Maggie Lear- Facts about Norman Lears daughter

Posted by Carisa Kissane on Friday, May 17, 2024

Maggie Lear is the daughter of Norman Lear. Maggie Lear’s father Norman is an American television writer and film and television producer. The Iconic star has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Many popular 1970s sitcoms starred Lear, including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.

Maggie Lear: Bio Summary

Full NameMaggie Lear
famous asdaughter of Norman Lear
Ageunknown
Date of Birthunknown
Place of BirthUnited States of America
Zodiac signunknown
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityCaucasian
SiblingsEllen Lear, Kate Lear, Madeline Lear, Brianna Lear, Benjamin Lear
Parents Norman Lear and Frances Lear

Maggie Lear is the daughter of Frances Lear and Norman Lear. Not much is known about her date and place of birth. She is not the only child of her parents, she has another sibling whose name is Kate. She also has other step siblings- Who are Ellen Lear, Madeline Lear, Brianna Lear, and Benjamin Lear.

Maggie Lear is the President of The Frances Lear Foundation, a family foundation that focuses on the environment, democracy, arts education, and criminal justice reform. She is the Board Chair of Youth Represent, a non-profit in NYC which exists to improve the lives and futures of young people impacted by the criminal legal system.

She works as a volunteer at Bottomless Closet to empower low-income women as they make their way into the workforce. For the past eight years, she has been facilitating parent meetings in NYC’s Independent school system through Parents in Action.

She is the Chair of the Youth Justice Funding Collaborative, a 21-year-old network of funders and activists who support organizations in New Orleans focused on decarceration. Maggie is a member of The Justice Fund at the New York Women’s Foundation. Maggie lives in NYC with her husband and two children and considers herself a lifelong student of the issues that she cares about.

Maggie Lear’s Parents

As said earlier, Maggie Lear’s parents are Frances Lear and Norman Lear. Frances and Norman Lear were married for 28 years and had two daughters before divorcing in 1985. Frances used some of her $100 million settlement to start the feminist magazine Lear’s, which catered to “the woman who wasn’t born yesterday”

How did the former love birds meet and start their relationship? Norman Lear met Frances Loeb between 1955 and 1956. The Hollywood director met his ex-wife through one of his friends in the Army with whom he had served in Italy. Frances was 32 when she first met Norman and they started dating each other.

Frances had a rough childhood and faced sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. The couple dated for almost a year and got married in 1956 and welcomed two daughters, Maggie and Kate. In 1983, the couple entered a phase where everything started going down the hill. At the age of 50, Frances was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

She also got addicted to alcohol, which did a lot of damage to their marriage. Everything she endured during her childhood was still in her memory and started to take a toll on her. Maggie Lear’s mother died of breast cancer at age 73. Her father on the other hand celebrated his 100 years in 2022.

The six-time Emmy winner decided to celebrate his birthday week by bouncing between interviews, op-eds, and personal reflections. Her father Norman Lear has been married to Lyn Davis since 1987 and the two are still together for about 3 and a half decades now.

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