“Even though [Lear] found enormous success…he founded our organization, People For the American Way, to create a home for people really of all stripes,” says Svante Myrick. While celebrated television ...
The 'Black-ish' creator recalls the career-altering conversations, perennially edgy jokes and sage advice from the legendary producer, who died at the age of 101 on Dec. 5. By Kenya Barris As Told To ...
Ours was not a TV household. A few thousand books lined bookcases in our household growing up and we were constantly told to read, read, read, which we loved, so it was not a punishment. We were only ...
Mike Royce joins ‘TV’s Top 5’ to share his memories of working alongside the legendary producer as well as a conversation about how much the industry has changed as the podcast marks its fifth ...
Marla Gibbs is feeling nostalgic. The 93-year-old actress sat down with ET to reflect on her long and successful career that has spanned 39 movies and 72 television shows, including her time on the ...
“Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “Sanford and Son” brought a wave of Black characters to TV, even as the shows opened up tensions over stereotypes. By Jonathan Abrams and Christopher Kuo As a ...
Norman Lear, who died this week at the age of 101, didn't invent the situation comedy. But, more than anyone else, he made sure that it said something important. In 1999 he told "CBS This Morning," ...
The television producer’s prime pieces will be featured in a special evening sale at Christie’s in May. By Robin Pogrebin Norman Lear was best known for what he created on television, but he also ...
Norman Lear's wife, Lyn Lear, was with him to the very end. In 1987, the "All in the Family" creator married Lyn Lear after his first two marriages to Charlotte Lear and Frances Lear ended in divorce.