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نورمن لیر
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American television writer and producer (1922-2023)
Film & TV
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,…
Known for
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self2025
- Good Times — Self (voice)2024
- Being Mary Tyler Moore — Self (voice)2023
- Norman Lear: A Life on Television — Self2023
- Lucy and Desi — Self2022
- Gratitude Revealed — Himself2022
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter — Self2022
- A Case for Kindness — Self2022
- "Sr." — Self2022
- Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution — Self2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Emerson College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army Air Forces
- Military rank
- technical sergeant
- Official website
- www.normanlear.com
- Image
- Norman lear 2014.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
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- name in native language
- Norman Lear
- date of birth
- 1922-07-27
- Commons category
- Norman Lear
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- date of death
- 2023-12-05
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- social media followers
- 114280
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- natural causes
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