The talk show host died on Friday,PEOPLEreports.
“She was restful when she passed away.
“It was as peacefully as she could possibly go.”
Dr. Ruth Westheimer.Bachrach/Getty
A representative for Westheimer did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weeklys request for comment.
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A Holocaust survivor, Westheimer was born Karola Ruth Siegel in Weisenfeld, Germany, in 1928.
It would be the last time she’d see her family.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer.Austin Hargrave/Hulu
The show, later calledSexually Speaking, launched in 1980.
As a result,Sexually Speakinglaterexpanded into an hourlong, nationally syndicated broadcast that ran until 1990.
Along with her flourishing radio career, Westheimer enjoyed success as a television presenter.
She hosted several sex advice talk shows on Lifetime, includingGood Sex!
She also hosted a series of videos forPlayboy.
Ruth’s Computer Game of Good Sex, the following year.
Over the course of her career, Westheimer wrote more than 40 books about sex and sexuality.
Her new novel,The Joy of Connections,is set to be released later this year.
She is survived by her two children, Miriam and Joel, and four grandchildren.
