'All in the Family' creator Norman Lear is dead at 101
Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Maude’ took on social and political topics in the 1970s that had been considered taboo since television’s infancy.
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Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Maude’ took on social and political topics in the 1970s that had been considered taboo since television’s infancy.
Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as “All in the Family” and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101. Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at his home in Los […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as
Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101. Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at his home in Los
Looking back on the life and career of television trailblazer Norman Lear.