Norman Lear

 

Norman Lear, the man who created nearly every 70's sitcom worth watching, has died of natural causes. He was 101. 

Here's a sampling list of Lear's legacy: 

Good Times

Maude

Sandford and Son

All in the Family

The Jeffersons

One Day at a Time

The man essentially created 70% of the TV I watched in my childhood. More impressively, he was acknowledged enough for it at the time that even as a child, I knew his name and his influence. 

RIP