Norman Lear’s Longtime Producing Partner Brent Miller Reflects Fondly On How the Duo ‘Used’ Each Other
variety.comBrent Miller Brent Miller first started working for Norman Lear in events, and helped him travel the Declaration of Independence around the country.
That eventually led to Miller running Lear’s Act III Prods. company. And under their partnership, the company — based at Sony — roared back in a big way, with the critically acclaimed reboot of “One Day at a Time” and the Emmy-winning “Live in Front of a Studio Audience.” Lear died in December at 101.
Here, timed to Lear’s first birthday since his passing (he would have been 102), Miller recounts a specific moment that stands out to him, which says everything you need to know about Lear.
It was a typical sunny morning in Beverly Hills and Norman Lear asked that I come over and enjoy some brunch on the back patio of his home overlooking the pool, prior to driving to our offices on the Sony lot.
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