{"id":243075,"date":"2023-12-06T14:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T14:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243075"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T14:39:44","slug":"norman-lear-all-in-the-family-creator-dead-at-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/norman-lear-all-in-the-family-creator-dead-at-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Norman Lear, 'All in the Family' Creator, Dead at 101"},"content":{"rendered":"
Norman Lear<\/strong>, the TV icon who had a seismic impact on American culture and social change, has died.<\/p>\n Lear died at his home in L.A. Tuesday of natural causes, according to his publicist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is no way to overstate Lear’s importance in media and beyond. He created “All in the Family” in 1968 and it was more than groundbreaking … a show about a bigoted, blue-collar dude with a family that did not align with his views. The character he created, Archie Bunker, was both despicable and, at times, loveable.<\/p>\n The show tackled issues never touched before on TV … including homosexuality, racism, the Vietnam war, racism and women’s rights. Archie became frenemies with George Jefferson, who became so popular Lear created another monster hit — “The Jeffersons.” Likewise, another character, Maude, played by Bea Arthur, became yet another hit spinoff.<\/p>\n That’s just a short list of Lear’s hits … others include “Sanford and Sons,” “Good Times,” “One Day at a Time” and “Different Strokes.”<\/p>\n Lear had a unique knack to create humor around touchy social and political issues. In short, He changed TV and American culture.<\/p>\n He was an activist until he died … a staunch liberal who once took on the conservative Moral Majority. He was a diehard critic of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n His family said in a statement, “Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and loving him has been the greatest gift.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lear leave behind his third wife, Lyn Davis, six kids and 4 grandkids.<\/p>\n Lear was 101 and lived those years well.<\/p>\n RIP<\/p>\n