Biography
Norman Lear
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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 rights and progressive causes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling s…
Career works
70
Movies
43
Series
27
Career average
6.9/10
Birth date
07/27/1922
Place of birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Date of death
12/05/2023
Filmography highlights
Movies
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Norman Lear: A Life on Television
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · 6.7
A Case for Kindness
2022 · 10.0
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022 · 8.0
Gratitude Revealed
2022
"Sr."
2022 · 6.9
Lucy and Desi
2022 · 7.1
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021 · 6.9
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021 · 7.5
Adventures in Christmasing
2021 · 6.7
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · 7.6
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021 · 7.4
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020 · 6.3
Pioneers in Skirts
2020 · 8.7
Find Your Groove
2020 · 10.0
Series
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · 2.1
Good Times
2024 · 5.5
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022 · 6.0
JANET JACKSON.
2022 · 7.5
Stars in the House
2020
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · 6.4
America Divided
2016 · 6.0
To Tell the Truth
2016 · 5.7
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · 6.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
Finding Your Roots
2012 · 6.5
Iconoclasts
2005 · 7.5
Jack & Bobby
2004 · 7.3
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TV Revolution
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3