How Carroll O’Connor Built a Better Bigot
Perfectly portraying bias is no easy feat! “There’s no question about it,” said Carroll O’Connor in 1971. “Archie is a bigot.” At the time of […]
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Max Baer Jr. had to learn to embrace Jethro Bodine
The actor worried he was destined to play Jethro Bodine forever. It’s pretty standard after the ending of a television series for an actor to […]
Max Baer Jr. once saved Buddy Ebsen’s life on the set of ”The Beverly Hillbillies”
The actor found himself in a frightful situation after a scene went out of control. Most of us don’t consider our day jobs a matter […]
Nancy Kulp didn’t realize just how funny she was
“The audience was so hysterical laughing at me that I went backstage and cried.” You may remember Nancy Kulp as Jane Hathaway, Mr. Drysdale’s long-suffering […]
From bum to banker, Raymond Bailey has lived quite a life
The Beverly Hillbillies star used to be a seaman and a rancher. How would you describe a character like Milburn Drysdale from The Beverly Hillbillies? […]
The Beverly Hillbillies was in desperate need of more writers as the series progressed
For Henning, knowing a thing or two about hillbilly history was just as important as other skills listed on a resume. In the 1960s, a […]
Producer Paul Henning almost worked himself to death
“I think I was having withdrawal symptoms.” It’s a fine line when it comes to being devoted to one’s work. Sure, we all want to […]
Jean Stapleton partially based Edith off of a ”beloved dingbat” in her family
Stapleton was able to pull from her family tree to find inspiration for Edith Bunker. We’ve all got a dingbat in our family, and if […]
Sally Struthers stated that she ”gained a father” in Carroll O’Connor during ”All in the Family”
Those heartfelt family moments weren’t just great acting. While Archie Bunker was a menace to biggest of the characters on All in the Family, some […]
Mickey Rooney turns down the role of Archie Bunker in ”All in the Family”
Rooney told Lear himself he wouldn’t accept the role. When a character changes in a series, it affects the dynamics of the entire show, for […]