Norman Lear

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Personal Info

Known for

Production

From

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Born

7/27/1922

Age

102

Credit(s)

40

Biography

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 ri ...Show More