Norman Lear - Boston, MA
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A statue honoring television screenwriter, producer, and activist Norman Lear is located in Boylston Place alley which is part of Emerson College in Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WM145T2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2021
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A life size statue Normal Lear depicts of prolific television screenwriter and producer wearing a suit and his characteristic wide brimmed hat. He is standing with his legs crossed at the ankles and holding a script in his right hand. The sculpture was commissioned by his alma mater Emerson College and donated by TV producer and director Kevin Bright. The sculpture was created using a process called inflated bronze by artists artists Peter Schifrin and David Duskin and installed in Boylston Place alley in 2018.
At the lower right corner is the inscription:
WRITER
PRODUCER
ACTIVIST
NORMAN LEAR
At the back are vignettes of the famous TV programs he wrote and produced including: All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman.
An inscription on the back is a quote by Lear:
It crossed our minds early on
that the more an audience cared
the harder they laughed.
So, we gravitated to shows with
issues and causes that
made people care.
Norman Lear was born in New Haven, CT on July 27, 1922. His education at Emerson College was interrupted by World War II where he flew 52 combat missions. He went to California where he became famous for writing and producing a series of groundbreaking television programs espousing liberal and progressive causes. The characters he created changed the social and political fabric of America by addressing social issues including: alcoholism, abortion, racism, and the Vietnam War.