Norman Milton Lear was an American television writer, producer, and political activist best known for developing groundbreaking television sitcom series like ‘All in the Family’, ‘Maude’ ‘One Day at a Time’, ‘Good Times’, ‘The Jeffersons,’ and ‘Sanford and Son’. Lear co-owned Tandem Productions, T.A.T. Communications, Avco Embassy Pictures, and Embassy Communications, Inc. at different points of time. He later founded and served as the chairman of ‘Act III Communications’ which produced notable films like ‘The Sure Thing’ and ‘The Princess Bride’. A self-described "liberal", Lear founded a progressive advocacy group called ‘People for the American Way’, supported First Amendment rights, remained a silent partner of ‘The Nation’ magazine, and was part of the “Malibu Mafia" group. Throughout his long career, he produced over seventy projects. He received several honors and recognitions including the National Medal of Arts and also became one of the first seven television pioneers who were inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.