Ruth Westheimer, the Sex Guru Known as Dr. Ruth, Dies at 96
Ruth Westheimer, the grandmotherly therapist who as “Dr. Ruth” became America’s best-known sex counselor with her frank, funny radio and television programs, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Her death was announced by a spokesman, Pierre Lehu. Dr. Westheimer was in her 50s when …
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