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Norman Milton Lear (July 27, – December 5, ) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over shows..
Norman Lear
Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023)[1][2] was an American television writer and producer.
Legendary writer-producer-developer Norman Lear, who revolutionized American comedy with shows like “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,”.
He produced 1970s sitcoms including All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Maude.
Lear won many awards, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, and an honorary Golden Globe Award in 2021.
He was a member of the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Lear was known for his political activism and supporting liberal and progressive causes and politicians. In 1980, he founded the organization People for the American Way to push against the influence of the Christian right in politics.
In 2001, Lear and his wife, Lyn, purchased one of the first published copies of the United States Declaration of Independence for $8.1 million.[3] Lear said he went on a tour with the document around the Un