Norman Lear
American television writer and producer (1922-2023)
Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023)[1][2] was an American television writer and producer. He produced 1970s sitcoms including All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Maude.
Lear was born on July 27, 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut to a Jewish family.[3] He studied at Emerson College. Lear was married to Charlotte Rosen until they divorced. Then he was married to Frances Loeb from 1956 until they divorced in 1986. He was married to Lyn Davis from 1987 until his death.
Lear died of natural causes in his Los Angeles home on December 5, 2023, aged 101.[4][5][6]
References change
- ↑ "Norman Lear Biography (1922-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ↑ "Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Interview with Aish.com
- ↑ Severo, Richard; Keepnews, Peter (December 6, 2023). "Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Horton, Adrian (December 6, 2023). "Norman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (December 6, 2023). "Norman Lear, Sitcom Genius and Citizen Activist, Dies at 101". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
Other websites change
- Norman Lear on IMDb
- The Official Norman Lear Website
- Biography of Norman Lear at the Museum of Broadcast Communications website Archived 2013-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 2005 interview with Norman Lear Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 story on Lear and All in the Family that describes Lear's interests and his life in Vermont Archived 2006-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Independence Road Trip Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- 463rd Bombardment Group Historical Society
- NNDB.com Profile
- Norman Lear Archive of American Television interview
- Born Again American website
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