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

W hen writer-producers James L. Brooks andAllan Burns dreamed up an edgy show about a divorced woman with a career, theCBS executives they pitched replied: American audiences wont tolerate divorcein a series lead any more than they will tolerate Jews, people with mustaches,and people who live in New York. Forty yearslater, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the most beloved andrecognizable television shows of all time. It was an inspiration to ageneration of women who wanted to have it all in an era when everything seemedpossible. JenniferKeishin Armstrongs Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted tells the storiesbehind the making of this popular classic, introducing the groundbreakingfemale writers who lent real-life stories to their TV scripts; the men whocreated the indelible characters; the lone woman network executive who cast thelegendary ensembleand advocated for this provocative showand the colorfulcast of actors who made it all work. James L. Brooks, GrantTinker, Allan Burns, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, GavinMacLeod, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Georgia Engelthey all came together to make ashow that changed womens lives and television itself. Mary and Lou andRhoda and Ted is the tale of how they did it.

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