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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Lynn Milgrim to Rob Morrow
Mary Tyler Moore Biography (1937?-)
Born December 29, 1937 (some sources cite 1936), in Brooklyn, NY; daughter ofGeorge Tyler (a clerk) and Marjorie Moore; married Richard Meeker (a food sales representative), 1955 (divorced, 1961); married Grant Tinker (a television executive), c. 1963 (divorced, 1981); married Robert Levine (a cardiologist), November 23, 1983; children: (first marriage) Richard (deceased). Addresses: Agent: Allison Band, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, director
- Birth Details
- December 29, 1937?
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Happy Hotpoint, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, ABC, 1955
- (As Mary Moore) Sam, Richard Diamond, Private Eye (also known as Call Mr. D.), CBS, 1959
- Laura Meeham Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as TheDick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961-1966
- Mary Richards, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1970-1977
- Host, Mary, CBS, 1978
- Mary McKinnon, The Mary Tyler Moore Comedy Hour, CBS, 1979
- Mary Brenner, Mary, CBS, 1985-1986
- Title role, Annie McGuire, CBS, 1988
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Family Edition, syndicated, 1992
- Louise Felcott (The Dragon), New York News, 1995
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Movies
- Elizabeth Sutton, Run a Crooked Mile, NBC, 1969
- Betty Rollin, First You Cry, CBS, 1978
- Martha Weinman Lear, Heart Sounds (also known as Heartsounds), ABC, 1984
- Liz DeHaan, Finnegan, Begin Again, HBO, 1985
- Wendy Allen (some sources cite Wendy Haller), The Last Best Year (also known as The Last Best Year of My Life), ABC, 1990
- Paula Schloss, Thanksgiving Day (also known as The Good Family), NBC, 1990
- Georgia Tann, Stolen Babies, syndicated, 1993
- Jessica, Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (also knownas Forbidden Memories), 1995
- Kathryn Stanfill, Payback, 1997
- Mary Richards Cronin, Mary and Rhoda, NBC, 2000
- Sante Chambers Kimes/Eva Guerrero, Like Mother, Like Son: The StrangeStory of Sante and Kenny Kimes, CBS, 2001
- Lettie Anderson, Miss Lettie and Me, TNT, 2002
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Miniseries
- Host, CBS: On the Air, CBS, 1978
- Mary Todd Lincoln, Gore Vidal's Lincoln (also known as Lincoln), NBC, 1988
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Pilots
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Rhoda, CBS, 1974
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Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975
- Roberta Gold, Good As Gold, CBS, 2000
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Specials
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Danny Thomas Show Special, 1965
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Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, Mary Tyler Moore (also known asDick Van Dyke and the Other Woman), CBS, 1969
- Angel/devil/woman, Mary's Incredible Dream, CBS, 1976
- Host, The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet, 1976
- Host, How to Survive the Seventies and Maybe Even Bump into Happiness, CBS, 1978
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1979
- Narrator, Making "M*A*S*H," 1981
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I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982
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The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986
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This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987
- Host, How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid, HBO, 1989
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Thanks for Giving (also known as The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Telethon), USA Network, 1989
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Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
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Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
- Segment host (in archive footage), "The Ladies of 1000 Faces," Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television and Radio Tribute, NBC, 1991
- Host, Just for Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival(also known as Just for Laughs IV), Showtime, 1991
- Host and Mary Richards, Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show, CBS, 1991
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Spy Magazine's Hit List: The 100 Most Annoying and Alarming People andEvents of 1992 (also known as Spy Magazine 1992 and The Spy 100), NBC, 1992
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Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
- Host, One on One: Classic Television Interviews, CBS, 1993
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What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
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The 2nd Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (also known as The Comedy Hall of Fame), NBC, 1994
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People's 20th Birthday, ABC, 1994
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The Montreal International Comedy Festival '94, Showtime, 1994
- (In archive footage) The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered (also knownas The Dick Van Dyke Show Retrospective), CBS, 1994
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Carl Reiner: Still Laughing, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
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A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
- Host, The Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special, CBS, 1995
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Hollywood's Most Powerful Women, E! Entertainment Television, 1995
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People Yearbook '95, CBS, 1995
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The Late Show with David Letterman Video Special 2, CBS, 1996
- Herself, The Universal Story, Encore and Starz!, 1996
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Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore, Lifetime, 1997
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Artists and Entertainers: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1998
- Guest host, CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
- Host, Three Cats from Miami and Other Pet Practitioners (also known as Mary Tyler Moore in Three Cats from Miami and Other Pet Practitioners), HBO, 1998
- Reno's adoptive mother, Reno Finds Her Mom, HBO, 1998
- Voice of teacher, "The Parable of the Clown," Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny (animated), HBO, 1998
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Mary Tyler Moore: All American Girl, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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The Television Academy Hall of Fame, UPN, 1999
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Dick Van Dyke: Put On a Happy Face, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
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Intimate Portrait: Betty White, Lifetime, 2000
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Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
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The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000
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Mark Twain Price--Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner, PBS, 2001
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The Gin Game, PBS, 2002
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Behind the Fame: Mary Tyler Moore/Bob Newhart, The Learning Channel, 2002
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Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years, CBS, 2002
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TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, 2002
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The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion, CBS, 2002
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Episodic
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Club Oasis, 1957
- Dancer, "Meet Cyd Charisse," Ford Startime, 1959
- "The Robbery," Steve Canyon, NBC, 1959
- Elise Picard (title role), "Woman in the River," Bourbon Street Beat, 1959
- The girl, "The Kookie Caper," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
- Marie Drew, "Thanks for Tomorrow," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959
- A student, "Ivy League," Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars, CBS, 1959
- Marilee Goddard, "Flight from an Empire," Bronco, ABC, 1959
- Laura Montgomery, "The Black Magnolia," Bourbon Street Beat, ABC,1959
- "The Case of the Nan Havens," Lock Up, 1959
- Joanne Sutton, "Bentley and the Big Board," Bachelor Father, CBS,1960
- "Bentley and the Combo," Bachelor Father, CBS, 1960
- Susan Hart, "The Typhoon," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960
- Mary Snyder, "The Fatal Impulse," Thriller, NBC, 1960
- "The Mask of Jason," Johnny Staccato (also known as Staccato), NBC, 1960
- Laura Chandler, "The Fix," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1960
- "Millionaire Vance Ludlow," The Millionaire, CBS, 1960
- "The Twain Shall Meet," Wanted: Dead or Alive, CBS, 1960
- Vanessa Kinard, "Vanessa Vanishes," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960
- "Day of Fear," The Deputy, NBC, 1960
- Joan Ransom, "All the O'Mara's Horses," Overland Trail, 1960
- Millie, "Lady on the Brink," Checkmate, 1960
- "Trunk Full of Dreams," Riverboat, 1960
- Dana March, "Killers in Paradise," The Aquanauts, CBS, 1961
- Kathy Murlow, "Inside Job," Surfside 6, ABC, 1961
- Joan White, "The Comics," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1961
- Peggy, "Two for the Money," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1961
- "Sounds of Fury," Straightaway, ABC, 1962
- Sherry Smith, "Man of Mystery," Thriller, NBC, 1962
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The Danny Kaye Show, 1963
- Voice of Sam, the secretary, "The Man from Emperor," The Dick Van DykeShow (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head ofthe Family), CBS, 1964
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The Andy Williams Show, 1965
- Narrator, "We the Women," The American Parade, CBS, 1974
- Mary Richards, "Rhoda's Wedding: Parts 1 & 2," Rhoda, CBS, 1974
- Mary Richards, "Joe," Rhoda, CBS, 1974
- Mary Richards, "Pop Goes the Question," Rhoda, CBS, 1974
- Mary Richards, "The Unexpected Visitor," Rhoda, CBS, 1975
- Mary Richards, "The Horrible Truth," Phyllis, CBS, 1975
- Mary Richards, "The First Day," Phyllis, CBS, 1975
- Mary Richards, "Along Comes Mary," Rhoda, CBS, 1975
- Mary Richards, "You're Not Getting Better, Just Older," Phyllis, CBS, 1976
- Mary Richards, "The Ultimatum," Rhoda, CBS, 1977
- Panelist, Password Plus, 1979
- "Episode 1," Shalom Sesame, PBS, 1988
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1989
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Late Night with David Letterman, multiple episodes, between 1990 and 1992
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Late Show with David Letterman, multiple episodes, between 1993 and 2002
- Voice of Marjorie, "Frasier Crane's Day Off," Frasier, NBC, 1994
- Herself, "Lobster Diary," Ellen, ABC, 1996
- Catherine Wilde, "The Sister Show," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
- Catherine Wilde, "A Year in the Life," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
- Catherine Wilde, "The Parents," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
- Catherine Wilde, "The Spa," The Naked Truth, NBC, 1997
- Voice of Reverend Karen Stroup, "Revenge of the Lukefish," King of theHill (animated), Fox, 1999
- Voice, "Won't You Pimai Neighbor?," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2000
- Mary Boudreau, "Ellen's First Christmess," The Ellen Show, CBS, 2001
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The View, 2001, 2002
- "Mary Tyler Moore: America's TV Sweetheart," Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2002
- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Making It after All," TVography, 2002
- Also guest on Inside the Actors Studio and Inside TV Land,TV Land.
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Awards Presentations
- Host, The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1976
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The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1978
- Host, The 34th Annual Tony Awards, 1980
- Presenter, The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, 1981
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The 38th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1984
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The 41st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1987
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The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987
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The 40th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1988
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The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
- Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
- Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
- Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
- Presenter, The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
- Host, The 17th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995
- Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
- Presenter, The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
- Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
- Presenter, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 13th Annual Hall ofFame, Showtime, 1998
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Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, TNT, 1998
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The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, UPN, 1998
- Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
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The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2002
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
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Cousins, 1976
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Mary and Rhoda, NBC, 2000
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Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes,CBS, 2001
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Television Director
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Episodic
- Directed episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, between 1970and 1977.
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Television Work
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Other
- Coproducer of such series as The Bob Newhart Show,
Hill StreetBlues,
Lou Grant,
St. Elsewhere, and WKRP in Cincinnati.
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Film Appearances
- Pamela Stewart, X-15, United Artists, 1961
- Dorothy Brown, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Universal, 1967
- Martine Randall, Don't Just Stand There!, Universal, 1968
- Liz, What's So Bad about Feeling Good?, Universal, 1968
- Sister Michelle Gallagher, Change of Habit, Universal, 1969
- Beth Jarrett, Ordinary People, Paramount, 1980
- Charlotte Dreyfus, Six Weeks, Universal, 1982
- Holly Davis, Just between Friends, Orion, 1986
- Mrs. Coplin, Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996
- Voice of Granny Rose, La freccia azzurra (also known as How theToys Saved Christmas,
Der Blaue Pfeil, and La fleche bleue), 1996
- Cynthia Boudreau, Keys to Tulsa, Gramercy, 1997
- Esther Raymond, Labor Pains, USA Home Video, 1999
- Principal Stark, Cheats (also known as Chea+ers), New LineCinema/Destination Films, 2002
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Film Producer
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A Little Sex, 1982
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Stage Appearances
- (Broadway debut) Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1966
- Claire Harrison, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1980
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The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
- Susan, Sweet Sue, Music Box Theatre, New York City, c. 1987
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The Players Club Centennial Salute, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1989
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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Wrestlemania VI, 1990
- Narrator, The Panama Deception, 1992
- Herself, Everywoman's Workout: Body Sculpting, 1994
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She Turned the World On with Her Smile: The Making of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2002
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WRITINGS
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Book
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After All (autobiography), G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Bonderoff, Jason, Mary Tyler Moore, St. Martin's Press, 1986
- Moore, Mary Tyler, After All (autobiography), G. P. Putnam's Sons,1995
- Paige, David, Mary Tyler Moore, Creative Education, 1977
- Zanderbergen, George, Laugh It Up: Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, Mary Tyler Moore, Crestwood House, 1976
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, October 13, 1995; May 31, 1996, pp. 6-8; November 1, 1999, p. 87
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Interview, February, 2000, p. 108
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Parade, January 30, 2000, p. 14
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TV Guide, March 13, 1993, p. 10; June 27, 1998, p. 7
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U.S. News & World Report, May 13, 2002
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