Norman Milton Lear was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family (1971–1979), Maude (1972–1978), Sanford and Son (1972–1977), One Day at a Time (1975–1984), The Jeffersons (1975–1985), and Good Times (1974–1979). His shows introduced political and social themes to the sitcom format.
Lear in 2015
Norman Lear standing before a bank of camera monitors in 1975
Norman Lear was at the Texas Book Festival in 2014.
Lear received the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors.
All in the Family is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. It was later produced as Archie Bunker's Place, a continuation series, which picked up where All in the Family ended and ran for four seasons through 1983.
The Bunkers and the Stivics: standing, Gloria (Sally Struthers) and Michael (Rob Reiner). Seated, Archie (Carroll O'Connor) and Edith (Jean Stapleton) with baby Joey
When Archie visits a local blood bank to make a donation, he meets his neighbor, Lionel Jefferson, who is there for the same purpose.
The house featured in the opening credits sequence, as it appeared in late 2013
Vincent Gardenia, before becoming a regular cast member as Frank Lorenzo, and Rue McClanahan played a "wife-swapping" couple who meet the unsuspecting Bunkers in a 1972 episode. L-R: McClanahan, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, and Gardenia.
