Fred Silverman, the television producer and executive who was the head of programming at one time at each of the Big 3 broadcast networks, died yesterday from complications from cancer. He was 82. Born on Sept. 13, 1937 in New York City, Silverman caught the eye of CBS executives after they read his nearly 600-page […]
Steven Bochco, who created two long-term NBC scripted dramas, “Hill Street Blues” and “LA Law,” and “NYPD Blue” on ABC, has died this weekend. While there were no specific details available on his passing, Bochco had been battling leukemia for several years. Born December 16, 1943 in New York City, Bochco got his start at […]
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Mary Tyler Moore, who “made it after all” in two classic sitcoms, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died in a Connecticut hospital today. “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, […]
Grant Tinker, who combined the rare combination of quality and patience to program NBC in primetime, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. Born Jan. 11, 1926 in Stamford, Connecticut, Tinker married actress Mary Tyler Moore in 1962, and in 1969 they formed the television production company MTM Enterprises. While creating […]
