Norman Lear Reshaped How America Saw Black Families “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.
The Quiet Feminism of Norman Lear’s Middle-Aged Women The shows of Norman Lear, who died on Tuesday, celebrated the needs and complexities of the everyday woman.
Remembering Norman Lear’s Most Controversial Episode A two-part November 1972 episode of “Maude,” in which the title character decides to get an abortion, still seems radical, particularly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Rob Reiner Remembers Norman Lear and ‘All in the Family’ With “All in the Family,” Lear “tapped into something that nobody had ever done before or even since,” the star of the hit sitcom said.
Norman Lear, TV’s Greatest American The “All in the Family” producer made sitcoms into a form of patriotic dissent.