{"id":4855130,"date":"2023-12-06T08:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4855130"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:44:52","slug":"norman-lear-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/12\/06\/norman-lear-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Icon Norman Lear Dies at 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norman Lear has died. The Hollywood legend who lived to be 101 years old has sadly passed away after an illustrious career.<\/h3>\n

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Norman Lear<\/strong><\/a> died on Tuesday, December 5 at the age of 101,\u00a0Variety<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>confirmed. The TV legend celebrated what turned out to be his last birthday on July 27 with an Instagram video<\/a> where he talked about \u201cliving in the moment.”<\/p>\n

“I have just turned 101, and that is, they tell me, my second childhood,” Norman said. “It feels like that, in terms of the care I am getting. I get the kind of care at this age that I see children getting. And so, I am now a 101-year-old toddler, and I am thinking about two little words that we don\u2019t think about often enough: over and next.”<\/p>\n

Norman had a multi-decade career, as it spanned throughout the Golden Age of TV and even went into the modern streaming era. Norman<\/a> was most known for his work behind the scenes as a producer, screenwriter, and show developer. Some of his most popular work included the shows All in the Family<\/a>, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times,<\/em> and Live in Front of a Studio Audience<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Norman Lear (@thenormanlear)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n