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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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Take a look back at the talented actors and actresses who took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama since the category was created in 1951.
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Writer (44 credits)
Writer (44 credits)
2017-2020
One Day at a Time
(TV Series) (original series developed by - 46 episodes)
- The Politics Episode
(2020)
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- Supermoon
(2020)
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- Perfect
(2020)
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- One Halloween at a Time
(2020)
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- Boundaries
(2020)
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2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
(TV Special)
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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- The Art Contest
(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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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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- Cesar Romero, Paul Lynde
(1954)
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- Louis Jourdan, Robert Clary, Rocky Graziano
(1954)
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- Wally Cox, Paul Lynde, Rocky Graziano
(1954)
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Abbott & Costello Christmas Show
(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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- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Danny Arnold, Sara Berner, Harvey Birdbox, Harry Lang, Elsie Baker, Joseph Waring, George Milan, Byron Kane, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra
(1952)
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- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen, The Four Step Brothers, Danny Arnold
(1952)
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Producer (65 credits)
Producer (65 credits)
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Production manager (12 credits)
Production manager (12 credits)
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Additional Crew (6 credits)
Additional 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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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Thanks (18 credits)
Thanks (18 credits)
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Self (165 credits)
Self (165 credits)
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Archive footage (8 credits)
Archive footage (8 credits)
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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:
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5' 9" (1.75 m)
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