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Informationen zum Autor HELEN S. GARSON is the author of Tom Clancy: A Critical Companion (Greenwood 1996). Klappentext This biography examines the life of a person raised in poverty and a single mother at 14, who is now one of the richest and most influential people in the world-Oprah Winfrey.Oprah's life is a bonafide rags-to-riches story that is much more compelling because of her empathy, sense of humor, and ability to communicate and connect with people. Beyond the estimated 30 million American viewers who tune into her television show each week, there are devoted fans in 140 countries where Oprah's show is broadcast. Her life and businesses continue to expand, now encompassing a radio channel, two magazines, and the forthcoming OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network television channel. This book documents the different aspects of Oprah's life, incorporating the details of her public, private, and philanthropic personas. The seven chapters of Oprah Winfrey: A Biography, Second Edition span the time period from her childhood in rural Mississippi to her present-day status as a global superstar and philanthropist. Zusammenfassung This biography examines the life of a person raised in poverty and a single mother at 14! who is now one of the richest and most influential people in the world-Oprah Winfrey. Inhaltsverzeichnis Oprah Gail Winfrey has been a world-famous television star for more than 25 years, so well known that people refer to her as Oprah, with the assurance of no misunderstanding. Her programs are shown in many parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, although her career began in the United States, her country of birth. She has been both an actress and producer almost as many years as her television program has run. Adding to her fame and fortune, 16 years after reaching the pinnacle of television stardom, in conjunction with the Hearst Company, she launched O, The Oprah Magazine in 2000. Even though she closed The Oprah Winfrey Show at the end of 2010, publication of the magazine continued. Born January 29, 1954, the illegitimate child of mother Vernita Lee and father Vernon Winfrey, in the small town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, until she reached the age of six she lived on the farm of grandparents Hattie Mae and Earless Lee. Vernita, who never married, had settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she gave birth to another daughter, Patricia, and later to a son, Jeffrey. Although the reasons are unclear, Vernita decided to have Oprah move to Wisconsin to live with her and the other children. It was an arrangement fraught with problems from poverty to indifferent supervision that led to Oprah becoming an angry, hostile, promiscuous teen, completely out of control and subjected to the sexual advances of relatives and her mother's male visitors. In 1968, a pregnant teenage Oprah was sent to live with her father, Vernon, and his wife, Velma, in Nashville, Tennessee. Shortly after the birth and death of her baby boy, Oprah's world changed completely. The Winfreys had no children together, so Oprah became the focus of their home life. It was a religious, organized existence in which Oprah was expected to follow strict rules, earn the highest grades, attend church regularly, and set the example of a model student. She joined a number of clubs in East Nashville High School, including both a drama club and forensics club; was admitted to the honor society and student council; and served as a representative at a White House conference. All of these activities obviously were forerunners of her later successes in radio and television. Oprah was developing the personality that brought her the vote for the most popular girl in her senior class. During her last years in high school, an active Oprah won a number of awards and contests. Upon graduation, she went to Tennessee State University. She had been awarded a scholarship and she accepted...
