Jean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, has died

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Jean Stapleton, renowned for her role as Edith Bunker in the iconic 1970s sitcom "All in the Family," has passed away at the age of 90. Her portrayal of the sweet and naive Edith left a lasting impact on television history. Many participants in the discussion express nostalgia for the show and reflect on the frequent loss of beloved actors from their youth. Stapleton's love for her role was evident, and her performance is fondly remembered. The conversation also touches on a lesser-known trivia about her early career, highlighting her connection with Carroll O'Connor before their famous collaboration. While some acknowledge her unique voice as a point of irritation, the overall sentiment is one of appreciation for her contributions to television.
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Our younger members may not know who she is.

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. She was 90.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/jean-stapleton-tvs-edith-bunker-dies-90-211007203.html
 
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I remember watching that show like it was just yesterday :p
 
She was a treasure.
 
It seems like every other day now some actor from tv/movies of my youth shows up on yahoo trends as recently deceased. Of course its always sad, but most of the time when I see these my reaction is disbelief that these people were actually still alive just a week or so before. I mean Edith Bunker? I thought she wasn't long for the grave back when I watched the show as a kid in the 70's. RIP Edith.
 
Those were the days...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkue1ns4XvU
 
She said she loved the role of Edith Bunker. It showed!

RIP.
 
I will miss her.

The show All in the Family is truly an historic television series.

'Reminds me of one of my favorite poems:

Precaution
I never dared to be radical when young,
For fear it would make me conservative when old.
-- Robert Frost​
 
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A little bit of trivia,
In an episode of the courtroom drama series, "The Defenders" (1961), "The Defenders: The Hidden Jungle (#2.11)" (1962), which aired 1st December 1962, an unknown actress at this time, she played a woman who witnessed a murder. In the episode, while on the witness stand, she is asked to point out the murderer. The actor playing the murderer was another unknown named Carroll O'Connor, who later starred with her in "All in the Family" (1971).
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822958/bio
 
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Those were the days...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkue1ns4XvU

She did have an irritating voice. :-(
 

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