Description - Even This I Get To Experience by Norman Lear
"This is, flat out, one of the best Hollywood memoirs ever written... An absolute treasure." --Booklist (STARRED)
The New York Times bestselling memoir from the creator of some of the most iconic television programs ever, including All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
"Charming, candid, and copious . . .There is still a lot of zest, passion,and whimsy in the man who taughtAmericans to laugh at their failings."-The New York Times
Norman Lear's iconic television programs-most memorably All in the Family-drew in as many as 120 million viewers each week. These showsdealt with the most serious issues of the day-racism, poverty, abortion-yet stillleft audiences howling with laughter. But TV is only a fraction of Lear's tale. Therenowned producer came of age during the Great Depression and fought in WorldWar II, staging variety shows for his fellow airmen in addition to flying fifty-two bombing missions. After the war he caught his break as a comedy writer inHollywood, soon working with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Movies with FrankSinatra, Dick Van Dyke, and Jason Robards followed. Then came the '70s andLear's legendary string of TV hits. Filled with moving insights and behind-the-scenes stories from the shows that redefined the medium, Even This I Get to Experience is a memoir as touching, funny, and remarkable as any of Lear'sunforgettable creations.
"Lear is one of the great storytellers of our time...This book should be required reading for everyone working in Hollywood." -James Patterson
"One of the best Hollywood memoirs ever written . . . an absolute treasure."-Booklist, starred review
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