Norman Lear

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Norman Lear arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime-time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.. He was 101. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) **FILE**

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Reza Azlan, left, and Norman Lear speak onstage during the "Rough Draft with Reza Aslan" panel at the Ovation 2016 Winter TCA on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Norman Lear speaks onstage during the "American Masters: Norman Lear" panel at the PBS 2015 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, August 1, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Norman Lear, left, with the rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that he and David Hayden, right, purchased through a Sotheby's online auction for $8.14 million in 2000. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

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Norman Lear, television writer and producer, speaks at the opening of Starbucks Coffee Company's annual shareholders meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Television legends Norman Lear (left) and Alan Alda claimed the 40th Anniversary Special Founders Award on Monday at the International Emmy Awards. (Associated Press)

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In this Sept. 23, 2010 photo, Sam Moore, left, and Norman Lear pose together at the official opening of The Ray Charles Memorial Library in Los Angeles. The library is located on the ground floor of the Los Angeles building Charles designed for his offices and recording studio. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)