Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Mary Tyler Moore, Television Legend, Dead at 80

A pop-culture icon who became a torch bearer for the changing perception of women in television, Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday in a Connecticut hospital. She was 80.

"Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," said her longtime representative Mara Buxbaum. "A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile."

Moore had long suffered from diabetes. 

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Sources: NBC News and TeeVees Greatest

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