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Norman Lear

Business executive

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Norman Lear has direct or once-removed relationships with 307 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 95% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 95

Influence: Lear has a Muckety influence index of 97 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 97

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Norman Lear

Gender: Male

Address: Lives and/or works in Beverly Hills, CA

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

entertainment & sports

education

business

politics & government

Politics: Lear is a contributor to Democratic committees and campaigns.

Personal social network: Much of Lear's Muckety comes from nonprofit connections.

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Muckety news stories featuring Norman Lear

15 Central Park West shuns FedEx

5 Central Park West - the elite Manhattan address of Sting, Alex Rodriguez, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other people who don't think the rent is too damn high - is turning away packages from FedEx and UPS,

November 1, 2010

Norman Lear personal relations:

Lyn Davis Lear - spouse

Other current Norman Lear relationships:

15 Central Park West, New York - condo owner

ACT III Communications - investor

ACT III Productions - chairman & CEO

All in the Family - executive producer & writer

Annenberg School for Communication - board of councilors member

Declare Yourself - founder

Fried Green Tomatoes - executive producer

Global Green USA - council of advisors member

Lear Family Foundation - president

People for the American Way - director

The Climate Project - donor

The Princess Bride - executive producer

Norman Lear past relationships:

Harold Gaba (deceased) - friend

Paley Center for Media - trustee emeritus

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Norman Lear with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Norman Lear → People for the American Way →
  Alec Baldwin → William Baldwin →
    Flatliners →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Norman Lear's web of second-degree relationships:

Ronald L. Olson

Michael Lynton

Linda Johnson Rice

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Norman Lear campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $25,000 on 3/31/2011

Franken Recount Fund - $12,300 on 2/12/2009

Voices for a Senate Majority - $10,000 on 9/18/2008

Obama Victory Fund - $30,800 on 7/31/2008

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $25,000 on 3/31/2007

Norman Lear gave the maximum donation to the following political campaigns:

Obama for America in 2008

Major contributions to state-level political organizations & campaigns:

2006 Bill Richardson (NM) gubernatorial campaign - $4,000 on 5/3/2005

Contributions to political organizations reporting to IRS:

Majority Action - $25,000 on 10/24/2006

Joint Victory Campaign 2004 - $20,000 on 2/24/2004

Contributions to misc. political organizations:

Barack Obama inauguration - $50,000

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