Norman Lear |
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Norman Lear is a World War II veteran, actor, writer, producer, director, and creator of such legendary sitcoms that defined and revolutionized American television. Norman Milton Lear was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants. ...
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Writer (44 credits)
Writer (44 credits)
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'
(TV Special) (pre-production)
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
(TV Special)
2017-2019
One Day at a Time
(TV Series) (original series developed by - 39 episodes)
- Anxiety
(2019)
... (original series developed by)
- She Drives Me Crazy
(2019)
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- The First Time
(2019)
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- Benefit with Friends
(2019)
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- Hermanos
(2019)
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704 Hauser
(TV Mini-Series) (created by - 6 episodes, 1994) (story by - 1 episode, 1994) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1994)
- Revelations
(1994)
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- All That Jasmine
(1994)
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- Triskaidekaphobia
(1994)
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- Ernie Live on Tape
(1994)
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- Here's Why Ernie Should Never Be Left Home Alone
(1994)
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Sunday Dinner
(TV Series) (created by - 6 episodes, 1991) (creator - 1 episode, 1991)
- Whose House Is It Anyway?
(1991)
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- The Write Stuff
(1991)
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- My Dinner with Jack and Delores
(1991)
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- In Sickness and in Health
(1991)
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- Guess Who's Coming to Sunday Dinner
(1991)
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1975-1985
The Jeffersons
(TV Series) (developed by - 253 episodes)
- Red Robins
(1985)
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- Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
(1985)
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- The Odd Couple
(1985)
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- The Truth Hurts
(1985)
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- And Up We Go
(1985)
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1975-1984
One Day at a Time
(TV Series) (developed by - 209 episodes)
- Another Man's Shoes
(1984)
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- Off We Go
(1984)
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- The Nearness of You
(1984)
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- Meaning of Life
(1984)
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- Up in Smoke
(1984)
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a.k.a. Pablo
(TV Series) (created by - 6 episodes, 1984) (creator - 6 episodes, 1984) (written by - 1 episode, 1984)
- The Woman Who Came to Dinner
(1984)
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- The Whole Enchilada
(1984)
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- The Presidential Joke Teller
(1984)
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- My Son, the Gringo
(1984)
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- The Big Mouth
(1984)
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1974-1979
Good Times
(TV Series) (developed by - 133 episodes)
- The Evans' Dilemma
(1979)
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- Cousin Raymond
(1979)
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- The End of the Rainbow
(1979)
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- A Matter of Mothers
(1979)
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- The Physical
(1979)
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All in the Family
(TV Series) (developed by - 206 episodes, 1971 - 1979) (written by - 9 episodes, 1968 - 1979) (teleplay by - 3 episodes, 1971) (story by - 1 episode, 1972)
- Too Good Edith
(1979)
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- The Return of Stephanie's Father
(1979)
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- The Family Next Door
(1979)
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- "All in the Family" Retrospective
(1979)
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- Edith Gets Fired
(1979)
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1972-1978
Maude
(TV Series) (created by - 141 episodes)
- Maude's Big Move: Part 3
(1978)
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- Maude's Big Move: Part 2
(1978)
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- Maude's Big Move: Part 1
(1978)
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- Phillip's Mature Romance
(1978)
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- Mr. Butterfield's Return
(1978)
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1977
Sanford Arms
(TV Series) (developed by - 8 episodes)
- Young Love
(1977)
... (creator - uncredited)
- The Wedding Reception
(1977)
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- The TV Show
(1977)
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- The Ernie Williams Memorial Golf Course
(1977)
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- Phil's Past
(1977)
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Fernwood Tonight
(TV Series) (creator - 49 episodes, 1977) (writer - 32 episodes, 1977)
- Save 'Fernwood 2Night' Telethon
(1977)
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- Episode #1.64
(1977)
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- Episode #1.62
(1977)
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- Fernwood Female All-Stars
(1977)
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- Battery Powered Car
(1977)
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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
(TV Series) (developed by - 324 episodes, 1976 - 1977) (created by - 1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #2.195
(1977)
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- Episode #2.194
(1977)
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- Episode #2.193
(1977)
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- Episode #2.192
(1977)
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- Episode #2.191
(1977)
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1972-1977
Sanford and Son
(TV Series) (developed by - 135 episodes)
- School Daze
(1977)
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- Fred Sings the Blues
(1977)
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- Funny, You Don't Look It
(1977)
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- The Lucky Streak
(1977)
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- Fred the Activist
(1977)
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1976
The Dumplings
(TV Series) (developed with - 10 episodes)
- Joe Takes a Fall
(1976)
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- The Foundling
(1976)
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- The Other Woman
(1976)
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- Cully's Sister
(1976)
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- Sweetzer's Image
(1976)
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The Deputy
(TV Series) (created by - 76 episodes, 1959 - 1961) (written by - 1 episode, 1959)
- Lawman's Conscience
(1961)
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- Lorinda Belle
(1961)
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- Brand of Honesty
(1961)
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- The Deathly Quiet
(1961)
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- The Legend of Dixie
(1961)
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The George Gobel Show
(TV Series) (7 episodes, 1958 - 1959) (writer - 1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 27 January 1959
(1959)
- Episode #5.8
(1959)
- Episode #5.7
(1958)
- Episode #5.6
(1958)
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- Episode #5.5
(1958)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1958) (writer - 3 episodes, 1957 - 1958)
- Charles Laughton
(1958)
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- Roberta Sherwood
(1958)
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- Edward Everett Horton
(1958)
- Macdonald Carey
(1957)
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1954-1956
The Martha Raye Show
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Buster Keaton, Paul Douglas
(1956)
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- Wally Cox, Paul Lynde, Rocky Graziano
(1955)
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- Cesar Romero, Paul Lynde
(1954)
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- Louis Jourdan, Robert Clary, Rocky Graziano
(1954)
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
(TV Series) (2 episodes, 1950 - 1951) (written by - 5 episodes, 1950 - 1952) (writer - 4 episodes, 1952 - 1953) (co-writer - 1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #4.1
(1953)
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- Episode #3.33
(1953)
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- Episode #3.11
(1952)
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- Episode #3.1
(1952)
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- Episode #2.35
(1952)
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Producer (62 credits)
Producer (62 credits)
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Production manager (12 credits)
Production manager (12 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (6 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (6 credits)
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Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
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Director (8 credits)
Director (8 credits)
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Actor (7 credits)
Actor (7 credits)
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Thanks (13 credits)
Thanks (13 credits)
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Self (138 credits)
Self (138 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
Archive footage (3 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
In 1960, he co-produced an unsold pilot for a series starring Charles Aidman and Tex Ritter called, "Henry D". See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 6 Interviews | 12 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
ABILITY Magazine Speaks with Norman Lear | ABILITY Magazine Speaks with Norman Lear | See more »Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on the significance of his hat] The significance is not the same as how it started. The significance is over time. It just became, "Where's your hat?" If I went somewhere without it, people would ask me, "Hey, wait a minute, where is the hat?" So it became significant. See more »Trivia:
Supposedly based Archie Bunker, at least in part, on his own father. The elder Lear was a salesman and, by all accounts, a vulgar, reactionary bigot who was constantly railing against women and minorities. He consistantly referred to Afro-Americans as "schwartzes," a Yiddish-American term with racially perjoritive connotations, and once called young Norman "the laziest white kid I ever knew." See more »Trademark:
Ubiquitous boat hat See more »Star Sign:
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