Norman Lear

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Berle Adams

Berle Adams on a deal he negotiated for his clients Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin for the Neil Simon play, "Go Blow Your Horn"

03:22

Lee Adams

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on writing the theme to All in the Family

07:24

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on presenting their song "Those Were The Days" - the title song to All in the Family - to Norman Lear

01:08

John Amos

John Amos on his problems with the scripts of Good Times and Norman Lear dismissing him from Good Times

02:40

John Amos on starring on 704 Hauser and Norman Lear's legacy

05:58

John Amos on repairing his relationship with Norman Lear and his thoughts on the then-current state of television

04:10

Beatrice Arthur

Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear casting her on The George Gobel Show

01:23

Beatrice Arthur on Maude read-throughs with Norman Lear

01:31

Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear's response when she didn't like a Maude script

01:19

Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear's taboo-breaking work

01:11

Paul Bogart

Director Paul Bogart on some of the behind-the-scenes difficulties on the set of All in the Family

04:13

Paul Bogart on Norman Lear leaving All in the Family

00:31

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

Paul Rodriguez on how he came to star on Norman Lear's a.k.a. Pablo

05:17

Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

Beatrice Arthur on tackling social issues like abortion and death through the guise of laughter in Norman Lear's shows -- particularly on Maude; on mail she received after the abortion storyline on the show

03:25

Beatrice Arthur on Norman Lear wanting her to come to Los Angeles to work on shows he was writing for

01:17

Irma Kalish with Emerson College

Rocky and Irma Kalish on working for Norman Lear as a writer

02:16

Rocky and Irma Kalish on working for Norman Lear as a writer

02:16

Bill Dana with Emerson College

Bill Dana on working with Norman Lear on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," featuring Sammy Davis, Jr.

09:18

Bill Dana on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit" for producer Norman Lear

07:43

Hal Cooper

Hal Cooper on being hired to direct Maude; on the first episode he directed; on the creative atmosphere

04:29

Hal Cooper on Norman Lear's extraordinary ability to cast actors

01:18

David Crane

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on what they learned from working with Norman Lear

03:36

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on working on The Powers That Be with Norman Lear

09:59

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on what they learned from working with Norman Lear

03:36

David Crane and Marta Kauffman on working on The Powers That Be with Norman Lear

09:59

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna on starring in the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom All's Fair with Bernadette Peters

05:45

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal on Norman Lear casting him for a guest spot on All in the Family, where he met Rob Reiner

03:37

Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels on interviewing Norman Lear in college

01:14

Sam Denoff

Sam Denoff on being influenced by the Colgate Comedy Hour with Martin and Lewis

02:04

Sam Denoff on writing for Andy Williams, executive produced by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear

04:30

Garvin Eddy

Garvin Eddy on the look of the Norman Lear shows he assistant art directed early in his career

03:45

Hector Elizondo

Hector Elizondo on appearing on All in the Family created by Norman Lear

05:13

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray on being cast by Norman Lear as stroke survivor on Maude in the episode "Maude's Reunion"

03:35

Bob Finkel

Bob Finkel on Norman Lear

02:23

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox on working on Palmerstown U.S.A. with Norman Lear and Alex Haley

00:49

Michael J. Fox on how impressed he was to meet Norman Lear; admired Lear's show All in the Family

02:13

Ron Friedman

Ron Friedman on writing for All in the Family and working with Norman Lear

00:54

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman on working with Norman Lear on the One Day at a Time reboot

00:54

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett on being cast by Norman Lear as "Irene Lorenzo" on All in the Family

02:59

Marla Gibbs

Marla Gibbs on being cast on The Jeffersons, and on staying behind at the first table read to offer her opinions to Norman Lear

04:19

Marla Gibbs on Norman Lear's involvement with The Jeffersons

01:40

Marla Gibbs on how 227 came about with competing interest from Brandon Tartikoff and Norman Lear

02:13

Leonard H. Goldenson

Leonard H. Goldenson on asking Norman Lear to adapt the British show 'Til Death Do Us Part, in what became All in the Family, and passing it up

00:43

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Gossett, Jr. on the impact producer Norman Lear had on opportunities for African-American actors in television

00:24

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume on working with Norman Lear

00:29

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley on Norman Lear making the rounds of Broadway shows to look for talent, and being spotted when Hemsley was part of the cast of the musical Purlie

01:04

Sherman Hemsley on Norman Lear working with the actors during the cast "readings" on The Jeffersons

00:43

Louis J. Horvitz

Louis J. Horvitz on directing Fernwood 2 Night with Martin Mull and Fred Willard

09:21

Geri Jewell

Geri Jewell on her relationship with Norman Lear and Ed Simmons and a show she and Simmons tried to sell starring Jewell and Sid Caesar

04:16

Geri Jewell on Norman Lear's role in her career, including casting her on his special I Love Liberty

04:28

Hal Kanter

Hal Kanter on being executive producer during All in the Family's 1975-1976 season; on his difficulties working with Norman Lear

07:12

H. Wesley Kenney

H. Wesley Kenney on directing All in the Family and a typical work week with Norman Lear

02:24

Michael King

Michael King on attempting to do a The Little Rascals revival with Norman Lear

03:35

Mort Lachman

Mort Lachman on Norman Lear's relationship with the writing staff of All in the Family

03:07

Mort Lachman on Carrol O'Connor as "Archie Bunker" on All in the Family and on O'Connor's relationship with Norman Lear

03:12

Perry Lafferty

Perry Lafferty on Norman Lear

01:00

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury on turning down a Norman Lear show to do Murder, She Wrote

00:22

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser on working with producer Norman Lear, and director Joan Darling on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and on the show's production schedule

13:29

Louise Lasser on "Mary Hartman's" breakdown on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and on working with Norman Lear on the episode

07:25

Louise Lasser on hosting Saturday Night Live, and on Norman Lear's reaction to the show

04:37

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis on staff members of The Colgate Comedy Hour

01:09

Ann Marcus

Ann Marcus on how she came to work for Norman Lear on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

08:51

Ann Marcus on Norman Lear's contributions to Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

04:14

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan on being cast by Norman Lear as "Vivian Harmon" on Maude

04:52

Rue McClanahan on various pilots she did for Norman Lear

01:50

Michael Moye

Michael Moye on beginning to write original plays and winning the American College Theater Festival Play-writing Award sponsored by Norman Lear; on getting an offer to write for Lear's Good Times

03:38

Michael Moye on working with the producers of Good Times

00:56

Thad Mumford

Thad Mumford on writing for Good Times, Maude, and various other Norman Lear shows

06:36

Anne Nelson

Anne Nelson on how contracts have changed since she started in the industry, and on working with Norman Lear

03:33

Anne Nelson on her working relationship with Norman Lear

01:51

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart on appearing in the Norman Lear film "Cold Turkey"

03:37

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor on his rewrite of the pilot script of All in the Family and developer/executive producer Norman Lear telling the story on The Mike Douglas Show

01:52

Carroll O'Connor on his contentious working relationship with Norman Lear and how he resented Lear's not offering him an interest in the All in the Family spin-offs

01:21

Bernie Orenstein

Bernie Orenstein on he and Saul Turteltaub being hired to produce Sanford and Son by Norman Lear, and Redd Foxx almost dropping out of the show before they started

02:33

Pam Polifroni

Pam Polifroni on casting the third pilot for All in the Family, and on working with Norman Lear

10:51

Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae on becoming a regular on Norman Lear's Hot L Baltimore, and declining a role on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman because of Louise Lasser

06:21

Hector Ramirez

Hector Ramirez on working with John Rich and Norman Lear on All in the Family

00:45

Hector Ramirez on working with Norm Lear on the day-to-day work of All in the Family

02:53

Marian Rees

Marian Rees on joining Tandem Productions with Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear

03:14

Marian Rees on the overriding mission of Tandem Productions, headed by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, when it started

03:13

Marian Rees on Tandem Productions, headed by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, being on the Paramount lot and Tandem producing a feature film

05:59

Marian Rees on her day-to-day duties during her early years at Tandem Productions, headed by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin

01:55

Marian Rees on Tandem productions producing feature films with Norman Lear

12:22

Marian Rees on being dismissed from Tandem Productions by Norman Lear

08:25

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner on working with show creator Norman Lear on All in the Family

03:40

Rob Reiner on Carroll O'Connor and Norman Lear's relationship on All in the Family

02:23

Larry Rhine

Larry Rhine on the relationship between Norman Lear and Carroll O'Connor while working on All in the Family

01:23

John Rich

John Rich on working with Norman Lear on The Colgate Comedy Hour

00:19

John Rich on All in the Family's co-creator Norman Lear

01:17

John Rich on casting Mike Evans as "Lionel Jefferson" on All in the Family

06:43

John Rich on Norman Lear's involvement and casting on All in the Family

05:21

John Rich on how Sherman Hemsley was cast as George Jefferson on All in the Family, and later, The Jeffersons (spin-off)

03:35

John Rich on the difficulties of getting All in the Family on the air

01:06

Rita Riggs

Rita Riggs on working for Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin on the feature "Divorce, American Style"

02:08

Rita Riggs on working with Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, and on heading up the costume department at their Tandem Productions

04:10

Rita Riggs on working on costuming with the creative team of All in the Family, and the freedom she enjoyed working under Norman Lear

04:34

Stanley Ralph Ross

Stanley Ralph Ross on writing an episode of All in the Family for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, and on working with Norman Lear

05:55

Stanley Ralph Ross on Norman Lear

00:58

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford on watching All in the Family before she was cast as "Louise Jefferson", and on auditioning for Norman Lear

04:26

William Schallert

William Schallert on The Nancy Walker Show and being under contract for Norman Lear

01:49

Bob Schiller

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Maude and working with Norman Lear

01:34

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process on Maude and Norman Lear's involvement with the writing

02:52

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the famous two-part abortion episode on Maude; on Norman Lear's contributions to storylines

04:07

Nina Shaw

Nina Shaw on Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin's company, Tandem Productions/T.A.T. Communications, playing a major role in creating the business of syndication

02:55

Nina Shaw on Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin's company, Tandem Productions/T.A.T. Communications, being a client of O'Melveny & Myers

00:11

Nina Shaw on Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin bringing more Black characters to television and on the number of women who worked for Tandem

01:01

Nina Shaw on how the skills she learned at her first job at O'Melveny & Myers negotiating for Normal Lear helped her throughout her career

00:41

Jack Shea

Jack Shea on Sanford and Son producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin

01:04

Jack Shea on how he got involved with directing The Jeffersons

01:40

Jack Shea on directing 704 Hauser starring John Amos, produced by Norman Lear

01:04

Hazel Shermet

Hazel Shermet on working with various people in her career

11:16

Fred Silverman

Fred Silverman on the autonomy given to Norman Lear to create All In The Family

02:10

Doris Singleton

Doris Singleton on working on All in the Family and getting direction from Norman Lear

00:42

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton on All in the Family executive producer/series developer Norman Lear

00:57

Jean Stapleton on the decision by Norman Lear to have the character of "Edith Bunker" die, in the Archie Bunker's Place episode "Archie Alone"

03:27

Jean Stapleton on the All in the Family episode "Edith's Christmas Story," which dealt with breast cancer, and how Norman Lear convinced her to do the story

01:01

Ben Starr

Ben Starr on working with Norman Lear while writing for All in the Family

01:15

Jeremy Stevens

Jeremy Stevens on writing for Fernwood 2-Night

07:31

Jeremy Stevens on working with Norman Lear and the cast of Fernwood 2-Night

04:04

Howard Storm

Howard Storm on pitching to Norman Lear for All in the Family with writing partner Paul Lichtman

Charles Strouse

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on writing the theme to All in the Family

07:24

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on presenting their song "Those Were The Days" - the title song to All in the Family - to Norman Lear

01:08

George Sunga

George Sunga on working with Norman Lear on All in the Family and The Jeffersons

01:34

William Tankersley

William Tankersley on CBS Standards & Practices' workings with Norman Lear on All In The Family

01:15

William Tankersley on CBS Standards & Practices' work with Norman Lear on All In The Family, (contd.)

06:13

Mel Tolkin

Mel Tolkin on writing for All in the Family with writing partner Larry Rhine, and on working with Norman Lear

04:02

Mel Tolkin on Norman Lear's day-to-day involvement with All in the Family, and on the shooting schedule of the show

01:56

Mel Tolkin on writing Joe's World with Norman Lear

01:08

Saul Turteltaub

Saul Turteltaub on Norman Lear asking him and his partner Bernie Orenstein to produce Sanford and Son

01:01

Saul Turteltaub on producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin being hands-off on the production of Sanford and Son

01:32

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker on his first days playing "J.J. Evans" on Good Times, and on working with producer Norman Lear

05:15

Jimmie Walker on his Good Times catch phrase, "Dyn-o-mite!," and on how Norman Lear felt about it

04:24

Jimmie Walker on working with show creator Norman Lear on Good Times, and on Aaron Spelling dealing with actors on Starsky & Hutch

06:16

Jimmie Walker on Norman Lear wanting to cover controversial topics on Good Times

02:31

Bob Weiskopf

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on writing for Maude and working with Norman Lear

01:34

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the writing process on Maude and Norman Lear's involvement with the writing

02:52

Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf on the famous two-part abortion episode on Maude; on Norman Lear's contributions to storylines

04:07

Tucker Wiard

Tucker Wiard on working on the Norman Lear show, Good Times and other Norman Lear shows

16:04

Fred Willard

Fred Willard on playing "Jerry Hubbard" on Fernwood 2-Night

12:27

Fred Willard on Fernwood 2-Night "going too far"

03:56

Bud Yorkin

Bud Yorkin on the writers for The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: Norman Lear, Danny Arnold, and Roland Kibbee

04:40

Bud Yorkin on partnering up with Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions

04:53

Bud Yorkin on sharing an office with Norman Lear

01:32

Bud Yorkin on Norman Lear

01:32