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The killings of Rob and Michele Reiner shatters family's gentle legacy

The Reiner family, known for their positive influence in American culture, has faced a shocking tragedy

The Independent UK

Rob Reiner, comedy legend who directed ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘Spinal Tap,’ dead at 78

Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Fortune

Rob Reiner death: When Harry Met Sally director and son of comedy legend, dies aged 78

Rob Reiner, the son of comedy great Carl Reiner, was one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, creating classics like ‘This is Spinal Tap’ and ‘A Few Good Men’

The Independent UK

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Matt Berry's proud vampire reflections

Salon talks to the man behind TV's lustiest man of science as "What We Do in the Shadows" nears its exit

Salon

Norman Lear obituary

Writer and producer of hit US sitcoms including All in the Family and Sanford and Son

The Guardian - UK

Norman Lear's ’70s TV comedies brought people together to confront issues in a way Gen Z would appreciate

Even Americans who strongly disagree with each other may find common ground when they watch the same TV shows and movies, especially those that make us laugh or cry.

The Conversation

That Time Archie Bunker Endorsed Ted Kennedy

Friday A/V Club: He wasn't really the character created by the late Norman Lear. But the advertisers did all they could to obscure that.

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An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s

Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his creations

The Independent UK

Norman Lear changed sitcoms and America for the better

The death of the groundbreaking writer and producer leaves behind a string of incisive and progressive sitcoms as well as a profoundly altered TV landscape

The Guardian - US

Norman Lear, Unparalleled Producer, Dead at 101

Lear comedies made us laugh, and often made us think

Broadcasting & Cable

The 9 quintessential Norman Lear TV Shows

Here are the Norman Lear TV shows that defined his career and, in many cases, US television in general, including how to watch them right now.

WhatToWatch

Norman Lear, who brought ‘All in the Family,’ Archie Bunker and ‘Maude’ to TV, dead at 101

The liberal political activist’s signature production was immersed in the day’s headlines while also drawing upon Lear’s childhood memories of his tempestuous father.

Chicago Sun-Times

Norman Lear, who made funny sitcoms about serious topics, dies at 101

Lear's revolutionary comedies, including All in the Family and The Jeffersons, didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other."

WEKU

Norman Lear, Sitcom King Who Changed TV -- And America

Norman Lear was television's prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s not only revolutionized US entertainment -- they helped change the way a nation saw itself.

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12 Great LGBTQ+ Sitcom Characters Who Made An Impact On Pop Culture And Society

Here are 12 great LGBTQ+ sitcom characters who made some kind of impact on their respective shows, pop culture, and society.

Los Angeles Times

Why 'All in the Family' would be all but impossible to pull off today

Norman Lear turned 100 on July 27, and to belatedly mark the occasion, ABC aired a star-encrusted tribute Thursday, "Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter." On broadcast television, the producer's home for nearly all his TV career.

Salon

Norman Lear, progressive mensch, at 100

Norman Lear, Rob Reiner and more spoke to Salon about the power of comedy, especially in sitcoms that dare

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