the key characters in Whoville. From the iconic Grinch to the adorable Cindy Lou Who, and of course, the faithful Max, we’ll explore the vibrant world of Whoville. more

#whovillecharacters #grinchwhovillecharacters #technologyus #business

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xtruss · 1 year

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Barbara Walters announces her retirement in 2014. (Lou Rocco/Getty Images)

Barbara Walters Dies at 93; News Anchor Broke the Boy’s Club of Network Television

— By Matea Gold | December 30, 2022 | Los Angeles Times

Barbara Walters, the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears, has died.

“Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones, She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,” Cindi Berger, Walters’ publicist, said in a statement to The Times.

Seemingly indefatigable though her long career, Walters died at 93.

(ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, Walters’ former boss, announced on Twitter that Walters died Friday evening at her home in New York.

“Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself. She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most important interviews of our time, from heads of state and leaders of regimes to the biggest celebrities and sports icons,” Iger wrote. “I had the pleasure of calling Barbara a colleague for more than three decades, but more importantly, I was able to call her a dear friend.

“She will be missed by all of us at the Walt Disney Co., and we send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline.”

Walters had undergone heart surgery in 2010.

A canny interviewer who prodded ranks of public figures into tearful confessions, Walters was an aggressive practitioner of “the get” who outmaneuvered competitors to land exclusives with figures as varied as Cuban leader Fidel Castro, actress Katharine Hepburn and White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Walters with Fidel Castro in 1975. (Uncredited/Associated Press)

She made history when she was named the first female co-host of NBC’s “Today” show in 1974 and again two years later when ABC tapped her as the first female co-anchor of the network evening news. Walters faced open hostility from her male counterparts in both places, but never let it rattle her publicly, despite being shadowed by deep insecurities that she said lifted only late in her career.

“I was completely unwelcome,” she told The Times in 2008. “They didn’t want a woman, and they didn’t want me.”

Veteran network producer Av Westin, who worked with her at CBS and ABC, said Walters overcame what was a huge hurdle at the time: “To be able to plow through the resistance of a woman being accepted as more than a bit of pretty fluff — she really was the first who did that.”

Walters with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)

Walters’ ill-matched pairing with evening anchor Harry Reasoner at ABC lasted only two years, and she went on to become a power player at the network as co-host of the prime-time news magazine “20/20,” a post she held for a quarter-century. Her creation of “The View,” the daytime talk show she co-hosted until 2014, gave her another prominent perch.

But Walters was perhaps most familiar to viewers with her “Barbara Walters Specials,” in which she quizzed entertainers such as Elizabeth Taylor, George Clooney and Michael Jackson about their personal lives, drawing them out with a mix of chumminess and relentlessness. Times television critic Mary McNamara said Walters was part confessor, part therapist and succeeded brilliantly at making “emotion newsworthy.”

Her ability to reinvent herself with the times made her a singular figure in the media: an octogenarian deeply immersed in current celebrity culture.

She moved in the same bold-faced social set as the movie stars and political leaders she interviewed, leading some critics to suggest that she pulled her punches in interviews to avoid offending friends. Walters insisted that her personal relationships never got in the way of her job, but was unapologetic about the amiable tone she had with interview subjects in her prime-time specials.

Walters with Monica Lewinsky. (Virginia Sherwood/Disney General Entertainment Con)

“I don’t want them to go away discouraged,” she told the New York Times in 1992.

While proud of the popularity of shows such as “10 Most Fascinating People,” Walters worried at times that the public had forgotten the hard-hitting interviews she did with dozens of world leaders, including Saddam Hussein and Moammar Kadafi. When asked what she hoped to be remembered for, Walters responded: “As a good journalist,” adding: “Not as someone who made people cry.”

Gifted with an innate appreciation of the power of the public confessional, Walters published her own juicy autobiography at age 78 in which she detailed her guilt-ridden relationship with her mentally disabled older sister, the attempted suicide of her father and an affair she had with a married U.S. senator in the 1970s.

“I wanted people to know that … I, who seemed to have this perfect life and this great career and the daughter and the men and so forth, have not had a perfect life by any means,” she told The Los Angeles Times.

Barbara Jill Walters was born in Boston on Sept. 25, 1929, the youngest daughter of Lou Walters, a vaudeville booker-turned-nightclub impresario who created the famed Latin Quarter club in Times Square, and Dena Seletsky, a clerk in a men’s neckwear store. Her older sister Jacqueline had a mild mental disability, which was a source of embarrassment and then guilt for Walters throughout her life.

Walters with Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Virginia Sherwood/Disney General Entertainment Con)

For a time, the family enjoyed a posh lifestyle. Walters spent part of her childhood in a vast penthouse in Manhattan and a pistachio green mansion in Miami, where her father opened a Florida version of the Latin Club. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., among other power brokers, was a frequent guest. Walters grew accustomed to encountering celebrities backstage.

“I met so many stars: Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, Sophie Tucker,” she recalled in an interview. “It was very glamorous on the surface, but I knew they had problems and difficulties. So I’ve never been in awe of celebrities. That comes from my childhood.”

Still, Walters said she was a “somewhat lonely child,” in part because her parents kept her and her sister isolated so as not to expose Jacqueline to ridicule. The family was also constantly in a precarious financial state because of Lou Walters’ gambling debts, a situation that riddled his youngest daughter with insecurity for much of her life.

“No matter how high my profile became, how many awards I received, or how much money I made, my fear was that it all could be taken away from me,” she wrote in “Audition,” her 2008 autobiography.

After studying theater at Sarah Lawrence College, Walters worked as a secretary at a New York advertising agency, then got her first television job as a publicist for the local NBC affiliate in New York. Several years later, she was hired as a writer for CBS’ morning show, which was then co-anchored by a young Walter Cronkite and Dick Van Dyke. She made her on-camera debut on that program, replacing a model who failed to show up for a bathing suit segment.

Walters with Patrick Swayze. (Ron Tom/Disney General Entertainment Con)

When Walters was 29, her father’s newest club went bankrupt and he tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. Her first marriage, to hat manufacturer Bob Katz, had recently ended in divorce after three years, and she was left as the sole supporter of her family.

After a stint at a public relations firm, she landed a job as a writer on “Today” in 1961. She occasionally got to do on-air pieces, even covering First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s trip to India and Pakistan in 1962.

Walters was made an official reporter in October 1964, taking over for actress Maureen O’Sullivan in the role that had been known as the “Today Girl.” Now that she was in the spotlight, Walters worked with a voice specialist to overcome her difficulty pronouncing Rs, a quirk she said was the remnant of a Boston accent. But after viewers complained she sounded stilted, she gave up trying. (Her distinctive speaking style would later inspire comedian Gilda Radner’s “Baba Wawa” impersonation on “Saturday Night Live.”)

Walters sought to tackle meaty news stories, despite the resentment she encountered from male colleagues. When “Today” host Frank McGee demanded that Walters be limited to “girlie” interviews, she protested. The network president came up with a compromise: McGee could ask the first three questions of newsmakers visiting the studio; Walters, the fourth.

Quietly fuming, Walters sought interviews outside the studio, where McGee had no say, pursuing subjects with handwritten letters. She got an exclusive with President Nixon’s chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman; interviewed the elusive Israeli defense minister Moshe Dayan; and covered Nixon’s historic trip to China as one of only three female reporters in the traveling press corps.

Walters with Hillary Clinton in 2012. (Martin H. Simon/Disney General Entertainment Con)

Despite the attention she brought the network with her reporting, NBC refused to name Walters co-host of “Today” until McGee died of bone cancer in 1974. The appointment of the first female network anchor made the cover of Newsweek.

ABC lured Walters away two years later, promising her a then-staggering $5 million over five years — worth $30.2 million in 2022 dollars — to co-anchor the evening news and do prime-time specials. The press was skeptical of her worth, dubbing her the “million-dollar baby.” She encountered an even icier reception from Reasoner, her co-anchor.

The tension between the two was so palpable on the air that actor John Wayne sent Walters a telegram reading, “Don’t let the bastards get you down.”

“It was very hard,” she recalled in 2008. “I would wipe my eyes before I went out there and put the smile on. But after a while, people realized. It was so uncomfortable watching us that I was beginning to get the sympathy vote, which I didn’t really want.”

Walters with Mike Tyson and Robin Givens. (Robert Maas/Disney General Entertainment Con)

News division President Roone Arledge finally ended the pairing after two years, and Walters survived by fashioning a new role for herself: that of the globe-trotting interviewer. She interviewed Fidel Castro in a patrol boat on the Bay of Pigs and scored a world scoop by landing the first joint interview with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, infuriating competitors such as Cronkite.

“I’m very grateful that I have that period in my life,” she said. “I think the whole body of my work is enough so that people, I hope, realize that I don’t just do celebrities.”

At times, her career was filled with escapades out of a James Bond movie: A Panamanian dictator tried to romance her. She secretly passed on a message to President Reagan from an Iranian arms dealer involved in the Iran-Contra deal, an act that drew a public reprimand from ABC for violating news division standards.

In 1980, she was named co-host of “20/20,” the prime-time news magazine ABC had created to challenge “60 Minutes.” Walters used the show as a platform to expand her run of exclusive interviews, fiercely competing for scoops, sometimes even with ABC colleagues.

Walters with Katharine Hepburn in 1987. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)

Westin, who served as her executive producer on that show for close to a decade, said the secret to Walters’ success was her over-preparation.

“She really had a lack of self-confidence, believe it or not,” he said. “If she was going to do an interview with a major figure, she would do more research than anyone. She would call around to all her contacts, asking, ‘What questions should I ask?’ She was always concerned her colleagues and critics would find her wanting, and she didn’t want to let that happen.”

Walters brought a lighter tone to her prime-time specials, perching on an elephant with James Stewart, riding behind Sylvester Stallone on a motorcycle and getting a lap dance from Hugh Jackman.

She was unapologetic about using every tool she had to score a big interview. She noted in her 2008 autobiography “Audition” that for all the discrimination she faced in journalism as a woman, it also had its advantages.

“A sought-after male subject chooses you to do the interview in the hope that somewhere along the line, the romantic side — or at least the flirtatious side — will surpass the professional,” she wrote.

In her later years, Walters remade herself as a successful producer of “The View.” The unpredictable back-and-forth of the hosts, particularly during Rosie O’Donnell’s tumultuous tenure on the show, made it water-cooler fodder. It also became a regular stomping ground for political figures seeking to reach female viewers.

Walters officially retired in 2014, but then quickly announced she was “coming out of retirement” to do a special “20/20” interview with the father of Elliot Rodger, the UC Santa Barbara student who killed six people and wounded 14. She continued to do occasional specials. Her last on-air interview was with then presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2015. She was rarely seen in public in recent years.

Walters is survived by her daughter Jacqueline, whom she adopted with her second husband, theatrical producer Lee Guber. They divorced in 1976. Walters’ third marriage, to television producer Merv Adelson, also ended in divorce.

Over the years, she was romantically involved with numerous powerful men, including future Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and U.S. Sen. John Warner of Virginia. In her autobiography, Walters revealed that she carried on a two-year affair in the 1970s with Edward R. Brooke, a married U.S. senator and first Black person elected to that body since Reconstruction.

If she had any regret in her life, Walters told The Times, it was that she never kept a diary.

“I still think, ’Oh, the things I’ve heard and forgotten!’ ” she said.

— Matea Gold is a former Times staff writer. Times staff writer Steve Marble contributed to this report.

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