Clarence Page: Norman Lear’s comedy helped diverse Americans tune in to each other
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Dec 12, 2023
3 minutes
For many of us old enough to remember Archie Bunker’s living room chair before it became a Smithsonian Museum exhibit, Norman Lear helped television comedy get over its fear of real life.
Lear, who died Dec. 5 at the ripe young age of 101, wrote and produced “All in the Family” and many other shows that dared to mix political and social commentary with laughs and get away with it, scoring big ratings and armloads of awards along
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