It happened to Norman Lear, Jack Anderson, Arthur Laffer and a laundry list of big-time CEOs.

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Andrew (Jerry) Perenchio was running a company with Norman Lear, producing such seminal U.S. TV hits as All in the Family and Diff'rent Strokes.

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Horn eventually left Norman Lear's company to found Castle Rock Entertainment, a film company best remembered for When Harry Met Sally and The Shawshank Redemption.

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The show, produced by Norman Lear, ran for nine seasons.

CNN: 'One Day at a Time' actress Bonnie Franklin dies

"With the passing of Sherman Hemsley, the world loses one of its most unique comedic talents, and a lovely man, " Norman Lear, the creator of "All in the Family, " said in a statement.

CNN: 'Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74

Developed by Norman Lear and co-created by Whitney Blake herself a former sitcom star and single mother raising future actress Meredith Baxter the series was groundbreaking for its focus on a young divorced mother seeking independence from a suffocating marriage.

WSJ: Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies