Norman Lear
Known for: Production
Born: July 27, 1922
Died: December 5, 2023
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. His grandpa…
Known for
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
Perfect Moment
1997
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
Pioneers in Skirts
2020
Gratitude Revealed
2022
Norman Lear: A Life on Television
2023
Color Adjustment
1992
Corwin
1996
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold
2019
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Traveling Hopefully
1982
A Different Approach
1978
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
I Want My MTV
2019
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Viewer Direction Advised
2018
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
2017
A Case for Kindness
2022
"Sr."
2022
The Brothers Warner
2008
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021
Funny Is Money
1999
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Lucy and Desi
2022
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
2013
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
Find Your Groove
2020
Adventures in Christmasing
2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
Television: The Ultimate Drug
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
Pablo
2012
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
Cold Turkey
1971
Jack & Bobby
2004
South Park
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Finding Your Roots
2012
Iconoclasts
2005
TV Revolution
2004
Saturday Night Live
1975
Casting By
2012
The Daily Show
1996
Intimate Portrait
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Dinah!
1974
America Divided
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
To Tell the Truth
2016
Good Times
2024
Stars in the House
2020
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Simpsons
1989
Visible: Out on Television
2020
JANET JACKSON.
2022
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003