Dwight in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Norman Lear
A New Haven notable
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 10, 2024
1. Norman Lear Marker
Norman Lear was born in New Haven in 1922. He spent part of his youth living in a fourth-floor walk-up apartment on York Street. He and his family moved to Brooklyn in 1934. In the 1950s he landed a job as a TV comedy writer.
Lear's greatest achievement was writing and producing All in the Family, the 1970s TV breakthrough comedy that examined bigotry, sexuality, and other timely topics. The lead character was Archie Bunker, based on Lear's father, Herman.
Lear went on to bring us the popular TV shows Maude, The Jeffersons and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1981 he founded People for the American Way, dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights.
Illustration by Margaret Watkins
Text by Randall Beach
Erected by Chapel West Special Services District.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.
Location. 41° 18.628′ N, 72° 56.027′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Dwight. It is at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Lynwood Place, on the left when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Noah Webster (within shouting distance of this marker); Craig Breslow (within shouting distance of this marker); New Haven Hospitals (within shouting distance of this marker); New Haven Hospital Ambulance No. 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Albie Booth (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter Camp (about 500 feet away); New Haven Presidential Visits (about 500 feet away); C.J. Connor's saloon / "Nickel Charlies" (about 600 feet away).
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 10, 2024
2. Norman Lear Marker
Also see . . . Norman Lear (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 12, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
