Life’s Work: An Interview with Norman Lear

Dave Lauridsen Norman Lear, 92, reinvented American television in the 1970s with All in the Family and a string of other true-to-life sitcoms. As a publicist for Broadway stars, a writer for top comedians, a Hollywood producer and director, and an ardent political activist, he’s relished a career spent behind the scenes. His autobiography is […]

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Alison Beard

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Alison Beard

From the Magazine (November 2014)

Norman Lear, 92, reinvented American television in the 1970s with All in the Family and a string of other true-to-life sitcoms. As a publicist for Broadway stars, a writer for top comedians, a Hollywood producer and director, and an ardent political activist, he’s relished a career spent behind the scenes. His autobiography is out this month.

A version of this article appeared in the November 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review.

Alison Beard is an executive editor at Harvard Business Review and previously worked as a reporter and editor at the Financial Times. A mom of two, she tries—and sometimes succeeds—to apply management best practices to her household.
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Norman Lear

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