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OBITUARY SUSANWALSH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Actress Mary Tyler Moore speaks before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Type 1Diabetes Research on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2009. By Frazier Moore TheAssociatedPress NEW YORK Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV's be- loved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" whose comic realism helped revolution- ize the depiction of women on the small screen, died Wednesday, said her pub- licist, Mara Buxbaum. She was 80. Moore gained fame in the 1960s as the frazzled wife Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show." In the 1970s, she created one of TV's first career-woman sit- com heroines in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." "She was an impressive person and a talented per- son and a beautiful person. A force of nature," said pro- ducer, creator and director Carl Reiner, who created the "The Dick Van Dyke Show," told The Associated Press. "She'll last forever, as long as there's television. Year af- ter year, we'll see her face in front of us." Moore won seven Emmy awards over the years and was nominated for an Oscar for her 1980 portrayal of an affluent mother whose son is accidentally killed in "Ordi- nary People." Tributes came pouring in. "Mary's energy, spirit and talent created a new bright spot in the television landscape and she will be very much missed," Robert Redford, director of "Ordi- nary People," said in a state- ment. Ellen DeGeneres took to Twitter to say: "Mary Ty- lerMoorechanged theworld for all women." Moore's first major TV role was on the classic sit- com "The Dick Van Dyke Show," in which she played the young homemaker wife of Van Dyke's character, comedy writer Rob Petrie, from 1961-66. With her unerring gift for comedy, Moore seemed perfectly fashioned to the smarter wit of the new, post- Eisenhower age. As Laura, she traded in the housedress of countless sitcom wives for Capri pants that were as fashionable as they were suited to a modern Ameri- can woman. Laura was a dream wife and mother, but not perfect. Viewers identified with her flustered moments and her protracted, plaintive cry to her husband: "Ohhhh, Robbbb!" Moore's chemistry with Van Dyke was unmistak- able. Decades later, he spoke warmly of the chaste but palpable off-screen crush they shared during the show's run. They also appeared to- gether in several TV spe- cials over the years and in 2003, co-starred in a PBS production of the play "The Gin Game." But it was as Mary Rich- ards, the plucky Minne- apolis TV news producer on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-77), that Moore truly made her mark. At a time when women's liberation was catching on worldwide, her character brought to TV audiences an independent, 1970s career woman. Other than Marlo Thomas' 1960s sitcom char- acter "That Girl," who at least had a steady boyfriend, there were few precedents. Mary Richards was com- fortable being single in her 30s, and while she dated, she wasn't desperate to get married. She sparred affec- tionatelywithhergruffboss, Lou Grant, played by Ed As- ner, and addressed him al- ways as "Mr. Grant." And millions agreed with the show's theme song that she could "turn the world on with her smile." The show was filled with laughs. But no episode was more memorable than the bittersweet finale when new management firedtheentire WJM News staff — every- one but the preening, clue- less anchorman, Ted Bax- ter. Thus did the series dare to question whether Mary Richards actually did "make it after all." Pioneering TV actress Ma ry T yl er M oo re d ie s at 8 0 By Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON An electrical subcontractor who worked on the Trump International Hotel in Washington has sued a company owned by President Donald Trump for more than $2 million, alleg- ing it was not fully paid. AESElectricalfileditslaw- suit in the District of Colum- bia Superior Court, the latest in a string of lawsuits involv- ing Trump's renovation of the historic Old Post Office building a few blocks from the White House. AES,aCaliforniacompany doing business locally under thenameFreestateElectrical ConstructionCo.,allegedthat it bore increased expenses last year because of change orders and other demands from Trump's staff. AES said it was told to accelerate the paceofworksothatthethen- Republican presidential can- didate could hold a televised media event to celebrate the "soft opening" of the $200 million project prior to the November election. The Trump Organization didnotimmediatelyrespond to an email requesting com- ment. AES said its workers were required to work over- time hours for 50 consecu- tive days to finish the elec- trical and fire alarm work at the building before the cam- paign event. Without the ex- tra work, the company said the building would not have met fire codes and would not havebeenpermittedtoopen. Trump'scampaignorches- tratedalavishribbon-cutting event at the hotel, which the candidate used to laud his business acumen. Trump claimed the hotel was open- ing earlier than scheduled and under budget. The lawsuit alleged that Trump has saved money by refusing to pay his bills, in- stead offering to pay AES about one-third of the in- voiced amount. 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