Dan Wilcox, the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer whose work on the last four seasons of M*A*S*H included the acclaimed 1983 series finale that attracted a record 106 million viewers, has died. He was 82.
Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced.
A WGA member for more than 60 years and a guild board member since 2005, Wilcox won his Emmy in 1970 for Sesame Street, where he met Thad Mumford, who became his longtime writing partner. They worked together on M*A*S*H and received the 1980 WGA award for best episodic comedy.
They also wrote for What’s Happening!!, Alice, The Duck Factory, Good Times and the 1979 ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Wilcox was a writer and/or executive story editor on 36 episodes of M*A*S*H from 1979-83 as well as a producer, starting in 1981, on the CBS show’s last two seasons.
The native New Yorker...
Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced.
A WGA member for more than 60 years and a guild board member since 2005, Wilcox won his Emmy in 1970 for Sesame Street, where he met Thad Mumford, who became his longtime writing partner. They worked together on M*A*S*H and received the 1980 WGA award for best episodic comedy.
They also wrote for What’s Happening!!, Alice, The Duck Factory, Good Times and the 1979 ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Wilcox was a writer and/or executive story editor on 36 episodes of M*A*S*H from 1979-83 as well as a producer, starting in 1981, on the CBS show’s last two seasons.
The native New Yorker...
- 2/26/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Norman Lear, the creator, writer and producer of such iconic TV classics as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, died of cardiac arrest, according to a Los Angeles County death certificate filed today.
Lear died in Los Angeles at 101 on Dec. 5. At the time, a spokesperson for the family said only that he died of natural causes.
The death certificate lists the immediate cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest, with congestive heart failure an underlying cause.
Lear’s other series included Sanford & Son, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, and Fernwood 2 Night/America 2 Night, among others. He remained active even as he approached his 100th birthday, winning Emmy Awards in 2019 and 2020 for installments of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, in which episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times were re-enacted with new performers.
“Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity and empathy,...
Lear died in Los Angeles at 101 on Dec. 5. At the time, a spokesperson for the family said only that he died of natural causes.
The death certificate lists the immediate cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest, with congestive heart failure an underlying cause.
Lear’s other series included Sanford & Son, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, and Fernwood 2 Night/America 2 Night, among others. He remained active even as he approached his 100th birthday, winning Emmy Awards in 2019 and 2020 for installments of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, in which episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times were re-enacted with new performers.
“Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity and empathy,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: NBC and Fox posted online the in memoriam card they broadcast tonight in tribute to TV icon Norman Lear. The CW aired the tribute during the Republican Debate. CBS and ABC also committed to airing the tribute. See it below.
Thanks for making us all family. pic.twitter.com/ZUjRhCNZ0U
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) December 7, 2023
Previously at 1 p.m.: Broadcast owes a debt of gratitude to Norman Lear, so they’re going to show it tonight.
In recognition of Lear’s accomplishments and influence across television, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox and The CW will simulcast an on-air in memoriam card tonight at 8:00 Pm, Et/Pt to honor the late legendary TV writer and producer.
Lear died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101.
The Uber-producer’s series were icons on broadcast TV. All in the Family aired on CBS for nine seasons,...
Thanks for making us all family. pic.twitter.com/ZUjRhCNZ0U
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) December 7, 2023
Previously at 1 p.m.: Broadcast owes a debt of gratitude to Norman Lear, so they’re going to show it tonight.
In recognition of Lear’s accomplishments and influence across television, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox and The CW will simulcast an on-air in memoriam card tonight at 8:00 Pm, Et/Pt to honor the late legendary TV writer and producer.
Lear died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101.
The Uber-producer’s series were icons on broadcast TV. All in the Family aired on CBS for nine seasons,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Norman Lear was a man of modest physical stature, standing a trim 5’7″ on a good day. In terms of his impact on television — comedy primarily, but the medium as a whole — he was a giant, who belongs on any Mt. Rushmore of showrunners. He dominated an entire decade of TV like no one before or since, with hit after hit that expanded the boundaries of what could be done with the old-fashioned multi-camera sitcom format (shot on a stage in front of a studio audience), and what kinds of stories and characters audiences would accept.
- 12/6/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Norman Lear, who was responsible for revolutionizing television in the 1970s with such groundbreaking hit series as All in the Family, Good Times, and One Day at a Time, has died. He was 101.
Lear died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a spokesperson said.
Related: Paying Tribute To Norman Lear: Broadcast Nets To Simulcast In Memoriam Card Wednesday Night
“Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity and empathy,” his family said in a statement. “He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and living him has been the greatest of gifts.”
Related: Norman Lear’s Career In Pictures: ‘All In The Family,’ ‘Sanford And Son’, ‘The Jeffersons’ & Many More
Lear’s other iconic series include the Sanford & Son, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night/America 2 Night, and the All in the Family spinoffs The Jeffersons,...
Lear died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a spokesperson said.
Related: Paying Tribute To Norman Lear: Broadcast Nets To Simulcast In Memoriam Card Wednesday Night
“Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity and empathy,” his family said in a statement. “He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and living him has been the greatest of gifts.”
Related: Norman Lear’s Career In Pictures: ‘All In The Family,’ ‘Sanford And Son’, ‘The Jeffersons’ & Many More
Lear’s other iconic series include the Sanford & Son, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night/America 2 Night, and the All in the Family spinoffs The Jeffersons,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer-producer-developer Norman Lear, who revolutionized American comedy with such daring, immensely popular early-‘70s sitcoms as “All in the Family” and “Sanford and Son,” died on Tuesday. He was 101.
Lear’s publicist confirmed to Variety that he died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. A private service for immediate family will be held in the coming days.
“Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather,” Lear’s family said in a statement. “Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and loving him has been the greatest of gifts. We ask for your understanding as we mourn privately in celebration of this remarkable human being.”
Lear had already established himself as a top...
Lear’s publicist confirmed to Variety that he died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. A private service for immediate family will be held in the coming days.
“Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather,” Lear’s family said in a statement. “Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and loving him has been the greatest of gifts. We ask for your understanding as we mourn privately in celebration of this remarkable human being.”
Lear had already established himself as a top...
- 12/6/2023
- by Chris Morris
- Variety Film + TV
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