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Mary Tyler Moore

Actress Mary Tyler Moore
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Profession: Actress

Nationality:
United States of America
American

Biography: Best known for her roles on television sitcoms "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

Born: December 29, 1936
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: January 25, 2017 (aged 80)

Married Life

  • 1983-11-23 "Ordinary People" actress Mary Tyler Moore (46) weds Dr. Robert Levine at the Pierre Hotel in New York City

Historical Events

  • 1964-05-25 16th Emmy Awards: "The Dick Van Dyke Show", Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore win
  • 1966-05-22 18th Emmy Awards: "The Fugitive", Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore win
  • 1970-09-19 "The Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres on CBS
  • 1973-05-20 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore win
  • 1974-05-28 26th Emmy Awards: M*A*S*H, Alan Alda & Mary Tyler Moore win, 1st Daytime Award presentation and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" wins 5 awards, including Cicely Tyson for Dramatic Performance
  • 1975-03-03 1st People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Pictures) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
  • 1975-05-19 27th Emmy Awards: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Robert Blake & Jean Marsh win
  • 1976-05-17 28th Emmy Awards: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Jack Albertson & Micheal Learned win
  • 1977-03-05 3rd People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
  • 1977-03-19 Last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premieres on CBS, with a group hug searching for a box tissues, then singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
  • 1977-09-11 29th Emmy Awards: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Carroll O'Conner & Bea Arthur win; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" accumulates a then record 29 awards over its 7 season run
  • 1978-02-20 4th People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Picture) and James Garner & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
  • 1979-03-07 5th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds & Olivia Newton-John win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore & Carol Burnett win (TV)
  • 1980-09-19 "Ordinary People" directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch is released (Best Picture 1981)
  • 1981-01-31 38th Golden Globes: Ordinary People, Robert De Niro, & Mary Tyler Moore win
  • 1995-09-28 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News" on CBS

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