Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
Subtitle: and all the brilliant minds who made The Mary Tyler Moore show a classic
By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9781410458933
Subjects: Mary Tyler Moore show (Television program)
Description: Jennifer Armstrong introduces readers to The Mary Tyler Moore Show's creators; its principled producer, Grant Tinker; and the writers and actors who attracted millions of viewers - to the surprise of network executives. As the first sitcom to employ numerous women as writers and producers, the show became a guiding light for women in the 1970s - and the centerpiece of one of the greatest evenings of comedy in television history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-528).
Table of contents: title: The comeback (1961-70); title: The producers (1969-70); title: Not quite making it yet (1970); title: Casting call (1970); title: Technical difficulties (1970); title: The woman problem (1970); title: Pulling through (1970-71); title: Success (1971-72); title: Girl's club (1970-73); title: The writers wore hotpants (1972-74); title: Pot & the pill (1972-73); title: The Georgia & Betty story (1972-74); title: Girl, this time you're all alone (1974); title: The best job of their lives (1975-77); title: Leaving Camelot (1977-present); title: Making it on their own (1977-present); title: Epilogue: Mary, Rhoda and the modern girl.