O'Connor starred in All in the Family as arguably history's most lovable bigot, Archie Bunker, a role which earned him four ...

Shortly after leaving her career-defining role as sweet but naïve Edith Bunker on All in the Family, actor Jean Stapleton was offered another role of a lifetime. She opted out of that series, and ...

Character actress Jean Stapleton, who died May 31 at age 90, worked for half a century in theater, television, and movies, but by far her most memorable role was as Edith Bunker, who helped introduce ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection consists of papers documenting Stapleton's long career in film, on stage, and on screen. Contents include correspondence from fans ...

As Edith, Stapleton took on the thorniest of social issues, from race to feminism. She said that humor had a way of reducing intolerance to nothing. Jean Stapleton, best known for her iconic role as ...

Susan Stamberg remembers an evening onstage with Jean Stapleton. Jean Stapleton, who won three Emmys for playing Edith Bunker on All In The Family, died Friday. NPR's Susan Stamberg offers this ...

One of the most prolific coming-of-age films, “Stand By Me” adapts Stephen King’s 1982 novella, “The Body,” and follows four ...

It would seem unthinkable by today's standards: the most popular character on television was a blue-collar bigot from Queens, New York — who, despite his prejudices, was often considered lovable at ...