Jean Stapleton Dead at 90

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Awww jeez. Why you gotta go and do that for, Edith? Sadness here at Greenlee Gazette, even though she made it to 90, and died of natural causes. I mean, who can ask for better than that? But Jean Stapleton is such a treasured figure from just about anybody's nostalgic memories of the 1970s. There was simply no one else like her. Even though I was only 5 years old when All in the Family debuted, it was always on, and the show worked on so many levels, everyone liked it. Conservatives could agree with Archie Bunker while liberals could laugh at him. Kids would miss the adult material, but delight in the characters, particularly "dingbat" Edith. And I can't imagine any other actress bringing Edith to life in the way Stapleton did. RIP, Jean.

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Jean Stapleton, who played TV's Edith Bunker, dies at age 90

Emmy-winning actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Edith Bunker in the groundbreaking 1970s' television series "All in the Family," has died at age 90, her son said on Saturday. . .

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