Along with his reputation as a prolific television producer, Norman Lear earned praise and condemnation as a TV trailblazer whose sitcoms toppled taboos in their treatment of then-controversial topics such as LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and infidelity. Lear’s success as a television producer and show developer was such that after he accepted an Emmy for “All in the Family” as outstanding …
Not all of the Emmy nominations announced last week were accompanied by unanimous congratulations and Champagne toasts. The recognition for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’” a revival of the groundbreaking 1970s comedies, shines a fresh, harsh light on an ugly, largely hidden Hollywood split involving one of the …
