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Jun 27, 2022 · An interview in which prolific Black sitcom pioneer Eric Monte criticizes Norman Lear has resurfaced, including a claim that he stole his idea for The Jeffersons.. Lear is often regarded as one of ...
Jun 26, 2015 · For many viewers, what made Cooley High such a landmark film was its honest depiction of teenage life in the projects. Eric Monte wrote the film based on his time at the real Cooley Vocational ...
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 ...
Dec 6, 2023 · It’s frustrating to see Eric Monte continually erased from the record. Along with actor Mike Evans, Monte was the show’s co-creator and based “Good Times” on his own childhood growing up ...
Dec 19, 2006 · Eric Monte was a successful scriptwriter before falling victim to illness and drugs. Now, a new chapter begins. ... Turning page on a life story. By John L. Mitchell . Dec. 19, 2006 12 AM PT ...
Eric Monte (writer): Cooley High is a true story — my story of growing up in the Cabrini-Green Homes. In the mid-1970s, I was working on the TV show Good Times and was approached to do a movie ...
