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He changed television forever: Why we all owe thanks to the genius of Norman Lear
Anyone who’s ever been thankful to call a sitcom “adult,” “real” or “relevant” owes that thanks to Norman Lear. With one startling ‘70s outburst of creativity, Lear, who died Tuesday at 101, swept away a stagnant legacy of silly, airy comedies — sometimes mindlessly diverting, more often just mindless — and replaced them with a more reality-driven…
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The Best Spy Thriller on Television Just Keeps Getting Better
No one puts much stock in the so-called Slow Horses, which is perhaps why they’re always exceeding expectations. A group of disgraced intelligence agents, banished from proper espionage and field work in Regent’s Park and downgraded to menial labor (see: slow horses) in a ramshackle building known as Slough House, has met every attempt to…
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Norman Lear, Legendary Television Producer, Dead at Age 101
“Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Norman lived a life of curiosity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all,” The Jeffersons creator’s family wrote on…
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Norman Lear, celebrated US TV writer and producer, dies aged 101
The famed TV writer and producer Norman Lear, known for bringing the world shows like All in the Family and Sanford and Son, died this week, according to a statement posted by his family to his official Instagram. He was 101. The Connecticut native’s death was confirmed in the New York Times by Lara Bergthold,…
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Video: Inside Norman Lear’s iconic life
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Norman Lear, television producer for “All in the Family,” dies at 101
(NBC, KYMA/KECY) – Norman Lear, a producing giant who reshaped the television landscape in the late ’70s and beyond, has passed away at the age of 101. Lear created a variety of groundbreaking shows like “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Sanford and Sons.” Because of Norman Lear, the small screen grew. Its boundaries…
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Norman Lear, legendary television creator, dies at 101
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Network18 consolidates its digital, television news arm
Mukesh Ambani-backed news media business is consolidating its television and digital news arms under a singular banner. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd announced on Wednesday that TV18, which runs various national and regional news channels, along with E-eighteen.com Ltd, which owns and operates the moneycontrol app and website, will merge with Network 18. TV18 Broadcast…
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Norman Lear, Iconic TV Producer, Dies At Age 101: Here Are The Biggest Deaths Of 2023
Topline From daytime television star Billy Miller to musicians Steve Harwell and Sinead O’Connor, the following celebrities are among the biggest stars who have died this year. Key Facts Listed below, by date, are celebrities who have died in 2023, leaving behind storied legacies in the film, television and music industries. Norman Lear created some…
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Norman Lear, TV’s Greatest American
The “All in the Family” producer made sitcoms into a form of patriotic dissent. In 1942, Norman Lear signed up to fight the fascists. He served as a radio operator and gunner in a B-17 bomber named “Umbriago” by its crew, after a catchphrase of the comedian Jimmy Durante. As Lear watched bombs spill out…