Norman Lear

Norman Lear

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  Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies

  Bonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress whom millions came to identify with for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running sitcom ... 

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  Analysis: J.J. Abrams good fit for 'Star Wars'

  This may sound sacrilegious to the legions of hardcore "Star Wars" fans, but having J.J. Abrams direct "Episode VII" will be a vast improvement and ... 

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  Abrams on 'Star Wars': 'surreal' and 'exciting'

  J.J. Abrams calls getting assigned to direct the seventh live-action "Star Wars" film "as surreal as it is exciting." The director-producer-writer ... 

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  Conrad Bain of 'Diff'rent Strokes' dead at 89

  Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers ... 

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  A huge collection of odd TV stuff needs a home

  James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting ... 

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  Violence baked into popular culture

  Well aware that the television audience may be particularly sensitive, the Showtime network aired a disclaimer warning audiences of violent content ...