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Norman Lear

Biography

Norman Lear

Norman Lear is the television producer of such groundbreaking sitcoms as "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son," "One Day at a Time," "The Jeffersons," "Good Times" and "Maude". He has received four Emmy awards, a Peabody, and the National Medal of Arts. As an advocate, Lear founded People for the American Way and supports First Amendment rights and other progressive causes.

Norman Lear

Books by Norman Lear

Even This I Get to Experience
by Norman Lear - Entertainment, Memoir, Nonfiction

The legendary creator of iconic television programs such as “All in the Family” and "The Jeffersons," Norman Lear remade our television culture --- while leading a life of unparalleled political, civic and social involvement. EVEN THIS I GET TO EXPERIENCE is a memoir as touching and remarkable as the life he has led. Married three times and the father of six children ranging from 19 to 68, Lear’s penetrating look at family life, parenthood and marriage is a volume in itself.