Writer-producer-developer Norman Lear, who revolutionized American comedy with such daring, immensely popular early-‘70s sitcoms as “All in the Family” and “Sanford and Son,” died on Tuesday. He was 101. Lear’s publicist confirmed to Variety that he died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. A private service for immediate family will be held […]
Norman Lear, who died this week at the age of 101, didn’t invent the situation comedy. But, more than anyone else, he made sure that it said something important. In 1999 he told “CBS This Morning,” “My slide rule is, if I care, you care. If I laugh, you laugh. If I think it’s serious, […]
NEW YORK — In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn’t really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was the night the comedy “All in the Family” debuted, almost instantly changing television and American society with it. Creator Norman Lear, who died at age 101 on Tuesday, was the man behind that transformation. The series […]
Norman Lear, the legendary television producer who created groundbreaking series such as “All in the Family,” “Maude,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time,” has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 101. Lear died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, family spokesperson Lara Bergthold said in a statement Wednesday. […]
Norman Lear, the acclaimed writer and producer best known for his seminal sitcoms that meshed hot-button social issues with comedy — including “All in the Family,” one of the most popular and infuential shows in TV history — has died, his family said Wednesday. He was 101. “Norman lived a life in awe of the […]