Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and film and television producer who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.
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Norman, born in 1922, served in World War II before starting his incredibly successful entertainment career. The Emmy winner married his first wife, Charlotte Rosen, in 1943 and welcomed their daughter, Ellen, in 1947. Their marriage lasted until 1956. Norman began writing for Colgate Comedy Hour and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show before creating The Deputy in 1959.
Norman was married to his second wife, Frances Loeb, from 1956 to 1985. The pair moved to New York along with Ellen when she was a teenager. The couple welcomed two daughters together, Kate and Maggie, before their divorce. Loeb died in 1996 at the age of 73 after battling breast cancer.
The Maude creator married his third wife, Lyn Davis Lear, in 1987. They welcomed their son, Benjamin, in 1988. Their twin daughters, Brianna and Madelaine, were born in 1994. Lyn and Norman’s relationship has been rock-solid since they met.
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