LOS ANGELES (AP) Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with "All in the Family," The Jeffersons and Maude, propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of TV sitcoms, has died. He was 101.
Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, said Lara Bergthold, a spokesperson for his family.
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