Norman Lear

Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created or developed over 100 shows. Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including 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). His shows introduced political and social themes to the sitcom.

Christmas filmography

Production	Year	Position
All in the Family: "Christmas Day at the Bunkers"	1971	Producer
Maude: "The Office Party"	1973	Executive Producer
All in the Family: "Edith's Christmas Story"
Sanford and Son: "Ebenezer Sanford"	1975
Maude: "The Christmas Party"
Maude: "Walter's Christmas Gift"	1976
All in the Family: "The Draft Dodger"
The Jeffersons: "The Christmas Wedding"
Maude: "Maude's Christmas Surprise"	1977
All in the Family: "Edith's Crisis of Faith"
Good Times: "Penny's Christmas"
The Jeffersons: "984 W. 124th Street, Apt. 5C"
All in the Family: "Bogus Bills"	1978
All in the Family: "The Bunkers Go West"
All in the Family: "California, Here We Are"
Good Times: "The Traveling Christmas"
One Day at a Time: "Girl Talk"
The Jeffersons: "George Finds a Father"
The Jeffersons: "All I Want for Christmas"	1980
Square Pegs: "Child's Christmas in Weemawee"	1982
Archie Bunker’s Place: "Father Christmas"
Gloria: "Miracle at Fox Range"
Silver Spoons: "The Best Christmas Ever"
One Day At a Time: "Not a Creature Was Staying"	1983
The Jeffersons: "Father Christmas"
The Facts of Life: "The Christmas Show"
Silver Spoons: "Twas the Night Before Christmas"	1984
The Facts of Life: "Christmas in the Big House"
The Facts of Life: "Christmas Baby"	1985
227: "Mary's Christmas"
The Facts of Life: "It's a Wonderful Christmas"	1987
227: "The Night They Arrested Santa Claus"	1988
227: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas"	1989

External links

• Norman Lear at the Internet Movie Database