All in the Family

Last week’s 45th anniversary of the debut of “All in the Family” made me think of television series and television eras that were genuine breakthroughs. […]

Writer-producer Norman Lear in 1971 created TV’s first sympathetic gay, Archie’s pal on “All in the Family.” In ’75, “Hot L Baltimore” had the first […]

You won’t believe this lineup Gather ’round the family piano — two of Norman Lear’s classic sitcoms are about to live again, courtesy of Jimmy […]

Late actress gets love from former costars, fans and celebrity admirers Actress Jean Stapleton, who was best known for playing Edith Bunker on All In […]

Sony Pictures Television is in very early stages of rebooting several classic sitcoms from TV legend Norman Lear as miniseries — including “All in the […]

It’s probably no surprise that Norman Lear has seen his relevancy rise even higher in recent years. Lear’s classic 1970s sitcoms, such as “All in […]

The legendary television producer, who died on Tuesday at age 101, was a champion of diverse casts as well as story subjects that tackled real-world […]

Norman Lear never had to question whether or not he and his wife, Lyn Lear, would be together forever. The Good Times producer and the […]

It’s been a whopping 50 years since All in the Family debuted, but Sally Struthers will always be remembered for playing Archie Bunker’s “little girl,” […]

She worked on ‘The Jeffersons, ‘Gloria’ and lots of other Norman Lear shows. Her husband was DGA luminary Jack Shea. Patt Shea, the Norman Lear […]