A David Hockney painting bought by famed US screenwriter and producer Norman Lear for $64,000 is expected to fetch up to $35 million at auction. “A Lawn Being Sprinkled” is going under the ...

"The Facts of Life" starred Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn and Charlotte Rae. The hit sitcom aired aired ...

Norman Lear was introduced to the local Los Angeles art scene in the 1970s by agent-turned-television-producer Richard "Dick" Dorso. "They were great friends and whenever they had time off, Dick ...

(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 ...

Simmons and Lear hit it off and began writing comedy ... starring Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds, in 1967. “Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity, and empathy,” his family said ...

Conan’s description of Twain made me think of another great humorist and citizen — the late Norman Lear, TV producer and founder of People For the American Way, the organization I lead.