Norman Lear, Honoree at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. Official White House Photograph LOS ANGELES – Equality California announced Friday that it will honor entertainment icon Norman Lear with the Ally Leadership Award during its first-ever statewide “Golden State Equality Awards” virtual celebration on Sunday, September 13.
The award will be presented by international superstars Gloria Estefan and Rita Moreno. (L-R) Jeffrey Katzenberg with Lyn Davis Lear and Norman Lear at GLSEN Respect Awards, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Oct.
19, 2018. (Photo by Troy Masters) The award-winning singers and actresses are friends of Lear’s and are featured in his hit reboot of “One Day At A Time,” which was just added to CBS’s fall lineup.