Norman Lear
Christie’s to Sell the Art Collection of Norman Lear
Christie’s has secured the art collection of television writer, producer, and political advocate Norman Lear and his wife, Lyn Davis Lear, the auction house announced Monday. Lear passed away in December at 101 years old. Seven works from the collection will debut during the house’s 20th Century Evening Sale on May 16, with additional works appearing in […]
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‘Good Times’ Review: Netflix’s Animated Sequel Improves When It Steps Out From Norman Lear’s Shadow
The late Lear is an executive producer on this 10-episode look at a Black family in the Chicago projects.
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Hollywood Flashback: Norman Lear’s ‘Good Times’ Rolled 50 Years Ago
The legacy of Good Times continues 50 years on, as Netflix rolls out an animated reboot of the series on April 12. The original CBS sitcom, created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by Norman Lear, offered a heartfelt focus on a working-class Black family and starred Esther Rolle as Florida Evans and John […]
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‘Good Times’ Original Cast Reacts to Animated Reboot Trailer: “I Thought It Was Going to Be Different”
Stars of the original Good Times are weighing in after the trailer for Netflix’s forthcoming animated reboot led some fans to question whether the new project will indeed be “dynomite.” Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year after premiering in February 1974, Good Times focused on the Chicago-based Evans family, with the Norman Lear-produced series running […]
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Dan Wilcox, Writer and Producer on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82
Dan Wilcox, the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer whose work on the last four seasons of M*A*S*H included the acclaimed 1983 series finale that attracted a record 106 million viewers, has died. He was 82. Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced. A WGA member for […]
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PGA Awards: Gail Berman Tapped for Norman Lear Achievement Honor
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced Wednesday that producer Gail Berman will be honored with this year’s Norman Lear Achievement Award. The Norman Lear Award recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in television. Past honorees include Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, Marta Kauffman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, […]
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Most Memorable Emmy Moments, From ‘The Bear’ Stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Matty Matheson’s Kiss to Ali Wong and Quinta Brunson Making History
The 75th Emmy Awards were filled with plenty of memorable moments, from historic wins to emotional tributes and a long, sultry onstage kiss. Some of them included Ali Wong and Quinta Brunson wins’ serving as Emmy milestones, Elton John joining the very elusive EGOT club, and Matty Matheson getting a kiss on the mouth from The […]
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Matthew Perry Remembered as Charlie Puth Sings ‘Friends’ Theme at Emmys
Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers took the stage at the 2023 Emmys to pay tribute to their former colleague Norman Lear, in addition to other notable television figures who passed away since the previous ceremony. Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty — comprised of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter — performed the former’s […]
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Host Anthony Anderson Braces for the Emmys: “I Didn’t Get This Far by Playing It Safe”
As Anthony Anderson envisions it, the Emmys will be akin to an exclusive dinner party he is inviting viewers at home to attend. He’ll have some of his famous friends join him on the Peacock Theater stage, he teases, along with his mother, Doris, who’s tagged along on any number of her son’s projects. “It’s […]
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Bill Maher Remembers Norman Lear on ‘Real Time’: “He Opened a Lot of Doors”
On the latest episode of Real Time, Bill Maher remembered Norman Lear, who died earlier this month at age 101, as someone who “opened a lot of doors” in television. The host is preparing to head into his 22nd year of doing the late-night talk show, which got him thinking. He explained how the sitcom […]
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Remembering Andre Braugher and Norman Lear: “Together They Could’ve Created a Hell of a Sitcom”
It’s rare that you get to work with legends. Rarer still that they live up to the title. So how lucky am I to have worked with two such people? I’ve been thinking a lot about Norman Lear and Andre Braugher since their sudden passing, and the qualities they shared that made them both legends […]
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Kenya Barris Remembers Mentor Norman Lear: “He Made Other People See Me”
On Dec. 5, Hollywood lost an icon. At 101, Norman Lear passed away at his home in Los Angeles. Among the many hats he had worn — prolific TV creator, legendary boundary pusher, major philanthropist — was mentor to Kenya Barris. As so many of Lear’s shows did, Barris’ Black-ish used comedy to tackle big […]
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