‘The $64,000 Question’ quizzed contestants in their chosen area of expertise. So Brothers came up with the idea of entering a television game show as a contestant. Her husband, Milton Brothers, was still in medical school and Brothers had just given up her teaching positions at Hunter College and Columbia University to be home with her newborn, firmly believing a child’s development depended on it.īut the young family found itself struggling on her husband’s residency income. I owe her a great deal for what she did for the mental health profession and society owes her a big thank you.’īrothers first gained fame on the game show ‘The $64,000 Question’ and said her multimedia career came about ‘because we were hungry.’ ‘She had a great sense of humor and gave very sound advice in her column and whenever she appeared on TV.
In her own gentle and caring way she let people know it was OK to discuss their feelings and emotions,’ he said in a statement Monday.
Joyce was able to get people talking about their emotional issues and problems.