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   Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80   
      
   Television great Mary Tyler Moore, the beloved star of "The Dick Van Dyke   
   Show" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," died Wednesday in Connecticut, her   
   publicist confirmed. She was 80.   
      
   "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, Dr. S. Robert   
   Levine," read the statement from Mara Buxbaum, her longtime rep. "A   
   groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile   
   Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary   
   who turned the world on with her smile."   
      
   The vivacious brunette performer transformed the image of women on television   
   first as Van Dyke's sexy, vulnerable wife Laura Petrie and then as single   
   career girl Mary Richards in her own series. Her work in the two series   
   brought Moore five Emmy Awards, in 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974 and 1976. She won   
   another Emmy for 1993 TV special "Stolen Babies.   
      
   - Carmel Dagan   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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