Norman Lear - preamble
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WHAT IS AN ICONOCLAST? Norman Lear
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- Date of Birth: 27 July, 1922
- Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- Biography: Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American television writer and producer who produced such '70s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude.
Filmography
- Good Times Cousin Raymond (2008)
- Juan Frances: Live (2007)
- Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
- Iconoclasts (2005)
- Sanford and Son Brother, Can You Spare an Act? (2005)
- South Park Cancelled (2003)
- South Park I'm a Little Bit Country (2003)
- Independence Day 2001 (2001)
- Way Past Cool (2000)
- The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
- Channel Umptee-3 (1997)
- South Park (1997)
News
EMA Marks 20 Years Of Greening Hollywood
starpulse.com –
2009-10-25
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Lear and his wife, Lyn, helped create the Environmental Media Association to encourage Hollywood to spread the word about going green. ... Full Article
Actor/Director John Amos, Singer/Songwriter Patti Austin Headline Annual Andrus Awards Gala in Las Vegas; AARP receives EMMY(R) Award for leadership in communication LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP presented its annual Andrus Award for service to acclaimed television pioneer... ... Full Article
TV tour outtakes
canoe.ca –
2009-08-09
Punk-rock godmother Patti Smith made an appearance during the PBS portion, and it was a great experience to hear Smith sing two songs while playing an acoustic guitar in a boardroom filled with only 100 people. ... Full Article
'Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg' includes interviews with Ed Asner, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Norman Lear.
chicagotribune.com –
2009-07-31
At one point in the juicy new documentary "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," Ed Asner -- who grew up Jewish in Kansas City, Kan. -- talks about why his family wasn't crazy about "The Goldbergs," a radio mainstay from the beginning of... ... Full Article
AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER MASON DIES
pr-inside.com –
2009-07-20
Award-winning screenwriter and playwright JUDI ANN MASON has died after suffering a ruptured aorta. She was 54. Mason, who became one of the first female African-American sitcom writers, died on 8 July (09) in Los Angeles. ... Full Article