Norman Lear
Nacimiento : 1922-07-27, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Historia
Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude. As a political activist, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way in 1981 and has supported First Amendment rights and progressive causes.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Enie/Jeanette (Sokolovsky) and Hyman "Herman" Lear, a traveling salesman. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants. Jeanette was the inspiration for the character Edith Bunker, and Herman for Archie Bunker. Lear won a one year-scholarship to Emerson College. He dropped out when news about Pearl Harbor struck, and decided to enroll in the United States Army. He was nineteen. In the army, Norman was a radio operator. He was discharged in 1945.
Norman landed a press agent job but was not being paid well so decided to pursue another career. In 1954, he was a writer for the CBS sitcom, Honestly, Celeste! Lear then became the producer of NBC's The Martha Raye Show. In 1959, he created his first TV series with Roland Kibbee, The Deputy, on NBC, starring Henry Fonda. In 1967 his comedic writing career began. He wrote and produced the 1967 film, Divorce American Style, and directed the film, Cold Turkey, starring Dick Van Dyke. All In The Family came about when Lear read a British column on the show "Til Death Do Us Part", about a father and a son-in-law who fought about everything politically. He immediately knew it was just like him and his father. Lear tried to sell the "blue" collar sitcom to ABC, and two pilots were filmed and rejected. A third pilot was filmed, and CBS picked up the show. It premiered on January 12, 1971.
When it was first aired, a big warning appeared on the screen stating none of the content being presented should be taken seriously and should only be seen for the purpose of hilarity. Next came Sanford And Son, along with creator Bud Yorkin, in 1972. It was inspired by British sitcom Steptoe and Son. In All In The Family, a guest-star named Bea Arthur appeared in an episode and in 1972 the first spin-off was formed called Maude, starring Arthur. A memorable episode from Maude which struck a degree of controversy was the abortion episode. A spin-off from Maude, Good Times, with the maid character played by Esther Rolle, premiered in 1974, dealing with issues like poverty, crime, welfare and life in low-income African-American housing areas. This wasn't the only sitcom to depict life for African-Americans: in 1975 The Jeffersons, another spin-off from All In The Family, followed. All In The Family received multiple Emmy awards. Good Times ran for five seasons till 1979, with multiple Golden Globe nominations. Maude ran for six seasons, till 1978, receiving multiple Emmy and Golden Globe wins and nominations. Sanford and Son ended in 1977 with a Golden Globe win and several Emmy nominations. All In The Family ended in 1979, after nine seasons. Next came another spin-off of the show called Archie Bunker's Place, with Caroll O'Connor and Danielle Brisebois. Archie Bunker's Place ended in 1983, and was his last successful television show. Lear made a comeback in 1990 with several short-lived shows, including Sunday Dinner and 704 Hauser.
Executive Producer
Un documental sobre una unidad de policía de Baltimore acusada de aterrorizar a la comunidad negra de la ciudad.
Self
The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise reunions that pay homage to the man behind some of television’s greatest stories in celebration of his 100th birthday.
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An epic journey forty years in the making, acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of Fantastic Fungi, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities such as Norman Lear, Jack Kornfield, Luisah Teish, Alex Grey and other luminaries.
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Un retrato de la vida y de la carrera profesional de Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), el visionario e intrépido cineasta estadounidense —padre del actor Robert Downey Jr.— que en los años sesenta y setenta sentó las bases de la comedia contracultural.
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Explore la asociación improbable y el legado perdurable de una de las parejas poderosas más prolíficas en la historia del entretenimiento. Lucille Ball y Desi Arnaz arriesgaron todo para estar juntas.
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This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that knew him best.
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The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.
Executive Producer
The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.
Himself
Parker Baldwin finds her Christmas plans upended when her network persuades her to spend three days in the wild with survivalist Finn Holt for a holiday television event.
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Dean Martin tenía un encanto relajado que lo hizo exitoso en todo, desde comedias de pantalla grande hasta programas de variedades de televisión y actos en vivo en Las Vegas. El cineasta Tom Donahue explora la variada carrera de Martin, incluidas sus complicadas relaciones con Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr y otros. Escuchamos a admiradores como el crítico Gerald Early, el actor Jon Hamm y el artista de hip-hop RZA, quienes dan testimonio de la perdurable mística de Martin.
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Como joven aspirante a chef en México, Iván trabaja en un restaurante esperando que haya un puesto en la cocina. Tiene mujer e hijo. Una noche conoce a Gerardo, un atractivo profesor que, a diferencia de Iván, no oculta su homosexualidad. La química entre ellos es inmediata, pero su romance genera problemas e Iván recibe la noticia de que ya no va a poder ver a su hijo. Desesperado, decide cruzar la frontera para avanzar en su carrera culinaria, prometiendo a su hijo y a su nuevo amor que regresará.
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Un vistazo a la vida y obra de Rita Moreno, desde sus humildes comienzos en Puerto Rico hasta el éxito en Broadway y Hollywood.
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Un vistazo a la vida y obra de Rita Moreno, desde sus humildes comienzos en Puerto Rico hasta el éxito en Broadway y Hollywood.
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In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how close we came to not having many of the incredible artists who we cherish today had it not been for arts programs. Music has the power to inspire and change world, and that starts with our supporting young talent.
Executive Producer
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."
Original Series Creator
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."
Himself - Co-Host
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."
Writer
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
Self
The film is about the formation of a music channel that has shaped modern pop culture. On August 1, 1981, the life of a whole generation of Americans changed forever - on this day MTV began its broadcasting day, making VJ a new teen hero and creating a canon of music video as a vivid artistic statement.
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A documentary on the six-decades long career of a muckraking journalist, who was involved with the radical 196os magazine Ramparts, with the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and later with the Internet website Truthdig.
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Un retrato íntimo del editor ejecutivo del Washington Post, Ben Bradlee, trazando su notable ascenso de un joven muchacho de Boston afectado por la poliomielitis a una de las figuras periodísticas más pioneras y consecuentes del siglo XX.
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Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down celebrated nonagenarians, and a few others over 100, to show how the twilight years can truly be the happiest and most rewarding. Among those who share their insights into what it takes to be vital and productive in older age are Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Kirk Douglas, Norman Lear, Betty White and Tony Bennett.
Self
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
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Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.
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Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana, during the pre-Cuban revolution to his current home, in the garage behind his son's house.
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Este nuevo documental esencial rinde homenaje al legado legendario director de casting Marion Dougherty y arroja luz sobre uno de los oficios más olvidadas y menos comprendido en el cine.
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DVD featurette documenting the beginnings of "All in the Family"
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DVD featurette documenting the success of "All in the Family".
Himself
Documental sobre los fundadores de la Warner Bros.
Executive Producer
Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.
On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an unforgettable homage to the end of war in Europe. This film shines a light on a lost work of genius, and examines it's haunting resonance to today's current events.
Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a collection of four programs offering an up-close look at the remarkable lives of the hit show's stars. Valerie Harper, John Ritter and Alex Trebek narrate this tribute, with guests including Angela Lansbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Rosie O'Donnell and many others.
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Based on the award-winning best seller by Jess Mowry, "Way Past Cool" is a coming-of-age story told in reverse, for it is the story of a group of young black kids and their fight to reclaim their childhood.
Self
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fifth of the six films, "Funny Is Money," filmmaker Norman Jewison delves into the topic of comedy, using the hype surrounding the finale of the wildly successful NBC series "Seinfeld" as his launchpad to explore how the artform has evolved over the past 100 years.
Himself
In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and Indian activist Russell Means, talk about religion, while composer Philip Glass and film-producer Irwin Winkler discuss the births of their children. Pastor Jess Moody recalls WW II deaths of his friends, and artist Janice Blake remembers being raped.
Self
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
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Evelyn, una mujer madura que vive frustrada por su gordura y por la incomprensión de su marido, conoce en un asilo a Ninny, una anciana que le va contando poco a poco una dramática historia ocurrida en su pueblo, en Alabama. La trama gira en torno a la gran amistad entre dos mujeres y al misterioso asesinato del marido de una de ellas.
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Después de buscar fortuna durante cinco años, Westley retorna a su tierra para casarse con su amada, la bella Buttercup, a la que había jurado amor eterno. Sin embargo, para recuperarla habrá de enfrentarse a Vizzini y sus esbirros. Una vez derrotados éstos, tendrá que superar el peor de los obstáculos: el príncipe Humperdinck pretende desposar a la desdichada Buttercup, pese a que ella no lo ama, ya que sigue enamorada de Westley.
Executive Producer
Harold Lear es un urólogo neoyorkino que puede ver con sus propios ojos las deficiencias del sistema para el que trabaja cuando sufre un ataque al corazón y las instituciones médicas no parecen ayudarle. Martha, su esposa, interviene para buscar soluciones.
An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit and watch the film Michael Keaton's character's assembled to sell companies on hiring the handicapped, which takes "a different approach" by combining several approaches--most of them suggested by Hollywood personalities.
Producer
Ryan O'Neal (una de las mayores estrellas de la época tras el éxito de "Love Story"), protagoniza esta comedia en la que interpreta a un hombre que lleva una doble vida: programador de ordenadores durante el día y ladrón de joyas por la noche.
Crying Man (uncredited)
Un experto en relaciones públicas convence al propietario de una empresa tabacalera para patrocinar un concurso en el que se ofrecen 25 millones de dólares a cualquier pueblo de EE.UU. que consiga que sus habitantes dejen de fumar durante 30 días. El Reverendo Brooks lidera a Eagle Rock para vencer en este particular desafío, a pesar de que algunos ejecutivos de la tabacalera estén empeñados en que no cumplan el objetivo. Si los ciudadanos no se vuelven locos y no se matan debido al síndrome de abstinencia, podrán ganar un fabuloso premio.
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Un experto en relaciones públicas convence al propietario de una empresa tabacalera para patrocinar un concurso en el que se ofrecen 25 millones de dólares a cualquier pueblo de EE.UU. que consiga que sus habitantes dejen de fumar durante 30 días. El Reverendo Brooks lidera a Eagle Rock para vencer en este particular desafío, a pesar de que algunos ejecutivos de la tabacalera estén empeñados en que no cumplan el objetivo. Si los ciudadanos no se vuelven locos y no se matan debido al síndrome de abstinencia, podrán ganar un fabuloso premio.
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Un experto en relaciones públicas convence al propietario de una empresa tabacalera para patrocinar un concurso en el que se ofrecen 25 millones de dólares a cualquier pueblo de EE.UU. que consiga que sus habitantes dejen de fumar durante 30 días. El Reverendo Brooks lidera a Eagle Rock para vencer en este particular desafío, a pesar de que algunos ejecutivos de la tabacalera estén empeñados en que no cumplan el objetivo. Si los ciudadanos no se vuelven locos y no se matan debido al síndrome de abstinencia, podrán ganar un fabuloso premio.
Director
Un experto en relaciones públicas convence al propietario de una empresa tabacalera para patrocinar un concurso en el que se ofrecen 25 millones de dólares a cualquier pueblo de EE.UU. que consiga que sus habitantes dejen de fumar durante 30 días. El Reverendo Brooks lidera a Eagle Rock para vencer en este particular desafío, a pesar de que algunos ejecutivos de la tabacalera estén empeñados en que no cumplan el objetivo. Si los ciudadanos no se vuelven locos y no se matan debido al síndrome de abstinencia, podrán ganar un fabuloso premio.
Executive Producer
En tiempo previos a la Revolución Francesa, dos parejas de gemelos son separados al nacer. Una pareja se criará en la realeza, mientras la otra crecerá como niños de unos campesinos
Producer
En 1925, una joven que abandona la estricta comunidad "amish" llega a Nueva York para convertirse en bailarina. Prueba suerte en el "Minsky's", un teatro de variedades del Lower East Side cuyo dueño sufre las presiones de la censura. Chick, uno de los cómicos del local, se enamora de la muchacha. Su veterano colega Raymond, que es un mujeriego, pretende utilizar a la chica para dejar en ridículo al censor y, al mismo tiempo, intenta seducirla.
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En 1925, una joven que abandona la estricta comunidad "amish" llega a Nueva York para convertirse en bailarina. Prueba suerte en el "Minsky's", un teatro de variedades del Lower East Side cuyo dueño sufre las presiones de la censura. Chick, uno de los cómicos del local, se enamora de la muchacha. Su veterano colega Raymond, que es un mujeriego, pretende utilizar a la chica para dejar en ridículo al censor y, al mismo tiempo, intenta seducirla.
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Tras 17 años de matrimonio, la vida conyugal se ha vuelto demasiado predecible y monótona para Richard y Barbara Harmon. Pero, cuando, por fin, deciden separarse, descubren que la vida de divorciados es todavía peor.
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Tras 17 años de matrimonio, la vida conyugal se ha vuelto demasiado predecible y monótona para Richard y Barbara Harmon. Pero, cuando, por fin, deciden separarse, descubren que la vida de divorciados es todavía peor.
Producer
Un maduro matrimonio vive con su hija casada y el yerno. La noticia de que hay un bebé en camino debería ser estupenda... Lo que ocurre es que dicho bebé va a ser el hijo del matrimonio mayor. El film adapta una obra de teatro de Arthur Sumner Long.
Party Guest (uncredited)
Aunque Alan es un soltero que proviene de una familia judía de clase media, vive en un lujoso ático de Manhattan, donde nunca falta una mujer bonita. Sus padres quieren que se case, pero el matrimonio es incompatible con su estilo de vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
Producer
Aunque Alan es un soltero que proviene de una familia judía de clase media, vive en un lujoso ático de Manhattan, donde nunca falta una mujer bonita. Sus padres quieren que se case, pero el matrimonio es incompatible con su estilo de vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Aunque Alan es un soltero que proviene de una familia judía de clase media, vive en un lujoso ático de Manhattan, donde nunca falta una mujer bonita. Sus padres quieren que se case, pero el matrimonio es incompatible con su estilo de vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Una joven hereda un castillo, situado en una isla, que según la leyenda está habitado por fantasmas cuyos gritos se oyen todas las noches. Pese a todo, la joven decide visitar la propiedad en compañía de un cantante y un conductor de autobús, pero éstos quedan atrapados en el interior del castillo y tendrán que vérselas con unos muertos vivientes.
A Case For Kindness is a journey to understand the true nature of Kindness, making a case for why it is our best way forward as a society. The film will examine different themes of kindness while exploring various stories, cultures and conversations. We thread the themes of bullying, hate, mental health, racial injustice, food insecurity and climate change. We interview experts, leading authorities and find real life moments to build the case that inspires humanity to adopt Kindness.
