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Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear , it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom.
I had heard murmurings of this story for years, so I decided to investigate. Norman Lear is said to have cheated Eric Monte out of proper credit and millions...
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Jun 26, 2022 · Creator of Cooley High Eric Monte says television producer Norman Lear is a racist who stole his idea for the 1970s hit television show, The Jeffersons.Monte worked as a writer on Good Times ...
Good Times: Created by Mike Evans, Norman Lear, Eric Monte. With Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker. A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
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Dec 9, 2022 · Eric Monte (L) accuses Norman Lear (R) of wrongfully taking writing credits from him on “Good Times.” Photo: Upfront TV/ YouTube, Unique Nicole/Getty Images .
Feb 28, 2018 · Eric Monte, whose real name is Kenneth Williams, was born December 25, 1943, in Chicago Illinois. He was raised by his mother Anna Williams with two other siblings on Chicago’s northside in the notorious Cabrini-Green Housing Project, an economically impoverished neigborhood. Cabrini-Green was a tough place to live.
