All in the Family star Jean Stapleton evolved from actress to feminist activist during the 1970s, championing womens rights and the ERA while playing iconic character Edith Bunker.

"All in the Family" made TV history but after nine seasons as Edith Bunker, Jean Stapleton wanted to move on. This wasn't terrific news for CBS entertainment executive Robert Daly, who was hoping for ...

February 2018 marks the 70th Anniversary of the professional debut of Jean Stapleton (1923 to 2013) at the Equity Library Theater in New York City. This month, the museum received a donation from the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her Emmy-winning role as the good-hearted housewife Edith Bunker in the groundbreaking 1970s television comedy "All in the Family," has died ...

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) medal owned by Jean Stapleton. Stapleton was an advocate for the failed constitutional amendment guaranteeing legal equality for all Americans regardless of sex. The ...

NEW YORK - Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker's far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV's groundbreaking 1970s comedy "All in the Family," has died.

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NEW YORK — Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker's far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV's groundbreaking 1970s comedy “All in the Family,” has died.

NEW YORK – Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV’s groundbreaking 1970s comedy “All in the Family,” has died.