All in the family

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 […]

You don’t have to be a liberal to love Rob Reiner. But it helps. At age 71, he is a vocal activist, advocating for same-sex […]

Sally Struthers says her life dramatically changed after the success of “All in the Family.” “It became apparent rather quickly that my life had completely […]