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Hace 1 día · Norman Lear was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 27, 1922. His world was turned upside down at just nine years old, when his father, a traveling salesman, was arrested and imprisoned for ...
Hace 1 día · Here's why Norman Lear was the man behind all the hits "The world has turned 180 degrees in the last six years," Lear said. "1984 is a foreign country." Lear also believed that the things the public valued in their lives had shifted, and that television should reflect these shifting priorities.
Hace 5 días · Norman Lear, the groundbreaking TV producer and writer, died Tuesday at the age of 101. He revolutionized primetime television with a string of hits, dominating the airwaves in the 70s and 80s, and showcased political and social issues of the day in a way not done before. Rob Reiner, one of the stars of "All in the Family," joined ...
Hace 13 horas · After relocating to Los Angeles to shoot the Norman Lear sitcom “Double Trouble,” she and her then-husband, actor Ray Baker, made the move permanent in the late 1980s, when she landed lead ...
Hace 2 días · Norman Lear was born to entertain audiences, and under his direction, some of the greatest television series of all time came to fruition.His most notable addition to the TV space, which changed ...
Hace 4 días · The night was led by the Collection of Norman and Lyn Lear, which totalled $60,175,700. Built by the television pioneer and his wife over decades, the standout collection included quintessential modern and post-war artists such as David Hockney, whose A Lawn Being Sprinkled was the third highest total of the evening at $28,585,000.
Hace 3 días · Raised in the South Bronx, Jimmie Walker first achieved success as a stand-up comedian in Harlem in the late '60s and '70s. An appearance on Jack Paar Tonite boosted his fame, and an encounter with legendary producer Norman Lear led to sitcom stardom.. As Walker tells it, he was unfamiliar with the industry bigwigs who brought him in for a role on Lear’s Maude spin-off Good Times, and he ...
