Norman Milton Lear was born to mother, Jeanette (Seicol) and father, Herman Lear. Norman Lear is a world war veteran,actor,writer,producer,director, and creator of such legendary sitcoms like All In The Family,Good Times,Sanford And Son,The Jeffersons,Maude,and also, apart of many other sitcoms, which defined and revolutionized American television...See full bio »
All in the Family
(TV series)
(developed for television by - 82 episodes, 1971-1975)
(developer - 70 episodes, 1975-1979)
(script supervisor - 34 episodes, 1971-1972)
(development - 14 episodes, 1975-1976)
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.
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[ on being 90 years old] Suddenly I walk into a room, they're ready to applaud. I'm told how great I look all the time, and they don't mean beautiful. They mean, You're alive.
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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.
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Trademark:
Best known for his ground breaking situation comedies that featured families that regularly confronted major political and social issues of the day.
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