The WJM-TV newsroom is in mourning. Betty White’s death on Dec. 31 marked the fifth major figure from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to pass in 2021. Actors Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, Ed Asner an…
The coincidental timing of the losses of these legends underscores the passage of time for the network television business. “Mary Tyler Moore,” “All in the Family,” “MASH” and other early 1970s shows ushered in the era of big ensemble comedy hits destined to endure as classics of the form. TV historian Tim Brooks has dubbed this period the “relevance era,” representing a backlash to the fantasy escapism of 1960s comedy hits such as “Bewitched” and “I Dream of Jeannie.
“Mary Tyler Moore” was endowed from the start with a powerhouse cast, most of whom were also blessed with powerhouse genes.of celebrating her 100th birthday. Leachman and MacLeod both died at 94. Asner was 91. Sandrich, the director who helmed most of “Mary Tyler Moore’s” 168 episodes, was 89 when he died in September. “Mary Tyler Moore’s” titular star; Ted Knight was the first of the show’s core cast members to pass, at age 62 in 1986.
As massive as the television industry is today, network television in its modern form is only now getting to the age of seeing its longest-lived practitioners pass as they reach their 80s and 90s. “Mary Tyler Moore” ran for seven seasons on CBS from 1970-1977 and remains a cultural touchstone. “It’s a testament to their collaboration and their talents that even all these years later, all of them have been mourned as TV legends,” said Paula Bernstein, author of recent books
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