Sally Struthers is getting honest about her time on the series All in the Family and showrunner Norman Lear. On the Jan. 13 ... you have blue eyes and a fat face.” Struthers said she didn ...

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 ...

The late Norman Lear‘s career was defined by centering ... presence shines a spotlight on the things he’s not ready to face about himself. Meanwhile, his mother, Ms. Ella (Telma Hopkins ...

The Jeffersons,” which debuted a half-century ago this year, presented the image of an upwardly mobile Black businessman, ...

This dynamic reflects a truth many face: acceptance is not always a given ... Yet, it keeps things rather lighthearted. Like most Norman Lear productions, there is a tease of controversy, a ...

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 ...

(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 ...