Mary Tyler Moore, Who Changed TV Forever With Her Smile, Has Died at 80

Her hit sitcom paved the way for shows built around strong women

January 25, 2017

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Mary Tyler Moore, whose groundbreaking '70s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show changed television forever, has died. She was 80.

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.