As the producer of “All in the Family” and many other shows, Mr. Lear showed that it was possible to be topical, funny and immensely popular.

Norman Lear, the television writer and producer who introduced political and social commentary into situation comedy with “All in the Family” and other shows, proving that it was possible to be topical as well as funny while attracting millions of viewers, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101.

His death was confirmed by Lara Bergthold, a spokeswoman for the family.

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    1 year ago

    For anyone wondering about the last line of the bot’s summary, the byline for the story had two authors, one of whom died in June of 2023, but probably had written the bulk of the obit in advance (which is a common thing to do for aging notables). Reporter Alex Traub contributed the rest of the obit (probably dates and details).