OLLI101593 - The Television Canon of Norman Lear[Online via Zoom]

Course Description

The Television Canon of Norman Lear

Instructor: Jim McKairnes

Day of Week: Monday

Dates: September 30 – October 21 (4 sessions)

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: Online via Zoom

A celebration of the small-screen work of iconic television writer/producer Norman Lear, whose All in the Family changed the face of TV in the 1970s but whose historic career shaped TV long before and well after that, encompassing 70 years until his death in December of 2023 at age 101.

Maximum: 100

Instructor Bio: Jim McKairnes is a former longtime CBS Television executive in Los Angeles who writes and teaches about TV history. He has served on the faculties of DePaul University, Temple University, and Middle Tennessee State University. He’s also taught previous OLLI classes though Vanderbilt and Fresno State. He divides his time between Nashville and Los Angeles.

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