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For the English cricketer, see Mary Richards (cricketer)

Played by Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Richards was the main character in the long-running television sitcom, Mary Tyler Moore. In real life, there is a statue of Mary (as Mary Richards) throwing her tam up in the air, as she did on the series, on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. This article is about the sport. ... For the fictional television character, see Mary Richards Marjorie (Mary) E Richards was an English cricketer. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Mary and Rhoda is a made-for-television movie written by Katie Ford and directed by Barnet Kellman which aired on February 7, 2000. ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a three-time Academy Award, nineteen-time Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American producer, writer, and film director. ... Allan Burns (born May 18, 1935) is a Jewish-American screenwriter and television producer. ... This article is about the actress. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... Walter Reed Richards was a recurring character in the television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Dottie Richards was a fictional character on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Florence Meredith, best known as Aunt Flo, was a character on the seventies sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Mary Tyler Moore is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ...

She could turn the world on with her smile

Mary is the daughter of Walter and Dottie Richards. She also had a crusading journalist aunt named Flo Meredith. She was engaged to a medical student named Bill, who left her. Reeling from this breakup, she moved from her small hometown of Roseburg, Minnesota, to Minneapolis, at the suggestion of her friend Phyllis Lindstrom. Walter Reed Richards was a recurring character in the television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Dottie Richards was a fictional character on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Florence Meredith, best known as Aunt Flo, was a character on the seventies sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Minneapolis redirects here. ... Phyllis Lindstrom was a fictional character on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Phyllis. ...

Phyllis, who was the landlady of an apartment house, had signed a year's lease for Mary to have one of the best apartments. She did this, mainly to keep Rhoda Morgenstern, whom Phyllis despised, from trading up from the tiny attic loft Rhoda lived in. Though they initially clashed, Mary and Rhoda soon became best friends, to Phyllis's dismay. She also had a bond with Phyllis's daughter, Bess. Rhoda Morgenstern was a fictional character on the sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the subsequent spinoff series Rhoda. ... Bess Valenti (nee Lindstrom) is a fictional character on the sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the subsequent spin-off series, Phyllis. ...

Mary applied for a secretarial job at television station, WJM-TV, the Twin Cities' lowest rated station. She met with news producer Lou Grant, who hated her spunk, but hired her anyway, albeit for a different position. The secretarial position was filled, so Mary was hired as associate producer, a job for which she was not qualified, and which paid less money than she would have made as a secretary. She quickly became friends with news writer Murray Slaughter, who in time came to adore her. She was even friends with the very vain (and very incompetent) news anchor, Ted Baxter. In fact, Ted got along better with Mary than anyone else in the news room. Information Gender Male Age 45 (in 1970) Date of birth 1925 Date of death Unknown (still alive as of 1982) Occupation Television producer (19??-1977) Newspaper editor (1977-????) Family Allen Stevens (nephew) Spouse(s) Edie Grant (divorced) Children Three daughters (names unknown) Episode count 167 (The Mary Tyler Moore Show... Murray Slaughter was a fictional character in the long running situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ... Ted Baxter was a fictional character on the long running situation comedy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ...

The question of why Lou Grant hired Mary when she wasn't qualified for the job is never explained. The fact that he appeared at her apartment soon after she was hired and boozily opined that he thought Mary had a "great caboose" briefly led Mary to believe that Lou had ulterior motives. However, Lou eventually developed almost a paternal relationship with Mary. In a later episode, Mary discovers that she was paid substantially less money than the man who held the position before her. Grant, with his typical, politically incorrect candor, told Richards that he thought he could get away with paying her less because she was a woman. Mary let Lou know that times had changed, she fought for a raise and got it. Over time, she learned how to do her job, graduating from glorified gofer to a highly competent television producer. The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ...

Mary often was the voice of reason, but that didn't help her whenever she threw parties. Her parties were always unqualified disasters, and were legendary in Minneapolis.

After almost four years of living in Phyllis' apartment house, she moved into a new high-rise apartment. Prior to this, Phyllis was spun-off into a new series, and she and Bess moving to her hometown of San Francisco after the death of her husband. While living there, Mary made friends with next-door neighbor, Paula Kovaks, (played infrequently by actress Penny Marshall). San Francisco redirects here. ... Penny Marshall at the 1988 Emmy Awards Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American actress, producer and director. ...

Other friends of Mary's included Homemaking expert, Sue Ann Nivens and Georgette Franklin, who married Ted in her new apartment. Eventually, Mary was promoted to News Producer, while Lou became the station's news director. Sue Ann Nivens, The Happy Homemaker Sue Ann Nivens was a fictional character on the long-running situation comedy, Mary Tyler Moore. ... Georgette Franklin Baxter Georgette Franklin Baxter was a fictional character on Mary Tyler Moore. ...

During the show's later years, she visited Rhoda in New York and Phyllis in San Francisco, so she wasn't truly out of contact with her two closest friends.

She had had her share of dates over the course of the series, and even tried to date her boss, Lou, in the next-to-last episode. Up until then, she had always called Lou, "Mr. Grant."

In the final episode, Mary, along with Lou, Murray and Sue Ann, lost their jobs in an effort to boost the news' sagging ratings. Ted, ironically, had kept his job, despite the fact that it was he who was the primary cause for the news cast's low ratings.

During a surprise visit, Rhoda and Phyllis, who were clued in on the bad news by Lou, each wanted Mary to move in with them. Rhoda wanted her to move to New York, (where she would have numerous job opportunities; not to mention Rhoda to hang out with) and Phyllis wanted her to move to San Francisco (supposedly to have an ally in her constant battles with Mother Dexter, her main nemesis). However, they had compromised. At that time, Mary stayed in Minneapolis.

Some years later, she did end up moving to New York and got her master's degree in journalism, married a congressman (Steven Cronin), worked for ABC News, and had a daughter, Rose, whom she was very proud of. Her seven years of work at WJM-TV had paid off handsomely. This article is about the state. ... A masters degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded after the completion of an academic program of one to six years in duration. ... // Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... ABC News logo ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ...

After her husband's death, she returned to New York and reconnected, happily, with her best friend, Rhoda, who, by this time, had had a daughter of her own, named Meredith.