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Mary Tyler Moore

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Mary Tyler Moore
Moore at Broadway Barks, 2011
Born29 December 1936(1936-12-29)
Brooklyn, New York Ceety, U.S.
Dee'd25 Januar 2017(2017-01-25) (aged 80)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Cause o daith
Cardiopulmonary arrest due tae pneumonia
EddicationImmaculate Heart Heich School
ThriftActress
Years active1957–2013
Hauf-marrae(s)
  • Dick Meeker (m. 1955–1961)
  • Grant Tinker (m. 1962–1981)
  • Robert Levine (m. 1983; her daith 2017)
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Mary Tyler Moore (29 December 1936 – 25 Januar 2017) wis an American actress, kent for her roles in the telly sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), in that she featurt as Mary Richards, a single wumman wirkin as a local news producer in Minneapolis, an The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966), in that she played Laura Petrie, an umwhile dancer turnt Westchester hamemaker, wife an mither.[1][2][3][4] Her film wirk includes 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie an 1980's Ordinary People, in that she played a role that wis verra different frae the telly chairacters she haed portrayed, an for that she wis nominatit for an Academy Awaird for Best Actress.[5][6][7]

Due tae her roles on baith The Mary Tyler Moore Show an The Dick Van Dyke Show, in that her chairacters aften brakit frae stereotypical eemages o weemen an pushed gender norms, Moore becam a cultural icon an serrt as an inspiration for mony younger actresses, professional weemen, an feminists.[8][9][10] She wis later active in chairity wirk an sindry poleetical causes, pairteecularly the issues o ainimal richts an diabetes. She wis diagnosed wi teep 1 diabetes early in the run o The Mary Tyler Moore Show.[11] She an aa suffered frae alcoholism, which she wrote aboot in her first o twa memoirs. In Mey 2011, Moore unnerwent elective harn surgery tae remuive a benign meningioma.[12] She deet frae cardiopulmonary reest due tae pneumonia at the age o 80 on 25 Januar 2017.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ Kohen, Yael. We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy New York: Macmillan, 2012. p. xix. ISBN 9780374287238.
  2. ↑ Carrigan, Henry C., Jr. "Mary Tyler Moore (1936– )" in Sickels, Robert C. (ed.) 100 Entertainers Who Changed America: An Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Luminaries: An Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Luminaries ABC-CLIO, 2013. p. 409. ISBN 9781598848311
  3. ↑ Chan, Amanda, "What's a meningioma? The science of Mary Tyler Moore's brain tumor" NBCNews.com (May 12, 2011)
  4. ↑ Li, David K. "Page Six: Mary Tyler Moore is nearly blind" New York Post (May 22, 2014)
  5. ↑ "But Seriously: 18 Comedians Who Went Dramatic for Oscar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ McGee, Scott. "Ordinary People". Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved 25 Januar 2017.
  7. ↑ Darrach, Brad; MacKay, Kathy; Wilhelm, Maria; and Reilly, Sue. "Life Spirals Out Of Control For A Regular Family" Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine People (December 15, 1980)
  8. ↑ Teeman, Tim (25 Januar 2017). "How Mary Tyler Moore Changed America With Feminism, TV, and Comedy".
  9. ↑ Reese, Hope. "The Real Feminist Impact of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' Was Behind the Scenes".
  10. ↑ Patterson, John (25 Januar 2017). "Mary Tyler Moore: a true cultural icon who changed the face of television" – via The Guardian.
  11. ↑ "Mary Tyler Moore tells how she took control of diabetes". USA Today. 25 Mairch 2009.
  12. ↑ "Mary Tyler Moore 'recovering nicely' from surgery". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 Mey 2011.[deid airtin]
  13. ↑ "Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 Januar 2017.
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