Norman Lear, TV Icon, Dead At 101

In 1984, Norman Lear was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, but it wouldn’t be his last major recognition. He also won six Primetime Emmy awards throughout his career and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1999 by President Bill Clinton. In addition to receiving a Peabody Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, he was presented with the Carol Burnett Award during the Golden Globe Awards in 2021. Lear also published a memoir in 2014, and was the focus of a 2016 documentary entitled “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.” 

In 2022, the TV special “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter” allowed the prolific producer to reflect on his extensive career and interact with numerous actors and comedians who cited him as an influence, including Amy Poehler, Tom Hanks, and “All in the Family” star Rob Reiner. In a promo for the special, comedian Jimmy Kimmel said, “Mr. Norman Lear — he changed television. He changed this country.” Kimmel also gushed, “You raised me more than my parents did.”

Lear and his first wife, Charlotte Rosen, had one daughter, Ellen. He shared two daughters, Kate and Maggie, with his second wife, Frances Loeb. In 1987 he married Lyn Davis, and the pair remained married until his death. They had three children, including a son, Ben, and twin daughters, Madeline and Brianna.

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