Marie Torre Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Marie Torre (ca. 1924, Brooklyn, New York – January 3, 1997) was a television personality who appeared on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1962-77. She was the station's first woman anchor and one of the first female anchors in the United States. She showed great versatility, easily moving from covering hard news stories, including the kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick at Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, in May 1966, to interviewing such notables and newsmakers as President Lyndon B. Johnson and Coretta Scott King.She hosted a daily interview talk show, Contact, later renamed The Marie Torre Show, as well as public affairs programming on KDKA-TV. She served as the station's entertainment critic, including everything from motion pictures to live theatre productions,such as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Earlier in her career, she gained some notoriety when, as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she refused to name the source of comments critical of actress Judy Garland. During a landmark court case, Garland v. Torre, Torre was sentenced to 10 days imprisonment for contempt of court.She appeared three times on the children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood After 1977, she returned to New York City. Carlow University in Pittsburgh sponsors the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series.
Net Worth
$1.6 Million
Date Of Birth
1924-01-01
Died
1997-01-03
Profession
Actress
Nicknames
Marie Torre, Torre, Marie
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
1970
TV Series
Neighborhood News Reporter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
1968-1969
TV Series
Herself
The Merv Griffin Show
1965
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1968-1970 as Herself / Neighborhood News Reporter
