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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.
Feb 3, 2004 · Mary-Ellis Bunim, a producer who helped bring television into the age of reality with ''The Real World'' and whose latest hit series was ''The Simple Life,'' died here on Thursday. She was 57.
Jan 31, 2004 · Television producer Mary-Ellis Bunim, who is widely regarded as the “mother of reality television,” died Thursday of cancer, according to her publicist. She was 57.
The TV producer who pioneered reality shows like 'The Real World' and 'The Simple Life' passed away in 2004 at 57. She was a partner and friend of Jonathan Murray, with whom she founded Bunim/Murray Productions.
Feb 2, 2004 · Company co-founder, Mary-Ellis Bunim, 57, succumbed to cancer Thursday, preceded by two days by one of her top lieutenants, Bonnie Bogard, 47, who also died of cancer. Bogard was Bunim-Murray’s vice president of creative affairs.
Feb 22, 2004 · Bunim -- who died on Jan. 29 of breast cancer at the age of 57 -- was the irascible mother of reality television: a woman who conquered the soap opera world, then built a second...
Mary-Ellis Bunim was born on 9 July 1946 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Road Rules (1995), Starting Over (2003) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on 29 January 2004 in Burbank, California, USA.
