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  1. BornNorman Milton Lear · July 27, 1922 · New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
    DiedDecember 5, 2023 (aged 101) · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    SpousesCharlotte Rosen · (m. 1943; div. 1956) · Frances Loeb · (m. 1956; div. 1985) · Lyn Davis (m. 1987)
     A Legendary TV Producer
    A Legendary TV Producer
    Norman Lear is one of the most influential and prolific TV producers in history. He created and developed some of the most iconic sitcoms of the 20th century.
    Early life and education

    Norman Milton Lear was born on July 27, 1922, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Jeanette (née Seicol) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. Both parents were of Russian-Jewish descent. He had a younger sis… See more

    Military career

    Lear enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in September 1942. He served in the Mediterranean theater as a radio operator and gunner on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers with the 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bom… See more

    Career

    After World War II Lear had a career in public relations. The career choice was inspired by his Uncle Jack: "My dad had a brother, Jack, who flipped me a quarter every time he saw me. He was a press agent so I wanted to b… See more

    Awards and honors

    Lear has been honored for his influence on American television and culture. Before All in the Family, television sitcoms in the 1950s and 1960s generally portrayed white American family life as comfortable and avoided rai… See more

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