Mary-Ellis Bunim

Mary-Ellis Bunim
Mary-Ellis Bunim
Born July 9, 1946(1946-07-09)
Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Died January 29, 2004(2004-01-29) (aged 57)
Burbank, California, United States

Mary-Ellis Bunim (July 9, 1946 - January 29, 2004) was an American television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules.

Biography

A native of Massachusetts, Bunim began her career in daytime dramas. She oversaw more than 2,500 hours of programming as executive producer of Search for Tomorrow (1974-1981), As the World Turns (1981-1984), Santa Barbara (1984-1987) and Loving (1989-1990). She subsequently developed numerous shows in her job as VP of tape programs for New World Entertainment.

Bunim founded Bunim-Murray with business partner Jonathan Murray. Agent Mark Itkin of the William Morris Agency put the two together to develop a scripted soap opera for MTV. When that was too expensive, they decided to try an unscripted soap and the Real World was born. "We knew within 20 minutes of shooting that we had a show," Bunim said.

Her company, Bunim/Murray Productions, spearheaded the reality television genre. Among the numerous other reality programs that Bunim co-created over the years were Road Rules, Love Cruise, Making the Band, The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, the reality feature film The Real Cancun, the real-life daily syndicated Starting Over, as well as Fox's smash hit, The Simple Life. She died in Los Angeles at 57, after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her daughter, Juliana Bunim.[1]

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Preceded by
Bridget and Jerome Dobson,
Charles Pratt, Sr.
Executive producer of Santa Barbara
(with Bridget and Jerome Dobson)

October 1984 - November 1987
Succeeded by
Bridget and Jerome Dobson,
Jill Farren Phelps



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