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Norman Lear on casting being critical to a show's success, and on the "magical" casting of Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, and Sally Struthers on All in the Family 02:17
Interview: Norman Lear | Profession: Show Creators
Norman Lear on the British sitcom Till Death Do Us Part being the inspiration for All in the Family, as it reminded him of his own family 03:15
Interview: Norman Lear
Norman Lear on casting being critical to a show's success, and on the "magical" casting of Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, and Sally Struthers on All in the Family 01:40
Interview: Norman Lear
Norman Lear on casting Carroll O'Connor as "Archie Bunker" on All in the Family, and on Mickey Rooney being considered for the role 03:01
Interview: Norman Lear
Norman Lear on the British TV sitcom Till Death Us Do Part being the inspiration for All in the Family, and on making and selling the various pilots 04:21
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: All in the Family
Norman Lear on casting the various All in the Family pilots (Jean Stapleton, and eventually Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers), and on the show being rejected by ABC and picked up by CBS 06:50
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: All in the Family
Norman Lear on casting being critical to a show's success, and on the "magical" casting of Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, and Sally Struthers on All in the Family 01:40
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: All in the Family
Norman Lear on casting Carroll O'Connor as "Archie Bunker" on All in the Family, and on Mickey Rooney being considered for the role 03:01
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: All in the Family
Norman Lear on creating pilots for television sitcoms that never aired 03:08
Interview: Norman Lear | Topic: Television Industry
On working with Ed Simmons on The Colgate Comedy Hour; on working for Jerry Lewis; on Lewis' relationship with Dean Martin 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear
On working with Ed Simmons on The Martha Raye Show; on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television; on working with Neil Simon on The Martha Raye Show 07:23
Interview: Norman Lear
On the end of The Martha Raye Show; on the rigorous schedule writers had in the Golden Age of Television; on his personal life at the time 13:24
Interview: Norman Lear
Norman Lear on writing for The Colgate Comedy Hour 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear | Genre: Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials
Norman Lear on writing for The Martha Raye Show 13:47
Interview: Norman Lear | Genre: Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials
Norman Lear on writing for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour with partner Ed Simmons 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Jerry Lewis
Norman Lear on working with Martha Raye as a writer on The Martha Raye Show 02:31
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Martha Raye
Norman Lear on Tallulah Bankhead guest-starring on The Martha Raye Show and a racial incident that almost got the show cancelled, followed up by a racy appearance with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr 06:23
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Tallulah Bankhead
Norman Lear on Tallulah Bankhead guest-starring on the Martha Raye Show and a racial incident almost got the show cancelled, followed up by a racy appearance with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr 06:23
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Norman Lear on Tallulah Bankhead guest-starring on the Martha Raye Show and a racial incident almost got the show cancelled, followed up by a racy appearance with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr 06:23
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Martha Raye
Norman Lear on writing for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour with partner Ed Simmons 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Dean Martin
Norman Lear on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television during his time on The Martha Raye Show, and on working with Neil Simon 04:52
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Martha Raye
Norman Lear on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television during his time on The Martha Raye Show, and on working with Neil Simon 04:52
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Neil Simon
Norman Lear on writing for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour with partner Ed Simmons 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear | Person: Ed Simmons
Norman Lear on the rigorous schedule writers had in the Golden Age of Television and on his personal life at the time 05:30
Interview: Norman Lear | Profession: Writers
Norman Lear on the rigorous schedule writers had in the Golden Age of Television and on his personal life at the time 05:30
Interview: Norman Lear | Profession: Show Creators
Norman Lear on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television 05:00
Interview: Norman Lear
Norman Lear on writing for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour with partner Ed Simmons 07:10
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: Colgate Comedy Hour, The
Norman Lear on working with Martha Raye as a writer on her show on The Martha Raye Show 02:31
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: Martha Raye Show, The
Norman Lear on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television during his time on The Martha Raye Show, and on working with Neil Simon 04:52
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: Martha Raye Show, The
Norman Lear on Tallulah Bankhead guest-starring on the The Martha Raye Show and a racial incident that almost got the show cancelled, followed up by a racy appearance with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 06:23
Interview: Norman Lear | Show: Martha Raye Show, The