Mackenzie Phillips and Rob Reiner say Norman Lear was like family, offering ‘open arms’ and ‘love’
1 year ago

Mackenzie Phillips and Rob Reiner say Norman Lear was like family, offering ‘open arms’ and ‘love’

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Mackenzie Phillips and Norman Lear at a premier party for Netflix’s “One Day at a Time” in 2016. When she heard the news of his death Wednesday morning, “I felt like someone shot an arrow through my heart,” said Phillips, who grieved for Lear’s family but also “the whole country. “Every time I got a ‘Lear polish’ script in my hand, I was like, ‘Oh my God,‘” said Phillips, who still has her scripts in storage. For Rob Reiner, who played Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law Michael “Meathead” Stivic in “All in the Family,” the news of Lear’s death, though not unexpected, was devastating.

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Gloria Calderón Kellett: Norman Lear gave me the courage to embrace my purpose
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Gloria Calderón Kellett: Norman Lear gave me the courage to embrace my purpose

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Writer and producer Gloria Calderón Kellett worked closely with Norman Lear, developing the reboot of his groundbreaking 1975 show, “One Day at a Time.” Here, in her own words, she writes about her relationship with the TV icon. Norman Lear and Gloria Calderón Kellett on the set of “One Day at a Time.” Norman acknowledged the challenge and with the …

Appreciation: Seeing people like me on TV led to my career. I have Norman Lear to thank
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Appreciation: Seeing people like me on TV led to my career. I have Norman Lear to thank

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I wasn’t always a 29-year-old pop culture hound. Norman Lear, a name I was familiar with because he was often referenced by critics I admired, was getting back into the TV business with a new spin on his classic sitcom “One Day at a Time.” It would now center on a multigenerational Cuban family living in Echo Park. “Finally,” I …

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