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Dr. Ruth Westheimer Dies: Pop Culture Sexologist Was 96
Dr. Ruth passed peacefully at home, according to her publicist.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Dr. Ruth Westheimer, whose grandmotherly approach as a sex therapist made her a pop icon in the 1980s, died Friday in New York City at home at age 96. Her son and daughter were with her and holding her hand at that moment,” Lehu told People, adding, “It was as peacefully as she could possibly go. It’s amazing, there was stuff still going on in her life [she has a book coming out this fall with Allison Gilbert] and someone wants to make a biopic about her.”
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