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Grant Tinker(1926-2016)

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Television executive Grant Tinker attends the 13th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on November 1, 1997 at Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California.
Grant Tinker was born on 11 January 1926 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer, known for Good Morning (1954), Going Places (1973) and The Lily Tomlin Special (1975). He was married to Brooke Knapp, Mary Tyler Moore and Ruth Prince Byerly. He died on 28 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 11, 1926
DiedNovember 28, 2016(90)
BornJanuary 11, 1926
DiedNovember 28, 2016(90)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Good Morning
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1954
Going Places
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1973
The Lily Tomlin Special
7.7
TV Special
  • Additional Crew
  • 1975
Great Television Moments: What We Watched
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1993

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Producer

  • Great Television Moments: What We Watched
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1978–1979
  • Valerie Harper in Rhoda (1974)
    Rhoda
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Going Places
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1973
  • Good Morning
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954

Additional Crew

  • The Lily Tomlin Special
    7.7
    TV Special
    • executive consultant
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 11, 1926
    • Stamford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Brooke KnappMarch 2004 - November 29, 2016 (his death)
  • Children
    • John Tinker
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Founded MTM Enterprises with his then-wife Mary Tyler Moore in 1969. MTM was sold to British investors in 1990 and to International Family Entertainment in 1993. MTM became part of 20th Century Fox in 1996.

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