American businessman (1925-2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grant Almerin Tinker (January 11, 1926 – November 28, 2016) was an American television producer and executive.
Grant Tinker | |
|---|---|
Tinker at the 64th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | Grant Almerin Tinker January 11, 1926 |
| Died | November 28, 2016 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation(s) | television producer and executive |
| Known for | CEO of NBC (1981–86) |
| Spouse | Mary Tyler Moore (1962–1981) |
| Children | Mark Tinker, John Tinker |
| Awards | Television Hall of Fame (1997) |
He was the former chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. He is the co-founder of MTM Enterprises. Tinker was the former husband of actress Mary Tyler Moore. After leaving NBC, Tinker tried to repeat his success with MTM Enterprises by forming GTG (Grant Tinker-Gannett) Entertainment but the business venture failed and the company closed in 1990.
Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut. His parents were Margaret (née Hessin) and Arthur Almerin Tinker.[1][2] Tinker died on November 28, 2016 of natural causes in Los Angeles, California, aged 90.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
