Variety

Linda Lavin, Star of TV’s ‘Alice’ and a Tony Winner, Dies at 87

Linda Lavin, star of CBS’ long-running sitcom “Alice” and a Tony winner for Neil Simon’s play “Broadway Bound” who remained active in TV and on stage, died Sunday. She was 87. A representative for ...
The New York Times

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, Nathan Lane ...
Variety

Linda Lavin’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Exit Is a Fitting Swan Song for a TV Icon

Sybil Schneiderman, the breakout character on Hulu’s new sitcom “Mid-Century Modern,” is discussed, amply, before she is seen. “The woman could probably make it another 20 years just on cottage cheese ...
New York Post

How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ handled Linda Lavin’s real-life death — and it was her idea

Broadway star Linda Lavin died in December at age 87 – and she planned how her death would play out onscreen for her posthumous role in “Mid-Century Modern.” The Hulu show stars Lavin, Nathan Lane, ...
Hosted on MSN

'She Was Very Clear:' Mid-Century Modern Creators Reveal Linda Lavin's Character Instructions Before Her Death

It was a heartbreaking day when actress Linda Lavin passed away. Along with the sadness felt by her family, Lavin's death presented the creators of her last comedy series, Hulu'sMid-Century Modern, ...
Los Angeles Times

Why ‘sitcom royalty’ Linda Lavin has a strong case for a posthumous Emmy

Linda Lavin has never won an Emmy. That may surprise you, particularly if you were around when Lavin headlined the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” in which she played a widowed mom working as a ...