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Frances Lear (née Loeb, July 14, 1923 – September 30, 1996) was an American activist, magazine publisher, editor and writer. Biography. Lear was born with only a first name, Evelyn, to an unwed mother in Hudson, New York, at the Vanderheusen Home for Wayward Girls.
Feb 23, 2021 · 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" (via The New York Times).
Oct 1, 1996 · Frances Lear, a mercurial figure in the media world who spent some $25 million she received in a divorce settlement to start a magazine named after herself, died yesterday at her home in...
In the early 1960s, Frances Lear was an unquestioning, full-time housewife and mother when she read Betty Friedan 's groundbreaking treatise The Feminine Mystique which served as the catalyst for the modern women's movement.
Dec 6, 2023 · Norman Lear, the television writer and producer who introduced political and social commentary into situation comedy with “All in the Family” and other shows, proving that it was...
Oct 1, 1996 · Frances Lear, the former wife of producer Norman Lear who used her sizable divorce settlement to found a women’s magazine called Lear’s and later founded Lear Television, died Monday. She...
Dec 7, 2023 · Norman Lear's wife, Lyn Lear, was with him to the very end. In 1987, the "All in the Family" creator married Lyn Lear after his first two marriages to Charlotte Lear and Frances Lear ended in...
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