Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922)[1] is an American television writer and producer who produced many 1970s sitcoms such as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and 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.
Books in order of publication:
- “Liberty and Its Responsibilities,” Broadcast Journalism, 1979-1981. The Eighth Alfred I. DuPont Columbia University Survey, Ed. By Marvin Barrett. New York: Everest House, 1982.
- “Our Political Leaders Mustn’t Be Evangelists,” USA Today, August 17, 1984.
- “Our Fragile Tower of Greed and Debt,” Washington Post, April 5, 1987.
- Even This I Get to Experience. New York : The Penguin Press, 2014
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