Frances Lear
Deceased Person
1923 – 1996
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Who was Frances Lear?
Frances Lear was an activist, magazine publisher and writer. She was the wife of television producer Norman Lear. After her 1985 divorce, Lear used her $112 million settlement to start Lear's, a magazine targeting women over 45. The magazine folded six years later. She was believed to be the inspiration for the character Maude Findlay on the sitcom Maude.
Lear died of breast cancer.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1923
Hudson - Also known as
- Frances Loeb
- Spouses
- Norman Lear
(1956/12/07 - 1986)
- Norman Lear
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 30, 1996
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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