Norman Lear
Production
Born July 27, 1922 in 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, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants. Jeanette was the inspiration for the character Edith Bunker, and Herman for Archie Bunker. Lear won a one year-scholarship to Emerson College. He dropped out when news about Pearl Harbor struck, and decided to enroll in the United States Army. He was nineteen. In the army, Norman was a radio operator. He was discharged in 1945.
Filmography
Television: The Ultimate Drug
Self - Producer
Boots
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
Before We Forget
Clean Slate
Good Times
Self (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
I Got A Monster
A Case for Kindness
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
Gratitude Revealed
Himself
"Sr."
Self
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
Self
JANET JACKSON.
Self
Lucy and Desi
Self
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Self - Host
Adventures in Christmasing
Himself
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
I Carry You with Me
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Self
Pioneers in Skirts
self
Find Your Groove
Self
Stars in the House
Self
Visible: Out on Television
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Self - Co-Host
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Self - host
I Want My MTV
Self
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold
Self
Viewer Direction Advised
Self
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
One Day at a Time
America Divided
Self
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Playing for Change 3 - Songs Around the World
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption
Self
Casting By
Self
Pablo
Self
Finding Your Roots
Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Self
The Brothers Warner
Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Iconoclasts
Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Jack & Bobby
Way Past Cool
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Chappelle's Show
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Self
Funny Is Money
Self
Channel Umptee-3
South Park
Perfect Moment
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Self
704 Hauser
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Powers That Be
Color Adjustment
Self
Fried Green Tomatoes
Sunday Dinner
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
The Simpsons
Norman Lear (voice)
The Princess Bride
Heartsounds
I Love Liberty
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Traveling Hopefully
Self - Television Producer
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Archie Bunker's Place
The Facts of Life
Apple Pie
America 2-Night
A Different Approach
Fernwood 2 Night
The Nancy Walker Show
All's Fair
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Self
One Day at a Time
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Hot l Baltimore
The Jeffersons
Dinah!
Self
Good Times
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Maude
Sanford and Son
Cold Turkey
Crying Man (uncredited)
All in the Family
Start the Revolution Without Me
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Divorce American Style
Never Too Late
Come Blow Your Horn
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Deputy
Scared Stiff
The Colgate Comedy Hour