We are thrilled to offer Mary Tyler Moore's iconic hoop earrings in 14 Karat Yellow Gold which she wore at important events throughout her illustrious life. The 1 1/4 inch long hoop earrings were amongst Mary's most treasured jewels and she wore them at many important events including at the television event honoring Betty White with the cast of the Mary Tyler Moore show including Betty White, Chloris Leachman, Ed Asner and Valerie Harper, and at her beloved Broadway Bark benefits with her friend Bernadette Peters. We have photos of Mary wearing the earrings at these events. The earrings are spectacular in their own right. They are classic yellow gold hoop earrings of 1 1/4 inches in length.
Indulge in a piece of American Television and Hollywood History with Mary Tyler Moore's treasured earrings. The photographs of Mary wearing them at significant events in her life are a testament to their importance to the legendary star. They are a treasure to be worn and to be passed on for generations. Wear them and dance with the effervescent joy of the one and only Mary Tyler Moore!
A Certificate Of Authenticity will be included with the earrings stating that they are from the personal collection of Mary Tyler Moore. We have also included a photo from the listing of the earrings in the sale of Mary Tyler Moore's personal items.
Photos:
Cover Image: at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Honors Betty White "Celebrating 60 Years on Television" at the Television Academy North Hollywood, California
At the ATAS Honors Betty White with Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White, Valerie Harper, & Ed Asner.
Image from the Broadway Barks Benefit in 2011.
Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017)
A native of Brooklyn, who began her career as a dancer, Mary Tyler Moore would ultimately lead one of the most influential lives in Hollywood history. A beloved and renowned actress and savvy media executive, Moore was a trailblazer and door-opener for women. Throughout her illustrious career, she won seven Emmy® awards, a Tony Award, three Golden Globe® Awards, an Academy Award® nomination, and a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award.
Moore first rose to fame when she was cast as the indomitable “Laura Petrie” on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66), a role for which she won three Emmy® Awards. Moore’s portrayal of “Laura Petrie” broke ground not only with her opinions and independent spirit, but also her signature fitted capri pants, forever changing the image of the modern American homemaker. Her starring role as “Mary Richards” in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) catapulted her into icon status, shattered the glass ceiling for women in television, and inspired audiences across the country. For seven years, Saturday nights belonged to Ms. Moore and the many young girls who would dream of moving to Minneapolis and working at WJM-TV. Mary had forever opened new doors for women in television while also shaping public views of the single working woman. Whether navigating workplace discrimination and the fight for equal pay, or the pitfalls of dating and maintaining a work/life balance, “Mary Richards” was a role model for millions of women seeking to break boundaries in the 1970s. The Mary Tyler Moore Show won an unprecedented 29 Emmy® Awards in its seven-year run (three for Moore herself as Best Actress in a Comedy Series), a record that would stand until 2002. Her beloved show would continue to air for decades after its final season, and young women all over the world continued tuning in as their own aspirations and dreams resonated with its deeply relatable theme, leaving an indelible mark as one of the greatest television shows of the 20th century.
In 1980, Moore’s powerful performance in Robert Redford’s Ordinary People as “Beth Jarrett,” a mother grieving the loss of her son, garnered her an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress. The film ultimately won the Academy Award® for Best Picture. In the same year, Moore was honored with a special Tony Award for her performance in Whose Life is It Anyway, a drama about a paralyzed sculptor’s fight to end her own life, and in which she was the first woman to replace a man (Tom Conti) in a leading role on Broadway. Huge departures from her earlier award-winning comedic work, these roles established Moore as an acclaimed, dramatic actor.
Alongside her illustrious credits as an actor, Moore broke ground as a producer and executive. The company she co-founded with Grant Tinker, MTM Enterprises, produced several defining television shows of the era including Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, Rhoda, White Shadow, and many others. Twice a New York Times Best-Selling Author, Moore wrote two memoirs in her lifetime. Her first, After All, was published in 1995 and her second, Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes, in 2009.
In her personal life, Moore was a philanthropist and an animal lover. She advocated for animal welfare for years, and in 1999 she founded Broadway Barks with friend Bernadette Peters, which continues to this day to hold its annual event on Shubert Alley to promote the adoption of shelter animals in New York City and surrounding areas.
From age 30, Moore lived with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and suffered many of its complications. For more than thirty years, she was a tireless advocate for diabetes research as the International Chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), serving as a voice to the fears and hopes of millions of people with diabetes and the promise of research. Her important work with JDRF helped raise billions of dollars for research to cure diabetes and its complications.
Provenance: The earrings come directly from the estate of Mary Tyler Moore.
Also available are Mary's 14 Karat white gold matching necklace and earrings and her long pearl earrings.
The earrings are 1 1/4 inches in length. They are 7/8 inch (22mm) wide. The depth is 7mm at the bottom.
The earrings are 14 Karat Yellow Gold.
The earrings will be sent with the comfortable plastic backs.
The earrings weigh 6.1 grams
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Category
20th Century Contemporary Unknown Jewelry
MaterialsGold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
