Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Renowned Sex Therapist, Dies at 96

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the psychologist better known as the sex therapist Dr. Ruth, has died at age 96.

A spokesperson said Westheimer died Friday, July 12, at home in New York City, according to The New York Times. No cause of death has been publicized. Westheimer is survived by son Joel, daughter Miriam, and four grandchildren, the newspaper reports.

Westheimer became a star in her 50s, when her WYNY radio show, Sexually Speaking, launched in New York City in 1980.