The cast poses for a publicity shot early in the show’s run. Getty Images
Cast photo taken as a joke to send to reviewers who didn’t like the show, then later dumped by secretary Pat Nardo when bad early reviews trickled in and the joke didn’t seem so funny anymore. Nardo swiped one copy for posterity. Top row: Harper, Asner, Leachman; bottom row: MacLeod, Moore, and Knight. Courtesy of Pat Nardo.
Writer Treva Silverman at the typewriter where she perfected her scripts. Courtesy of Treva Silverman.
Silverman’s more casual publicity shot. Courtesy of Treva Silverman.
Susan Silver, right, with then-husband, Arthur, at the 1972 Emmy Awards, where Ed Asner won a statue for his performance in the 1971 episode she wrote, “The Square-Shaped Room.” Courtesy of Susan Silver.
Producer Lorenzo Music with fan Joe Rainone and his brother Eddy during their 1971 set visit. Courtesy of Joe Rainone.
Producer David Davis, Mary Tyler Moore, producer Allan Burns, fan Joe Rainone, and producer James L. Brooks in 1971. Note Brooks’s “It’s a Girl” button: His daughter was born that night. Courtesy of Joe Rainone.
Ed Asner’s note to Silver after the Emmys, where he thanked her in his speech for writing the episode for which he won: “It’s a pleasure mentioning your name, it’s a pleasure looking at you, and it’s a pleasure doing your words.” Courtesy of Susan Silver.
Mary reacts to Phyllis in a 1971 episode. Corbis Images
Lou, Mary, Ted, and Murray welcome guest star Walter Cronkite to WJM in a 1974 episode. Getty Images
Nancy Walker, Treva Silverman, Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, and Georgia Engel discuss being “women in comedy” with reporters at a luncheon as the show reached the heights of its popularity. Courtesy of Treva Silverman.
Ted Knight, Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, and director Jay Sandrich at the 1973 Emmy Awards. Corbis Images
Mary Tyler Moore and Grant Tinker arrive at the 1973 Emmy Awards. Corbis Images
Valerie Harper as Rhoda in one of her signature headscarves. Getty Images
Sue Ann and Phyllis confront each other. Getty Images
Ted Knight and Mary Tyler Moore at a 1977 event where local newscasters “roasted” Knight. Corbis Images
The cast in 1975 with new additions Betty White and Georgia Engel—and minus Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman, who’d left for their own spinoffs. Getty Images
The cast celebrates the 1977 series finale, just after the famous group hug in the newsroom. Getty Images
Moore, Ed Asner, Betty White, and Gavin MacLeod pose for a group shot in 2002. Corbis Images
Allan Burns, Grant Tinker, and writer-producer Stan Daniels (with Writers Guild Foundation President Barry Kemp) catch up at a 2005 event. Getty Images
Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Georgia Engel, and Ed Asner present together at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Corbis Images
Grant Tinker in his office, taken by fan Joe Rainone during a 1977 visit. Courtesy of Joe Rainone.
Mary Tyler Moore and writer Susan Silver reunite, three decades after the show ended, at a diabetes-research benefit. Courtesy of Susan Silver.
Valerie Harper and Silver at a screening of Harper’s film Golda’s Balcony in 2007. Courtesy of Susan Silver.
