Norman Lear Passed Away!

The man of people. Norman Lear passed of natural causes.

An icon of American television and an inspiration for generations has passed away at the age of 101. Norman Lear, the famed actor, producer, director, playwright, creator of many sitcoms of the 1960s to 2010s passed away in Los Angeles.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Jimmy Kimmel and entertainers who were a part of Norman Lear's career will react to this.

Lear whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He was 101.

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— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) December 6, 2023

After just watching a group of writers and actors on both coasts wish me a happy birthday, I can’t help but think back to my very first WGA strike in 1960. It was a different America then and has me reflecting on all of the Americas I’ve known for 101 years. pic.twitter.com/Pr478QFYeO

— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) July 27, 2023

I wrote in the very first year of television, when writers were revered. I now watch talented writers struggle to earn a living wage without the path to a career like mine. 2/4

— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) June 6, 2023

I stand with writers and with the Writers Guild of America, my union. The industry is stronger when we stand together to protect our collective community. #WGAStrong 4/4 pic.twitter.com/tDfwxoUeP8

— Norman Lear (@TheNormanLear) June 6, 2023

Lear’s shows, including “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” and “Good Times,” tackled fraught topics of racism, feminism and social inequalities that no one had yet dared touch.

He was executive producer of the cult movie classics “The Princess Bride” and “Fried Green Tomatoes” and was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay for “Divorce American Style.” His political advocacy led to the establishment of the liberal political organization People for the American Way.

Norman Lear with Amy Poehler, Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel and Octavia Spencer.

Even in his 90s, Lear kept working. Along with Jimmy Kimmel, a 95-year-old Lear produced and hosted three episodes of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience,” which won Primetime Emmy Awards in 2019 and 2020. The series used current stars like Jamie Fox, Woody Harrelson and Viola Davis to re-create original episodes of “The Jeffersons,” “All in the Family” and “Good Times.”

In recent years, Lear and his business partner Brent Miller rebooted some of his ’70s sitcom successes, including “One Day at a Time.”

Lear was still working and producing television shows even at the age of 101.

He recently spoke on his birthday about longevity and how he will best be remembered when he passes away.

“I am living in that moment now, with all of you,” he said. “Bless all of you, and our America.”

Born July 27, 1922 in Connecticut, Lear flew combat missions in World War II before he began his storied career in television, first with variety shows like The Martha Raye Show and The Andy Williams Show before creating such hits as Sanford and Son, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Maude, All in the Family, Good Times, One Day At A Time, The Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, among many others.