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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: 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)
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- 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)
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- 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 (142 credits)
Self (142 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
Archive footage (3 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
In 1965, he co-produced an unsold sitcom pilot called "Barnaby" about a young boy (Barnaby) who had an imaginary friend who bore an uncanny resemblance to W.C. Fields. 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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There wasn't anything-whether dealing with menopause or the economy or bigotry or the language Archie used-it wasn't anything that wasn't familiar to us, as we lived. Nothing that you wouldn't hear in a schoolyard. It was the stuff of life we were living. See more »Trivia:
In 1959 Lear produced a pilot for a situation comedy called "Band of Gold" in which James Franciscus and Suzanne Pleshette played a different couple each week. The program was considered too "experimental" and was never broadcast. See more »Trademark:
Ubiquitous boat hat See more »Star Sign:
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