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She made her name as a writer for shows like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Bob Newhart Show," and these days, she's just as well known for her adventures in dating. We catch up with the lovely (and hilarious) Susan Silver.

Marc Sotkin is one of the most accomplished and successful writers and producers in the TV industry, and even he isn't immune from the ageism that still permeates our society. He explains how he's had to keep reinventing himself to stay in the game.

Laurie Helgoe is a psychologist, a mother, an actress and a prolific writer.

The writer of TV classics like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Bob Newhart Show" has issued a call to action for any TV viewer over 50.

After a bad break-up, 29-year-old struggling writer Justin Halpern moved home with his parents and started tweeting all the really funny and shockingly honest things his dad says. The result was the instant phenomenon $#*! My Dad Says.

Susan Silver talks to Growing Bolder about her love life, the shocking lack of women her age on TV and in the movies and the presidential candidate she calls "the most gorgeous man she has ever seen" (and no, it's not Obama).

What if your worst nightmare came true? That's the predicament Alexandra Penney faced in 2008 when she learned that her investment adviser was about to become notorious.

He's a Hollywood heavyweight -- a comedy writer who has contributed to shows and movies including "Mork and Mindy" and "The Muppets Take Manhattan." Now, David Misch takes on the history of comedy in "Funny: The Book."

Writer, designer and former circus performer Glenn Rogers adds artist to his rsum.

Rain Pryor may have inherited her famous father's sense of humor, but she adds her own sense of sass and style to her performances and books.