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We are thrilled to offer Mary Tyler Moore's iconic earrings which she wore at important events throughout her illustrious life.  The imitation pearl and Cubic Zirconia earrings were amongst Mary's most treasured jewels and she wore them at many important events including the Screen Actor's Guild Awards in 2007 and 2012, and at the televised tribute to Betty White in 2012.   We have photos of Mary wearing the earrings at these events as well as in photos with Julie Andrews, Steve Carell, and the cast of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. 

The earrings are spectacular in their own right.  They are 2 1/4 inches long.  The dangle drop earrings are set with 20mm long imitation pearls and round and marquise cut Cubic Zirconia stones.  The earrings are white metal.  

The earrings will be sent with a COA as belonging to Mary Tyler Moore.

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.

Photos:
Cover Image in white blouse with pearls:  Mary Tyler Moore arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2007, in Los Angeles.

Image with gold brooch and diamond necklace: Mary Tyler Moore at the taping of 'Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America's Golden Girl' in Los Angeles in 2012.

Image in black jacket with pearl necklace: Mary Tyler Moore onstage during the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium 2012 in Los Angeles, California.


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 treasured gold hoop earrings.

The earrings are 2.25 inches (5.8 cm) long.
The drop imitation pearls are 20mm long and is 14mm wide.
The earrings are white metal.

We also have jewels from the estates of Sir Lawrence Olivier, Olivia Newton-John, Opera Legend Jessye Norman, Broadway and Hollywood Legends Lauren Bacall, Raquel Welch, Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing, Joan Plowright, Celeste Holm, and Sylvia Miles - Academy Award nominee for Midnight Cowboy.  We have jewels from Mexican American singer Vikki Carr, Hollywood Writers Jackie Collins and Barbara Taylor Bradford, Senator Diane Feinstein, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Pins - please ask us!

Although our shipping time states 15 days, we try to get pieces out within a few days.  We list the 15 days in case we are traveling.  Many thanks for your understanding.

We are ALWAYS happy to accept returns with no questions asked under ANY circumstances as long as items are as they were sent!   Please just contact us directly via ebay messaging, and do not use ebay managed returns, and we will send an immediate refund upon receiving the item!

This listing is only for the Mary Tyler Moore Earrings.  We have additional pieces from her collection in other listings.

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