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Norman Lear has died. He was a writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers

NPR's Scott Simon remembers television producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101.

Norman Lear has died. He was a writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers

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Dans la tour (In the Tower)/Self-Portrait of Leonor Fini with Constantin Jelenski, 1952, oil on canvas © Estate of Leonor Fini, Courtesy Galerie Minsky & Weinstein Gallery hide caption

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'She was a pure creator.' The art world rediscovers Surrealist painter Leonor Fini

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