Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds

Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic

When writer-producers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns dreamed up an edgy show about a divorced woman with a career, the CBS executives they pitched replied: â€œAmerican audiences wonâ€™t tolerate divorce in a seriesâ€™ lead any more than they will tolerate Jews, people with mustaches, and people who live in New York.â€

Forty years later, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the most beloved and recognizable television shows of all time. It was an inspiration to a generation of women who wanted to have it all in an era when everything seemed possible.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrongâ€™s Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted tells the stories behind the making of this popular classic, introducing the groundbreaking female writers who lent real-life stories to their TV scripts; the men who created the indelible characters; the lone woman network executive who cast the legendary ensembleâ€”and advocated for this provocative showâ€”and the colorful cast of actors who made it all work. James L. Brooks, Grant Tinker, Allan Burns, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Georgia Engelâ€”they all came together to make a show that changed womenâ€™s lives and television itself. Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted is the tale of how they did it.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-05-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884881548994
EANs 9781451659207

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-05-07
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884881548994
EANs	9781451659207

Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic

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