Norman Lear, farewell to the creator of television comedies

The creator of some of the most important television comedies of the 1970s in the United States, Norman Lear, has died at the age of 101, his family said in a statement Wednesday.

Lear was the creator and producer of the films ‘All in the Family’ (1971-1979), ‘Maude’ (1972-1978), ‘Sanford and Son’ (1972-1977), ‘One Day at a Time’ (1975-1984 ), ‘The Jeffersons’ (1975-1985) and ‘Good Times’ (1974-1979), among other series.

Before yours television stagewith which he won numerous awards and a place in American Television Academy Hall of Famewas nominated in 1968 for Oscar for Best Screenplay for ‘Divorce the American Way’.

The magazine ‘Variety’ pointed that out television series Leara were the first to tackle the social problems of the moment, from racism to abortion passing by homosexuality and the Vietnam War. For the writer and producer, according to that specialized media, “no topic was taboo”.

Norman Lear, a man recognized from the highest level of Hollywood

After news of his death, which occurred Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, social media was flooded. taxes prominent personalities from TVhe cinema and comedy of the United States.

George Clooney He told Variety that “it’s hard to think that, at 101 years old, Norman Lear is leaving us too soon.”

“The rational world has lost its greatest defender and ours family “He lost a dear friend,” added the actor.

Similarly, a comedian Jimmy Kimmelone of the stars of today’s American television, described his death as “unfair”.

“His unparalleled courage, integrity and morality were matched by his generosity, empathy and insight,” he continued.

another actor, John Leguizamo, wrote that Lear was “a master storyteller and healer with his series. “He was what everyone in show business should aspire to be.”

Actor and director Albert Brooks He described Lear as “the greatest among the greats”, while another of the legends of the world of comedy and television in recent decades, Rob Reiner, described him as his “second father”.