Norman Lear

Producer

Born: July 27, 1922
Died: December 5, 2023 (age 101)
From: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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,…

Filmography (43)

Norman Lear: A Life on Television
Norman Lear: A Life on Television (2023)
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
Self (voice)
A Case for Kindness (2022)
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter (2022)
Self
Gratitude Revealed (2022)
Himself
"Sr." (2022)
Self
Lucy and Desi (2022)
Self
The Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021)
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
Self - Host
Adventures in Christmasing (2021)
Himself
Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
Self
Pioneers in Skirts (2020)
self
Find Your Groove (2020)
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
Self - Co-Host
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
Self - host
I Want My MTV (2019)
Self
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold (2019)
Self
Viewer Direction Advised (2018)
Self
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)
Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016)
Self
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)
Self
Casting By (2012)
Self
Pablo (2012)
Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air (2009)
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" (2009)
Self
The Brothers Warner (2008)
Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)