Jean Stapleton has died. You may know her as Edith Bunker. She was a wonderful actress. I guess I probably learned a lot about politics from watching All in the Family. The Bunker family wasn’t anything like my family on pretty much any level. About the only thing we had in common is that our fathers worked in New York City. Meathead and Gloria were tackling some of the same issues as my older brothers, I guess, but there was no one my age on the show. My favorite character was Lionel Jefferson. I loved how he handled Archie. I mostly just felt badly for Edith. I enjoyed it on the rare occassions when she stood up for herself. I’m sad to know she’s gone.
RIP, Jean Stapleton
