The Forward

Linda Lavin’s final role is also one of her most Jewish

When Linda Lavin’s Lenore, a grandmother, who prefers to be called Lola, greets a young man whom she recently learned was her daughter’s half-brother, her high pitched “Hal-lo-o-o” is uttered with at ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Director James Burrows, 84, Says the Industry “Is Trying to Retire Me”

The 47-time Emmy nominee explains why his latest nomination “feels weird” as he remembers ‘Mid-Century Modern’ star Linda Lavin. By Brande Victorian Deputy Awards Editor When you’ve received an Emmy ...
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 ...
UPI

Patricia Heaton says late Linda Lavin inspired her 'Unbreakable Boy' mom performance

NEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) --Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle alum Patricia Heaton says she looked to her own experience as a mother and her fond memories of working with the late Linda Lavin to ...
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, ...
TheWrap

Matt Bomer Reflects on Losing Linda Lavin While Making ‘Mid-Century Modern’: ‘I Wouldn’t Wish It on Anybody’

Matt Bomer is still processing his grief after losing his “Mid-Century Modern” co-star Linda Lavin while they were still in the midst of filming the Hulu sitcom. “I wouldn’t wish it on anybody,” Bomer ...
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 ...
Decider

‘Mid-Century Modern’s Emotional Episode 9 Pays Tribute To The Late Linda Lavin

Discover What’s Streaming On: 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 ...
Variety

Matt Bomer on How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Pays Tribute to Linda Lavin and Working with ‘Icons’ Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham

The new Hulu series “Mid-Century Modern” was pitched as the “gay Golden Girls,” according to creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. The 10-episode comedy launches on March 28, and the cast and crew ...
Yahoo

'Mid-Century Modern': Celebrate Linda Lavin's most iconic roles

The fabulous and illustrious Linda Lavin brings to life Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny's mother, on Hulu's new gay sitcom Mid-Century Modern — starring alongside Nathan Lane (Bunny), Matt Bomer (Jerry), ...