Appreciation: Jean Stapleton created a beloved TV icon

NEW YORK (KTLA) -- Jean Stapleton, who rose to fame playing Archie Bunker's wife Edith in the 1970s television series “All in the Family,” died at her New York City home, her family announced Saturday.The actress didn't attain stardom until she was nearly 50 years old, when the Norman Lear CBS sitcom became a hit.I only just learned that Jean Stapleton, our beloved Edith — or Edith, our beloved Jean Stapleton– has passed. Back in 1971, possibly the first time I was asked by a journalist 'What is Jean Stapleton like, my reflexive response was: 'She's alwaysBut Jean Stapleton, who died this weekend at the age of 90, was something apart: A thoughtful, intelligent, Broadway-trained actor who used all her considerable skill and charisma to create one of TV's most beloved icons: All in the Family's Edith Bunker.Stage, film, and television actress

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