Tag: Norman Lear
TV comedy greats take a bow, make ’em laugh at ceremony
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - “There’s nothing I believe more than this, that laughter adds time to one’s life,†Norman Lear told an audience...
‘Jeffersons,’ ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ producer Al Burton dies
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Al Burton, a TV producer whose six-decade career included an eclectic mix of beauty pageants, variety and game shows...
‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Macy, the character actor whose hangdog expression was a perfect match for his role as the long-suffering foil to...
Blast from the past comedies, Fawcett bio win in TV ratings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Blasts from the past proved irresistible to viewers, who flocked to live versions of a pair of classic sitcoms and...
Who’s ready for a new Archie Bunker, live on your TV?
NEW YORK (AP) - Archie Bunker is coming back to prime-time network TV and he might look a little different to viewers - even...
‘Green Book’ takes top honor at the Producers Guild Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The Oscars race may have gotten a little clearer Saturday night as the race-themed road trip drama "Green Book"...
Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program
WASHINGTON (AP) - Last year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year's event took place in...
Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program
WASHINGTON (AP) - Last year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year's event took place in...
Kennedy Center Honors program features tributes to Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) - Last year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year's event took place in...
Longtime leader of ACLU’s Southern California chapter dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ramona Ripston, a longtime activist who built up the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California into a major organization,...