Hollywood executive was brought down by âunvarnished sexismâ
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JAMIE TARSES: 1964 - 2021
A young, female executive arrives in the menâs locker room that was broadcast television in the 1990s and snaps a few towels of her own, working with writers to shape juggernaut comedies such as
Mad About You and
Friends. She is so good at spotting hits she becomes, at 32, the president of entertainment at ABC, the first woman to serve as a networkâs top programmer.
Jamie Tarses attends a 1998 screening of From The Earth To The Moon in Century City, California.