A new in-depth documentary about Mary Tyler Moore is coming next year

‘Being Mary’ will tell the behind-the-scenes story of a television icon.

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The theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show ends with the endearing line “You’re gonna make it after all.” Of course, by that point in her career, the real Mary Tyler Moore had already “made it” in Hollywood and was on her way to becoming a television icon.

A new documentary will trace her rise from bit parts and Hotpoint appliance commercials to her Oscar-nominated performance in Ordinary People and beyond. Being Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Documentary will get access to her whole life and estate, with her husband Dr. S. Robert Levine executive producing.

Moore got her big break as Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show. She won two Emmy Awards for her role in the acclaimed sitcom before truly becoming a household name in her own series the following decade.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show had an incredibly successful seven-season run and spawned three spinoffs. Besides being heartfelt and hilarious, the sitcom has become iconic for portraying a single, working woman in her thirties as the hero. Moore was also integral behind-the-scenes, producing the show through her company MTM Enterprises. The production company, famous for its cute kitten logo, also brought shows like WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues and The Bob Newhart Show to life.

The new documentary will be directed by James Adolphus, who recently made the powerful documentary series Soul of a Nation. Hillman Grad Productions, founded by actor-writer-producer Lena Waithe, is producing Being Mary.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Waithe gave insight into the project. “With the help of her loving husband, Robert, and her friends and colleagues we hope to reveal that America’s sweetheart was more human than they ever imagined and was often put on a pedestal she never felt comfortable standing on,” Waithe said.

Moore’s husband also noted, “In her high school yearbook, Mary wrote: ‘The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms’… and Mary always sought to surround herself with the best. To have extraordinary and purposeful talents like Lena and James tell Mary’s story honors her in a way I know she would have treasured.”

Though no specific date has been announced, Being Mary is set for release sometime in 2022.

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Ljstewart 32 months ago
Put honeymooners on metv and take off hogansheroes
TheDavBow3 32 months ago
Fun quiz! You guys are too smart!!
LoveMETV22 32 months ago
Does the Colonel think they're Aliens?
lynngdance 32 months ago
Connecting the Dots
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I could tell 👍
texasluva lynngdance 32 months ago
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I have had a resounding success in picking up some awesome movies to watch. Along with the Movie Quiz I will be bringing you from 1 to 2 extra blockbusters a week. Some you may have seen while others now having the chance to do so. This one is a true story played by Tom Hanks. More Riveting as it goes along.
Captain Phillips (2013) 2 hrs 14 min-Adventure, Biography, Crime
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast:
Tom Hanks
Barkhad Abdi
Barkhad Abdirahman
Catherine Keener
Faysal Ahmed
Michael Chernus

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

https://archive.org/details/capt-phlps-2013
If you like Clint Eastwood here is one he directed and played in just recently. Yep The Mule. What is old man Clint er (Earl Stone) thinking? I guess sometimes when aging we lose some of the most important brain matter (wits). The longer he doesn't think straight the deeper he gets into more problems. It should be called Problems of the Worst Kind. So go to work and roll up your selves and find a way out of this. Good luck.


The Mule (2018) 1 hr 56 min- Crime-Dram-Thriller

Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast:
Clint Eastwood
Patrick L. Reyes
Cesar De León
Alison Eastwood
Jackie Prucha
Richard Herd
Dianne Wiest
Bradley Cooper

https://archive.org/details/th-mle-2018
Moriyah 32 months ago
Where's lynngdance? She said she was gonna do one of her quizzes here.
lynngdance Moriyah 32 months ago
Sorry, I got a phone call right when I was about to post it, sorry 😬 but I posted it just now! 🙂
texasluva lynngdance 32 months ago
Your extra bonus during the week movie.

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Silver Streak (1976) 1 hir 53 min
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Ned Beatty
Ray Walston
Scatman Crothers

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. Along with a lot of laughs of course.

https://archive.org/details/ss-1976
tootsieg 32 months ago
Thank you for the MTM video. Nice way to start the day.
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JHP 32 months ago
yeah and her fav pres was Lincoln - there you go you turd
DavidMoorman 32 months ago
That kind of thinking limits your viewing options to Scott Baio and Kevin Sorbo, and your musical choices to Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. If you'd bothered to Google her, you would've seen her political views were actually much more center right than liberal.
harlow1313 32 months ago
Sadly, double naught, grammar is not one of your strengths.
JHP 32 months ago
didnt Ted Nugent have a concert with Nelson Mandela? (snicker snicker)
JHP 32 months ago
I think demorat was intentional - like REPUGNAcaN
harlow1313 32 months ago
I suppose so. That adds to this sad person's dimness. Down with tribalism. Down with childish attempts to insult.
JHP 32 months ago
you bet:) have a happy friday
Andybandit 32 months ago
Mary Tyler Moore was a great actress. I really liked The Mary Tyler Moore show. The Dick Van Dyke show was okay, but not my one of my favorites.
JHP Andybandit 32 months ago
her char was self centered - fotee fotee and a few shenee (spelling is off of course)
MrsPhilHarris Andybandit 32 months ago
I love her on The Dick Van Dyke Show as long as she doesn’t sing or dance.
ncadams27 32 months ago
What network - OTA, cable, streaming, etc.?
LoveMETV22 ncadams27 32 months ago
Along with no specific date has been announced ,add no specific details as to how (network, OTA, cable, streaming) just that it will be a world wide release. Maybe they will release additional information closer to 2022?
WordsmithWorks 32 months ago
I'm definitely looking forward to this docuMentARY. She had a great career and left behind a rich legacy, both on-screen and off.
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ETristanBooth 32 months ago
I'm guessing that WordsmithWorks meant sexygenarian.
LoveMETV22 32 months ago
https://microsites.ew.com/microsite/longform/ordinary/
Interesting story. The Untold Story of Ordinary People. some cool pictures as well.
MrsPhilHarris 32 months ago
Was it Ordinary People?
JHP 32 months ago
I guess to me she really wasnt that sexy - now Rhoda? Yummo
LoveMETV22 32 months ago
MTM Enterprises also brought us other shows like The White Shadow, St Elsewhere and a long list of others. Also Mimsie the Cat in the closing credits.🐈😺
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LoveMETV22 stephaniestavr5 32 months ago
Couldn't help thinking of Monty Python "Confuse-a-Cat " skit. With the conversation of cats.
justjeff 32 months ago
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geatornez82 justjeff 32 months ago
Booooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
(please don't take offence. I always do that when it comes to bad puns. It means I love it. Seriously, I love puns and groaners, and yours are just purr-fect!)
justjeff geatornez82 32 months ago
When it comes to feline puns, I'm the Cat's Meow!
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