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Norman Lear

1922 - 2023

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Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family (1971–1979), Maude (1972–1978), Sanford and Son (1972–1977), One Day at a Time (1975–1984), The Jeffersons (1975–1985), and Good Times (1974–1979). His works introduced political and social themes to the sitcom format. Lear received many awards, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, and the Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Norman Lear is the 6,508th most popular writer (down from 4,400th in 2024), the 12,614th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,866th in 2019) and the 904th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Norman Lear ranks 6,508 out of 7,302. Before him are Damon Galgut, Laura Restrepo, Marina Nemat, Walter Besant, Anthony Boucher, and Mariana Enríquez. After him are Klas Östergren, Naomi Mitchison, Andrew Kevin Walker, Anderson Cooper, Peter Wohlleben, and Elizabeth Inchbald.

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Among people born in 1922, Norman Lear ranks 440. Before him are Fortune Gordien, G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, Esther M. Conwell, Miller Anderson, and Bill Macy. After him are Arthur Wightman, Bernard Bailyn, Frank Spellman, Ken Hughes, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, and Gil Merrick. Among people deceased in 2023, Norman Lear ranks 533. Before him are Benjamin Zephaniah, Heath, José del Castillo, Vani Jairam, Gary Wright, and Dick Butkus. After him are Paweł Huelle, David Singmaster, Hazel McCallion, Jamuna, Terry Dischinger, and James Abourezk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Lear ranks 12,618 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Samuel E. Wright (1946), Dick Butkus (1942), William Steinkraus (1925), and Marjorie Main (1890). After him are Ruth Roland (1892), William McNamara (1965), Ruth R. Benerito (1916), Katie Nageotte (1991), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), and Arthur Wightman (1922).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Norman Lear ranks 904. Before him are Sylvia Browne (1936), Andrew Sarris (1928), Robert Rodat (1953), Vin Scully (1927), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), and Anthony Boucher (1911). After him are Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), Anderson Cooper (1967), Alyson Noël (1965), Anna Todd (1989), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), and Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872).

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