Norman Lear
TV Program Creator
1922 –
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Who is Norman Lear?
Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and 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.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1922
New Haven - Also known as
- Norman Milton Lear
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Frances Lear
(1956/12/07 - 1986) - Lyn Lear
(1987/09/05 - ) - Charlotte Lear
- Frances Lear
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Emerson College
- Lived in
- Iowa
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on July 23, 2013
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