Norman Lear

Began his show-business career in the early '50s writing gags for Danny Thomas. Later he wrote Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis's material for NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour.

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Role

Category

Fried Green Tomatoes 1991

Executive Producer

Film

The Princess Bride 1987

Producer, Executive Producer

Film

a.k.a. Pablo

Executive Producer

Hanging In

Executive Producer

Heartsounds

Executive Producer

Jack & Bobby -Elderly Peter Benedict

Actor

Legacy (2005) -Elderly Peter Benedict

Actor

TV Episode

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Producer

Saturday Night Live

Host

Norman Lear; Boz Scaggs (1976) -Host

Host

TV Episode

The Brothers Warner 2008

Actor

Film

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song 2007

Executive Producer

Film

Color Adjustment 1992

Actor

Film

Cold Turkey 1971

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Book Author

Film

The Night They Raided Minsky's 1968

Producer, Screenwriter

Film

Never Too Late 1965

Producer

Film

Come Blow Your Horn 1963

Producer, Screenwriter

Film

Divorce American Style

Producer, Screenwriter

Film

El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Francés

Executive Producer

Film

A Different Approach

Actor

Film

Scared Stiff

Screenwriter

Film

Start the Revolution Without Me

Producer, Executive Producer

Film

Highlights

As a high-school senior, he won an American Legion oratorical contest for a speech on the U.S. Constitution.

Was an Army Air Force radio man during WWII; flew 56 missions and received an Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters.

Began his show-business career in the early '50s writing gags for Danny Thomas. Later he wrote Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis's material for NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour.

Modeled Bea Arthur's Maude character after his ex-wife Frances Lear.

Was an inaugural inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1984 (along with Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Paddy Chayefsky, Edward R. Murrow, William S. Paley and David Sarnoff).