Grant Tinker(1926-2016)

Producer
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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 Going Places (1973), Good Morning (1954) 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.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

TV Movie

Producer

1973

TV Series

Producer

1954

The Lily Tomlin Special

7.7

TV Special

Additional Crew

1975

Great Television Moments: What We Watched

TV Movie

Producer

1993

Credits

Producer

Great Television Moments: What We Watched
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1993
WKRP in Cincinnati
8.0
TV Series
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1978–1979
Rhoda
6.8
TV Series
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1974
Going Places
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 1973
Good Morning
TV Series
- producer
- 1954

Additional Crew

Personal details

Born
- January 11, 1926
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Died
- November 28, 2016
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouses
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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When did Grant Tinker die?
November 28, 2016
How did Grant Tinker die?
Undisclosed
How old was Grant Tinker when he died?
90 years old
Where did Grant Tinker die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
When was Grant Tinker born?
January 11, 1926

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