Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101

 As the maker of "All in the Family" and numerous different shows, Mr. Lear showed that it was feasible to be effective, entertaining and hugely famous.

Norman Lear, who resolved difficult issues in diverting sitcoms, passed on Tuesday in Los Angeles at 101 years old. Matthew Lawrence, a representative for the family, said the maker and screenwriter passed on from regular causes. Lear was hailed for creating darling TV programs like All in the Family and The Jeffersons, and later, for his work as a political extremist.

A post on his Facebook page said that he was "encompassed by his family as we recounted stories and sang tunes until the end."

The families in Lear's shows had discussions about the genuine articles that were happening during the 1970s. Before these shows, TV universes were less difficult, more pleasant spots, says Darnell Chase, a main researcher of racial portrayal on television. They had plot lines like: "I consumed the pot cook. What are we going to do we have nothing for supper. Or on the other hand I have an ability show at school and I don't have any idea how to move."

By 1971, Lear was right around 50. He had delivered and guided a few shows and films, and his life was going to change.

"I'd peruse in television Guide about this English show Till Death Us Do Part," Lear remembered in the set of movies The Norman Lear Assortment. "That dynamic of the dad and the child and the political contentions and the extremism, etc — that was my dad," Lear says. "I grew up with that. I was unable to accept it hadn't been my thought, it was so obviously a show."

So he chose to make his own adaptation. He cast stars like Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton and he got a pilot recorded. However, Lear needed to battle for a really long time to get All in the Family on air.