With Norman Lear, I think the novelty of his shows started to wear off. America was in an angry place in 1971 when these shows were first airing—you had the tail end of the civil rights movement ...
(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 ...