All in the family

In 1968, the CBS network debuted one of the most iconic sitcoms in TV history, All in the Family. Carroll O’Connor played the show’s lead character, the bigoted “meathead,” […]

The classic situation comedy, as well as other Norman Lear productions Good Times, Maude, One Day at a Time, 227, Diff’rent Strokes, The Jeffersons, Sanford, and Sanford & Son are […]

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 […]

Carroll O’Connor, best known for playing the character Archie Bunker on All in the Family, died on June 21, 2001. How did O’Connor die? Here’s what […]

Archie Bunker was a coarse, bigoted, yet somewhat charming portrait of the All-American white man who pushed the boundaries of network television. However, the show’s true […]

Save for early TV show pioneers like I Love Lucy, it’s hard to pinpoint a more important sitcom than All in the Family. The fictional Archie Bunker may have changed […]

The following is the introduction from LIFE’s new special issue celebrating All in the Family on its 50th anniversary. WHEN ABC BROADCAST A REMAKE OF AN episode of All […]

Some actors become so identified with their most famous roles that people sometimes assume that they’re just playing themselves, or at least some approximation of themselves. However, […]

Rob Reiner is the multi-hyphenate who has excelled both in front of and behind the camera for over 50 years, starting as an actor before moving […]

Kate Lear is a writer, arts advocate and proud Board Chair of Ballet Hispánico. She is also the daughter of television writer and producer Norman Lear. She […]