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Norman Milton Lear
b.27 Jul 1922 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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m. 18 Sep 1921
  1. Norman Milton Lear1922 -
  2. Claire Francis Lear1925 - 2015
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Name Norman Milton Lear
Gender Male
Birth? 27 Jul 1922 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage to Frances A. Loeb
Death? Famous Living Person Exception ?


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Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American television screenwriter, film and television producer, who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including the multi-award winning All in the Family, as well as Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.

Lear continued to actively produce television, including the 2017 remake of One Day at a Time and the Netflix revival of Good Times in 2022.

Lear has received many awards, including five Emmys, the National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He is a member of the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Lear is also known for his political activism and funding of liberal and progressive causes and politicians. In 1980, Lear founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way to counter the influence of the Christian right in politics, and in the early 2000s, he mounted a tour of the Declaration of Independence.

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