Herbie J Pilato

Mary Herbie J Pilato

NOTE: Due to the printing process the Paperback version does not include the insert pictures in color - if color pictures desired purchase the Hardback version of the book. MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY is the first, full-length, objective biography of Moore's entire life and career, from her birth in 1936 until the day she left this world on January 25, 2017. No previously published biography or book about Moore dares to discuss as honestly and as thoroughly her personal and professional life, exploring her triumphs as well as her struggles before, during, and after the countless TV productions, feature films, stage plays, and personal appearances that spanned her career. Among these: Moore's issues with childhood sexual abuse; alcoholism; diabetes; plastic surgery; her near-obsessive love for animals; her troubled personal relationships with her parents and her first husband; the tragic deaths of her son, brother, and sister; and her personal and professional challenges with her second husband and business partner, TV executive Grant Tinker. In covering the gamut of Moore's personal and professional life, MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY features all-new commentary culled from exclusive interviews with many of her co-stars over the years, including Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, and Joyce Bulifant (from the Mary Tyler Moore Show); Larry Matthews (little Ritchie Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show); Carol Channing (Moore's co-star from the 1967 feature film, Thoroughly Modern Millie), and many others. MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY delivers pertinent insights and unique behind-the-scenes perspectives and recollections of the multi-talented performer/humanitarian that Mary Tyler Moore was and will always remain in the eyes of millions of her fans the world over. About the author: Herbie J Pilato is the author of Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery, as well as other entertainment industry themed books, such as Glamour, Gidgets, and the Girl Next Door: Television's Iconic Women from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. MARY delivers pertinent insights and unique behind-the-scenes perspectives and recollections of the multi-talented performer/humanitarian that Mary Tyler Moore was and will always remain in the eyes of millions of her fans the world over. In covering Moore's personal and professional life, MARY features all-new commentary from exclusive interviews with many of her co-stars over the years, including Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, and Joyce Bulifant; Larry Matthews; Carol Channing, and many others. NOTE: Due to the printing process the Paperback version does not include the insert pictures in color - if color pictures desired purchase the Hardback version of the book.