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Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101 [1]

['Richard Severo', 'Peter Keepnews']

Date: 2023-12-06

Norman Lear, the television writer and producer who introduced political and social commentary into situation comedy with “All in the Family” and other shows, proving that it was possible to be topical as well as funny while attracting millions of viewers, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101.

A spokeswoman for the family, Lara Bergthold, confirmed the death.

Mr. Lear reigned at the top of the television world through the 1970s and into the early ’80s, leaving a lasting mark with shows that brought the sitcom into the real world.

“The Jeffersons” looked at the struggles faced by an upwardly mobile Black family; a very different Black family on “Good Times” dealt with poverty and discrimination. The protagonist of “Maude” was an outspoken feminist; the heroine of “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” was plagued by all manner of modern-day problems, not least her own neurosis.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/television/norman-lear-dead.html

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