VisArt Featured Actor of the
Week: Mary Tyler Moore (1936 - 2017)
Multiple-Emmy-award-winning Mary
Tyler Moore died this week, and for those who didn’t grow up watching one of
her popular TV shows in the 60s or 70s, it might be hard to understand what the
media attention about her now is all about. She came to many people’s attention
as a comedy “straight man” Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and it’s
certainly worth watching some of those old episodes to get a sense of her role.
However, her biggest impact was as Mary Richards on the Mary Tyler Moore Show,
where she played a single working woman in a strong comedic cast. She could be
funny, anxious, or feisty but was somehow always likeable, and she served as a
role model of sorts for many women growing up during that period, embodying
both the hopes and worries of that generation. She did also expand into plays
and movies, most notably as the mom in 1980’s Ordinary People for which she was nominated for
the Best Actress Oscar, but her greatest successes were on TV.
Here’s the NY Times article upon her
death:
and here are a few of her offerings at
our store:
New to (or rediscovering) this
actor? Try:
The Dick Van Dyke Show – (1961-1966).
We have only one of the four volumes of the “Best of The Dick Van Dyke Show” IMDb page for this TV Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show – (1970-1977) We
have the first 4 seasons of this TV series. IMDb page for this TV Series
Ordinary People – (R, 1980).
Description from IMDb: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent
family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the
good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Already a fan? Try these less common
offerings from our store:
Did you know that she made a few
appearances with former co-star Betty White in the TV series Hot in Cleveland, as Diane? You can catch one in
our copies of Season 2
You can also see her in our copy of
Flirting with Disaster (R, 1996) starring Ben Stiller and Patricia
Arquette “A young man, his wife, and his
incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.” –from
IMDb page
Finally, we have a copy of the hard-to-find and pretty bad Change of Habit (G, 1969) in which Moore played a nun and co-starred with Elvis Presley!! IMDb page
Finally, we have a copy of the hard-to-find and pretty bad Change of Habit (G, 1969) in which Moore played a nun and co-starred with Elvis Presley!! IMDb page
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