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  2. Jul 11, 2022 · Oprah's father, Vernon Winfrey, passed away on July 8, 2022, at 89 years old. Taking to Instagram on July 9, 2022, Oprah shared the news that Vernon passed away after a battle with cancer. "Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song.

  3. Oprah Gail Winfrey ( / ˈoʊprə /; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; [b] January 29, 1954), also known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from ...

  4. Jan 2, 2024 · After Oprah was born in Mississippi, Vernita left for Milwaukee and left Oprah to be raised by her grandmother for six years. Vernita gave birth to four children but she lost her son Jeffrey Lee in 1989 and daughter Patricia Lee Lloyd in 2003. Mom Vernita died on November 22, 2018, in Milwaukee, at the age of 83.

  5. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey on an isolated farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. Her name was supposed to be Orpah, from the Bible, but because of the difficulty of spelling and pronunciation, she was known as Oprah almost from birth.

  6. Feb 5, 2024 · Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her aunt Ida named her after the biblical figure Orpah, but quickly, her family began spelling it ...

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  8. Jan 8, 2020 · Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in 1954 in rural Mississippi, the child of a love affair between Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee. Her parents never married, and Oprah spent much of her youth being shuttled between various relatives. From her troubled childhood, Oprah Winfrey has grown into a household name, achieving success as a talk show host ...

  9. May 13, 2024 · Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show was among the most popular of the genre. She became one of the richest and most influential women in the United States.

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