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How a ‘Sanford and Son' Reboot Pitch to Norman Lear Led to George Wallace and Laverne Cox's ‘Clean Slate'
"Just hearing the music, already that smile comes on your face. So I said, ‘Let me go to Norman Lear.' I had known him for 30 years and I said, ‘I want to reboot Sanford and Son.' He says ...
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Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies including ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101
(JTA) — Norman Lear, the Jewish TV pioneer behind iconic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s that helped bring social commentary and Black characters into the mainstream, has died at 101. Lear’s ...
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TV Legend Norman Lear Dies at 101
After serving in the U.S. Air Force and flying missions during World War II, Lear relocated to Los Angeles ... Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds, in 1967. “Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity ...