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Norman Lear

1922New Haven, Connecticut, USA55 Movies49 TV Shows

Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was a legendary American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman.

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Norman Lear

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Before We Forget

Being Mary Tyler Moore

I Got A Monster

A Case for Kindness

Pioneers in Skirts

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Gratitude Revealed

"Sr."

Lucy and Desi

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Adventures In Christmasing

Dean Martin: King of Cool

I Carry You with Me

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Find Your Groove

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

I Want My MTV

Robert Scheer: Above the Fold

Viewer Direction Advised

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Playing for Change 3 - Songs Around the World

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

Casting By

Pablo

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

The Brothers Warner

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Way Past Cool

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Funny Is Money

Perfect Moment

Color Adjustment

Fried Green Tomatoes

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

The Princess Bride

Heartsounds

I Love Liberty

Traveling Hopefully

A Different Approach

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Cold Turkey

Start the Revolution Without Me

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Divorce American Style

Never Too Late

Come Blow Your Horn

Scared Stiff

Television: The Ultimate Drug

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Boots

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

Clean Slate

Good Times

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

JANET JACKSON.

Stars in the House

Visible: Out on Television

One Day at a Time

America Divided

To Tell the Truth

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Finding Your Roots

Iconoclasts

Jack & Bobby

Chappelle's Show

Channel Umptee-3

South Park

E! True Hollywood Story

The Daily Show

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