Norman Lear
American screenwriter and producer
Died when: 101 years 131 days (1216 months)Star Sign: Leo
Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) was 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 has 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, he 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 with a copy of the Declaration of Independence.