Mary Tyler MOORE #81497

29 DEC 1936 - 25 JAN 2017
BIRTH 29 DEC 1936, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
DEATH 25 JAN 2017, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Historical Notes

Mary Tyler Moore was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), which "helped define a new vision of American womanhood" and "appealed to an audience facing the new trials of modern-day existence". Moore won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ordinary People. Moore had major supporting roles in the musical film Thoroughly Modern Millie and the dark comedy film Flirting with Disaster. Moore also received praise for her performance in the television film Heartsounds. Moore was an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism and diabetes awareness and research.

Parents

Father : George Tyler MOORE #81495

Mother : Marjorie W HACKETT #81496

Lineage 

                                                _Lewis Tilghman MOORE _+
                                               | (1816 - 1897)         
                       _George Melville MOORE _|
                      | (1872 - 1949)          |
                      |                        |_Mary Fanny BRAGONIER _
                      |                          (1845 - 1926)         
 _George Tyler MOORE _|
| (1913 - 2006)       |
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|                     |_Anna Veronica TYLER ___|
|                       (1885 - 1962)          |
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|--Mary Tyler MOORE 
|  (1936 - 2017)
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|_Marjorie W HACKETT _|
  (1916 - 1992)       |
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