Rest In Peace Edith

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Odd I was just cracking Archie/Edith jokes last night

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http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/jean-stapleton-edith-bunker-all-family-dies-90-94866

Jean Stapleton, Edith Bunker on 'All In The Family,' Dead at 90

2013/06/01 14:30

By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman

Stapleton, born Jeanne Murray, also worked on stage and in film, but was by far best known for her signature wail of "Aaaaaarchie!"

Jean Stapleton, the award-winning actress who played long-suffering Edith Bunker on the landmark 1970s television series of the "All in the Family," has died of natural causes. She was 90.

Stapleton, born Jeanne Murray, also worked on stage and in film, but was by far best known for her signature wail of "Aaaaaarchie!" on Norman Lear's iconic show about the working class family of Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O'Connor. She won three Emmys and two Golden Globes for her portrayal of Edith.

The shrill-voiced, big-hearted Edith, affectionately referred to by O'Connor's Archie Bunker as "dingbat," became synonymous with the actress on a show than ran for nine seasons and had more than 200 episodes.

Sally Struthers played her daughter on the cusp of the women's liberation movement while Edith represented the homespun values of wife and mother, effacing herself for the greater good of her family. But Lear's social message about a changing American society shone through Archie's abuse toward Edith, and Edith's acceptance of her subordinate role.

Though she was not a smart or well-educated woman, Lear would allow Edith to show moments of shocking perceptiveness -- giving her lines that cut through Archie's stubborn bigotry to shame him into offering a human response to a problem or issue.

"Just a lot of love, unselfish love," Stapleton said of her character in an interview with the Archive of American Television.

It was a role she eventually outgrew. Her character was written out of the "All in the Family" follow-up "Archie Bunker's Place" after a single season. For good measure, the show's writers killed her off, explaining she died from a stroke.

Years later, while appearing with O'Connor on "The Donny and Marie Show" in 2000 she refused to reprise her signature voice, saying "I only do it for pay."

In addition to her small screen work, Stapleton was an accomplished stage actress, performing in such notable Broadway shows as "Funny Girl," "Damn Yankees" and "Bells Are Ringing."

Stapleton would win three Emmys and two Golden Globe awards for her "All in the Family" work and the fame that came with the role would lead to guest appearances on shows like "The Muppet Show" and "The Carole Burnett Show."

Though she left the spotlight once she abandoned Edith, she remained active on stage and screen, appearing in supporting roles in films like "You've Got Mail" and "Michael" and on programs like "Everybody Loves Raymond."

William Putch, Stapleton's husband of 30 years, died in 1983. She is survived by their two children, the actor and director John Putch and the actress Pamela Putch.

http://news.yahoo.com/author-jack-vance-dies-home-calif-015005260.html

Author Jack Vance dies at home in Calif

2013/05/27

John S. Marshall, AP

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, has died. He was 96.

Vance died Sunday evening at his home in Oakland, his son John Vance II told The Associated Press.

Jack Vance, whose legal name was John Holbrook, published most of his work as Jack Vance, but he also wrote 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and three as Ellery Queen, as well as books under the pen names of Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See and Jay Kavanse, according to the Jack Vance website, which is maintained by family and friends.

"This is a complex guy, and (there's) an awful lot to say about him," John Vance told The AP.

In 2009, a profile in the New York Times Magazine described Vance as "one of American literature's most distinctive and undervalued voices," according to the website.

Vance collected a number of awards over the years, including Hugo Awards for "The Dragon Masters" in 1963, "The Last Castle" in 1967, and for his memoir "This is Me, Jack Vance!" in 2010.

"Author, friend, father and grandfather, there will never be another like Jack Vance," his son said.

Born in San Francisco, Vance graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1942. He worked for a while as an electrician in the naval shipyards at Pearl Harbor, leaving about a month before the Japanese attack there, according to the website.

Described as a "blue-collar guy" by his son, Vance worked over the years as a seaman, a surveyor and carpenter. His first book was published in 1945, but Vance did not establish himself as a writer until the 1970s.

Although legally blind since the 1980s, Vance continued to write with the aid of software, including his most recent novel, "Lurulu," his son said. Vance had said "Lurulu" would be his final book, but he completed his memoir, which was published in July 2009.

In his later years, Vance suffered from poor kidney health and diabetes, which he which he maintained by diet control, his son said.

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Sorry -- didn't check here for dup topic post

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/433671-two-losses-this-week-jack-vance-sci-fi-alsator-series-and-jean-stapleton-all-in-family/#entry6266746

I'll get them merged.

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I remember watching this show with my dad when I was faaaar too young to get it.

[Karee 4,189]

I remember watching this show with my dad when I was faaaar too young to get it.

Same here. I used to watch it with my grandfather.

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In before the move.

Ok Archie on Gun Control-It's polotical

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~~~~Similar threads merged~~~~

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She was quite something