RIP Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017)

By Damion Damaske

Posted 9 years ago

Now, I don't want to open with some dumb joke like "Oh no, now 2017 is killing people too!" or some such nonsense. A human being just died, and it's tragic. To add significance to the year it happened is us trying to understand and make logic out of something that is both unfathomable and all-too knowable.

Mary Tyler Moore, who died today at the age of 80, was a feminist icon, and for good reason. First becoming famous as the wife of the titular Dick Van Dyke in the DICK VAN DYKE show – holding her own (and then some) in their comedic scenes together – she then moved on to THE MARY TYLER MOORE show, about a career woman making it in the big city. While a bit of a cliche now, that plot was pretty revolutionary at the time. The episodes even dealt with things like her arguing for equal pay as the men, and even taking the pill. In fact, the show was known for having the most Emmy nominations of any show for almost thirty years (until FRASIER in 2002). Speaking of awards, Moore was also nominated for an Oscar for her role in ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980).

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Damion Damaske

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