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Lear, 98, will be the recipient of the Carol
Burnett Award, an accolade established in 2018 by the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out the Golden
Globes.
As a writer and producer, Lear was the force behind several
shows that dominated American TV screens in the 1970s and 1980s.
His work often addressed social issues such as race and abortion
that were rarely discussed on television at the time.
Lear's approach of addressing controversial topics through humor
"prompted a cultural shift that allowed cultural and political
issues to be reflected in television," HFPA President Ali Sar
said in a statement.
In addition to "All in the Family," "Maude" and "One Day at a
Time," Lear's hits included "Sanford and Son," "The Jeffersons,
"Good Times" and the soap-opera spoof "Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman." He stepped away from television in 1980 and started
the liberal activist group People for the American Way.
In 2017, Lear returned to TV as a producer on a revival of "One
Day at a Time" that debuted on the Netflix streaming service.
Lear will accept the honor during the Golden Globes ceremony,
which is scheduled to be broadcast live on Feb. 28, organizers
said.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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