Norman Lear, legendary TV producer, dead at 101

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New York Times.The boundary-pushing TV legend — born July 27, 1922, in New Haven, Connecticut — also revolutionized the family dynamic in the 1970s with shows including “Good Times,” “Sanford and Son,” “One Day at a Time” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” Throughout his decades-long career, he received many recognitions for his producing prowess and command of comedy.Nominated for 16 Emmy Awards total, Lear won six — including four for the Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton-starring “All in the Family,” which aired from 1971 to 1979.

His catalog of sitcoms may have tickled audiences, but they also probed serious topics — including abortion, sexuality, alcoholism, drugs and mental health — which was especially notable during the more conservative 1970s, when the so-called 8 p.m. “family hour” aimed to tone down the airwaves. “He’s 100 years old and still working hard — that says a lot about his drive and passion,” said Sony Pictures Entertainment Tony Vinciquerra in an interview with Variety shortly before Lear’s 100th birthday in 2022. “If you look at his body of work, some of his shows were controversial when they aired, but he pushed people to think differently about issues like race and bigotry when it was most needed.

His vision and his ideas are always spot-on.”In a nod to his numerous shows’ landmark status, Lear — who was inducted into the Emmy Awards Hall of Fame in 1984 — also took home Emmys for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) honors in 2020 and 2019 for his “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” primetime events, which recreated episodes of “All in the Family,” “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons,” as well as “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes,” the latter two airing in 2021.He has also garnered two.