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All in the Family actress Jean Stapleton dies
Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Edith Bunker in the 1970s US sitcom All in the Family, has died aged 90.
Stapleton won three Emmy awards for playing Archie Bunker's naive, good-hearted housewife Edith.
The hit series about a working-class couple was adapted from the British show Til Death Us Do Part.
She died of natural causes at her home in New York City on Friday, her son, the director John Putch, said.
Stapleton, who was known for her shrill voice, spent eight years on the show and flourished as the retiring homebody who was often at odds with her curmudgeonly and bigoted husband.
"No one gave more profound 'How to be a Human Being' lessons than Jean Stapleton," said the show's producer Norman Lear.
A stage-trained character actress, Stapleton originated the role of Mrs Strakosh in Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand in 1964.
She earned Emmy nominations for playing Eleanor Roosev
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‘All in the Family’ Star Jean Stapleton Dies at 90
Jean Stapleton, known to millions of viewers as the lovable Edith Bunker on the classic CBS sitcom All in the Family, died Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City, her family announced. She was 90.
Stapleton won three Emmy Awards out of eight nominations for her role as the “dingbat” wife of blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor). She received Emmy noms for two other performances: as Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1982 CBS telefilm Eleanor, First Lady of the World and for a guest appearance on the ABC series Grace beneath Fire.
Despite a lifetime career in acting, Stapleton didn’t attain stardom until she was nearly 50 years old, when All in the Family became a hit. Along with O’Connor, Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers, she starred on the groundbreaking show, which aired from 1971 through 1979.
STORY: ‘All in the Family’s’ No • Jean Stapleton's Edith Bunker was such a dithery charmer that we had to love her. And because she loved her bombastic husband Archie, we made room for him and TV's daring "All in the Family." It took an actress as smart and deft as Stapleton to create the character that Archie called "dingbat," giving a tender core to a sitcom that tested viewers with its bigoted American family man and blunt take on social issues. Stapleton, 90, who died Friday of natural causes at her New York City home, was the sweet, trusting counterpoint to Carroll O'Connor's irascible Archie on the 1970s groundbreaking show from producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin. "No one gave more profound 'How to be a Human Being' lessons than Jean Stapleton," Lear said Saturday. Slideshow:A look at Stapleton's life and career in photos Need a break?Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. While Edith faced problems, includ
Actress Jean Stapleton, best known as Edith Bunker in 'All in the Family', dies at 90