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How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ handled Linda Lavin’s real-life death — and it was her idea
She was very clear with us about making sure that we wrote everything that was going on with her into the show,” said series ...
In Memory of Linda Lavin: How the ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Creators Honor the Acting Great With a Personal Sendoff
"Mid-Century Modern" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan explain how they honored Linda Lavin in the Hulu sitcom.
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Linda Lavin forged special connection with Wilmington during her 17 years in the Port City
“I refer to her as a stage animal,” Lavin's Broadway co-star in "Collected Stories," Sarah Paulson, told the StarNews in 2010. “She's just ferocious. … Linda's very alive on stage and she ...
‘Mid-Century Modern’ is a nod to ‘Golden Girls’ and a tribute to Linda Lavin
Starring Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham and Matt Bomer as three gay best friends who move in together, Hulu's multicamera ...
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Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,' dies at 87
NEW YORK — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom ''Alice,'' has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los ...
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Through Tears, ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Makes Them Laugh
Partway through filming Season 1, the beloved cast member Linda Lavin died. To honor her, the remaining cast and crew decided the show must go on. Clockwise from left, Nathan Lee Graham ...
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‘Mid-Century Modern’s Emotional Episode 9 Pays Tribute To The Late Linda Lavin
After Linda Lavin‘s unexpected death at 87 in December 2024, Mid-Century Modern honored the beloved TV actress and Tony Award winner with a heartfelt tribute. In the Golden Girls-inspired sitcom ...
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‘Mid-Century Modern’ Team Talks Linda Lavin’s “Devastating” Death, ‘Golden Girls’ Comparisons & ‘Will & Grace’ Crossover Potential
After co-star Linda Lavin died in December at 87, Nathan Lane opened up to Deadline about the “shocking” death of the actress, who portrayed his character Bunny’s mother Sybil Schneiderman ...
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Inside Linda Lavin’s Pivotal Role in How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Handled Her Death
Despite having already built a solid theater résumé, Linda Lavin was still the new girl in town in 1976, when she wowed viewers in the sitcom Alice as a waitress and single mom. A blue-plate ...
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'Mid-Century Modern' is a nod to 'Golden Girls' and a tribute to Linda Lavin
As the last work of Linda Lavin, who died while the series' first ... And because she is so very good, and alive, it is all the sadder to contemplate what we've lost. But perhaps I'm just soft ...
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In Memory of Linda Lavin: How the ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Creators Honor the Acting Great With a Personal Sendoff
When longtime TV great and Broadway actress Linda Lavin passed away unexpectedly in late December, a deep wave of sadness was felt across the cast and crew of Hulu’s “Mid-Century Modern.” ...
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Inside Linda Lavin’s Pivotal Role in How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Handled Her Death
How fitting that TV’s most iconic waitress knew just what to order. “It was a directive actually from Linda,” reveals Kohan, who co-wrote “Here’s to You, Mrs. Schneiderman” with Kohan.