Norman Lear, producer of top TV sitcoms, dies at 101 | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized primetime television with “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of TV sitcoms, has died. He was 101.