- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGrant Almerin Tinker
- Grant Tinker was born on January 11, 1926 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer, known for Going Places (1973), The Lily Tomlin Special (1975) and Great Television Moments: What We Watched (1993). He was married to Brooke Knapp, Mary Tyler Moore and Ruth Prince Byerly. He died on November 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesBrooke Knapp(March 2004 - November 29, 2016) (his death)Mary Tyler Moore(June 1, 1962 - June 11, 1981) (divorced)Ruth Prince Byerly(March 4, 1950 - 1962) (divorced, 4 children)
- Children
- 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.
- Father of director Mark Tinker and writer John Tinker
- Worked at NBC three different times in three different positions: NBC Radio executive, 1949-1950; Vice President of Programming, West Coast, 1961-1967; Chairman of NBC, 1981-1986.
- Ex-father-in-law of Kristin Harmon.
- Father-in-law of Chandra West.
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