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Norman Lear

Norman Lear, the famed television producer of such hit '70s sitcoms as All in the Family and The Jeffersons, as well as the founder of the left-wing advocacy group People For the American Way, died on Dec. 5 at the age of 101.

Norman Lear, sitcom king who changed TV—and America - Lifestyle - Norman Lear was television’s prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s not only revolutionized US entertainment — they helped chang...

Norman Lear, the prolific American screenwriter and producer, passed away at 101, leaving an enduring legacy as a television trailblazer, political activist, and comedic visionary who revolutionized the sitcom genre with classics like All in the Family.

Norman Lear was televisions prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s not only revolutionized US entertainment -- they helped change the way a nation saw itself.

Norman Lear was television's prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s revolutionized US entertainment -- and helped change the way a nation saw itself.In the mid-1970s, at the height of his eight-decade career, Lear had five sitcoms airing in prime time -- an era before cable or streaming, when Americans watched television collectively.

Norman Lear was television's prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s revolutionized US entertainment -- and helped change the way a nation saw itself. With boundary-breaking shows like "All In the Family" and "The Jeffersons," Lear -- who has died aged 101 -- helped millions of viewers confront their deepest fears, frailties and prejudices, as well as their aspirations, with humor and humanity.

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