Louise Lasser for starring as the neurotic, unhappy housewife Mary Hartman in the serialized satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" appearing on the covers of "Newsweek", "People", and "Rolling Stone" during the run of the show. "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" aired five nights a week for two seasons from 1976-1977. In his autobiography, producer Norman Lear says that the casting of Lasser took less than a minute after Charles H. Joffe told him there was only one actress to play the part of Mary Hartman and Lear met the former Mrs. Woody Allen. Lasser refused the role at first. Of the casting process,
Heidi S. Swinton has also co-authored articles on buildings such as the Hotel Utah and the Relief Society Building. From 2006 to 2009, Swinton served as a missionary in England along with her husband Jeffrey Swinton, who was president of the England London South Mission. While in England, Swinton contributed a column to "Meridian Magazine" entitled "Mission Mum". In September 2010, a biography of Thomas S. Monson written by Swinton was released. Heidi S. Swinton Heidi Sorensen Swinton (born 1948) is an author, screenwriter and historian who has written several books to accompany historical documentaries created by film-maker Lee Groberg. She also wrote