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1922 2023 Cultural IconNorman Lear Dies at 101 Lear Transformed Television andShaped American Culture Photo credit Peter Yang AUGUST Tribute Video Obituary Family Statement Photos Resources Tribute Video Obituary LOS ANGELES Legendary television creator writer film producer and political activist Norman Lear died after a lifetime of laughter surrounded by family on Tuesday December 5 2023 at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. A private service for immediate family will be held. Lear transformed American television with a groundbreaking series of shows in the 1970s that dominated ratings and generated national conversations by dealing openly with issues that challenged families and the country as a whole. Lear wrote and produced American classics that spanned an over 75 year careerbeginning withAll In the Family197179 which featured the Bunkers of Queens New York whose domestic lives and strife illuminated the social upheavals of the times.