After All [Paperback]

Mary Tyler Moore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

She was America's darling: actress, producer, star of the golden age of television. Her work on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show garnered multiple Emmys, followed by critical acclaim for her acting on Broadway and in film. Now, in her witty, candid, heartbreaking autobiography, Mary Tyler Moore tells all, about...the Dick Van Dyke nobody knows...Elvis, her sly, seductive co-star in Change of Habit...how Carl Reiner taught her to cry while being funny...Robert Redford's confession after casting her in Ordinary People...about then-First Lady Betty Ford's inebriated debut on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and years later, her phone call that saved Mary's life.

Mary spares nothing as she recounts her traumatic childhood, two failed marriages, her own alcoholism, the tragic death of her son, and her third, happy marriage to a cardiologist eighteen years her junior. Moving, inspiring, and brutally frank, After All will touch every reader's heart and soul.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The actress tells all in this account of her life and work.
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The New York Times Bestseller

"Mesmerizing...Fans will love Moore's behind-the-scenes reminiscences."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"One of the top ten books of the year"
--Entertainment Weekly

"A scalding American memoir."
--The Washington Post

"After All, thank God, is not a typical celebrity autobiography...From [this] book alone, you can learn a lot about the art of comedy and acting...These insights and others place her book up there with my two favorite theatrical autobiographies The Long-Distance Runner by Tony Richardson and The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven."
--The New York Times Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Dell (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440223032
• ISBN-13: 978-0440223030
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars leaves one longing for "moore", April 29, 2005

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This review is from: After All (Hardcover)

I read this book in a sitting,admittedly skimming certain parts.Although I am a big MTM fan, it whetted my appetite without satiating me...there is definitely a vague "arm's length" quality to this book noted by previous reviewers...MTM obviously suffered from a lack of connection with either of her parents as well as a lack of any kind of spiritual connection...I found the "vegetarian" chapter oddly placed and suspect readers might be more interested in how she keeps such an enviable physique.All that drinking and never a hangover,wow,what a charmed life...it was hard to picture squeaky clean Laura Petrie or Mary Richards smoking like a chimney, too.Although she states she's nothing like her TV characters, in the end the book made her seem a little one-dimensional,like a television actor.I still admire Ms Moore but I think some professional writing help would have greatly improved the quality of this work.True fans will probably enjoy it , but others should pass..

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: After All (Paperback)

As a fan expecting a personal, if not detailed, autobiography of MTM, I came away very disappointed. Most of all, the relationships with Grant Tinker and other husbands/family members were covered at a very matter-of-fact and not intimate level. Most certainly, writing such a treatment is certainly MTM's right, but I came away feeling almost as having read a third-person biography rather than a first-person account of a fascinating life and career.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial, yet interesting, February 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: After All (Paperback)

I read every word of this book (in about half an hour) and wish the white space at the end of two or three page "chapter" was filled and then some. This is an exceedingly superficial, detached treatment of very personal, sometimes revealing stuff. Yet why do I feel MTM managed to pull it off--telling me her secrets while keeping herself at armslength. Then again, she seems to keep at armslength from herself... There is information about The Dick Van Dyke show, the The MTM Show, MTM's alcoholism, diabetes, pregnancies and marriages, the deaths of her son, sister, and brother, her audience with the pope, her visit to Israel...all these things, yet not very much. Possibly one of the most fascinating lives in modern American entertainment, and so many details left out! Maybe Ms. Levine will write another book--maybe a book about each of the highlights (or lowlights) by themself.